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Pinch, punch! First day of the month.
No returns.
Is this just a British silly thing we do before midday on the first of a new month, or is it a global thing?
Any other silly calendar traditions in your country?
No returns.
Is this just a British silly thing we do before midday on the first of a new month, or is it a global thing?
Any other silly calendar traditions in your country?
I had no idea you guys did this, but it's cute hah.
Us Dutch have a tradition at exactly noon on the first monday of the month:
For about 1.5 seconds we collectively: 1) Worry the Enemy is About to Invade the Nation, 2) Quickly scan the room to find a clock and confirm that it's noon, 3) Mentally check that it's a Monday, 4) then go "huh, guess it's a new month already".
For (some much needed I'm guessing) context: Our air raid sirens go off at 12.00 on the first Monday of every month :p
This Dutch tradition now comes with a wonderful bonus jump-scare, in the form of your phone losing its absolute shit at you too:
Edit: In case you're curious what the air raid alarm sounds like
That sounds like similarly but more so "make you jump" way of learning it's a new month since often the pinch is accompanied by a lunge to get their pinch in before you which when you're not fully awake is always entertaining (generally only done inside the family, probably not hr approved)
None of us are British but we do this on the family group chat every month. My sister and I picked it up when we were kids, probably because we went to international schools. My kids have gotten into it too so the tradition lives on!
Not sure the origin but my wife writes out a note to our daughter on the first day of each month for her to find when she wakes that reads:
“Rabbit!
Rabbit!
Rabbit”
Now that she’s in college it’s a text message and I expect to see it the moment my wife wakes up this morning.