September 1, 2015 – NATIONAL CHICKEN BOY DAY – NATIONAL NO RHYME (NOR REASON) DAY

                                         NATIONAL CHICKEN BOY DAY

Each year on September 1st people across the United States celebrate National Chicken Boy Day in honor of his September 1 ceremonial birthday.

A roadside icon which is often referred to as the “Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles, California”, Chicken Boy is a statue of a boy, with a chicken head, holding a bucket of chicken.   Standing 22 ft. tall, he was named after the former 1960′s restaurant that shared his name.

The iconic statue remained in place at the restaurant until the owner died in 1984.  At that time, Chicken Boy was given to Los Angeles art director, Amy Inouye and was placed in storage until a suitable location could be found.  Some twenty years later, Chicken Boy was moved to his new home at Inouye’s design firm.  The result of the restoration of Chicken Boy was a community effort and donated funds.

A famous landmark on the historic U.S. Route 66, Chicken Boy was recognized by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with the Governor’r Historic Preservation Award in 2010.

More Awards:

• Governor’s Historic Preservation Award, Sacramento, California, 2010.
• Community Beautification Grant, City of Los Angeles, 2005-2006.
• California Preservation Foundation, Three Minute Success Story, 2009.
• Highland Park Heritage Trust Preservation Award, 2009-2010.
• Commendation, City of Los Angeles, 2009.
• Commendation, California State Assembly, Sacramento, California, 2010.

CELEBRATE
Use #NationalChickenBoyDay to post on social media.

HISTORY

Within our research, we were unable to find the creator of National Chicken Boy’s Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.

National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day -September 1

NATIONAL  NO RHYME (NOR REASON) DAY

September is filled with many reasons to celebrate and some of the celebrations have “no rhyme or reason”.

Actually, National No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day, which is observed annually on September 1, is celebrating words in the English language, which do not rhyme with any other words.   These are words that poets try to avoid using at the end of a sentence.

For example, they are words such as:

• Orange
• Month

 

CELEBRATE

Make a list of words that you believe cannot be rhymed with, and check if you are correct. Use #NoRhymeNorReason Day to post on social media.