A’phabet Day or No “L” Day
A’phabet Day or No “L” Day
Celebrated annually on every December 25th, the A’phabet Day or No “L” Day highlights the fun in a pun, the same day as Christmas Day! What happens when you don’t feel like spelling that “L” in your vocabulary? Voila – the A’phabet Day or No “L” Day! Want to have fun skipping some “L’s today? Today, No one can stop you!
| Year | Date | Day | Where |
| 2020 | 25th December | Friday | United States |
| 2021 | 25th December | Saturday | United States |
| 2022 | 25th December | Sunday | United States |
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Why A’phabet Day or No “L” Day?
The origins and the founder of the A’phabet Day or No “L” Day remain a mystery. Although we could link it to the French. Why do I say that? The word “Noel” is used by the French for “Christmas”. Adding some pun to the word “Noel”, it can be pronounced as – No ”L” too! However, there is no solid evidence to prove that the day might have originated from the French. But Punning is an ancient tradition that was common and enjoyed by people of all languages in history. Palestine weddings often seem to have had poetry duels that were majorly heavy on pun!
If you have a good grip on language and know what is funny this punny day is yours to reign!
Although pun is not something that everyone can enjoy, so there is a risk that you may be scorned upon for it! So tread lightly by knowing your audience beforehand. Many newspapers have pun intended headlines that are written intentionally or unintentionally. The pun is also used by children as they use it to entertain while exploring a new language.
Also with a lot of attention on spelling vocabulary rightly, this day encourages you to have fun by skipping “L” in everything you say, write or do today! The Consonant “L” being the English alphabet’s twelfth letter and skipping it certainly will crack up some funny bones in you and everyone around you!
So, whether you want to celebrate it as Christmas Day, or No” L” Day, or A’phabet Day is left for you to choose. Weird and made up as it seems, this day is a cherry on your Christmas cake! Don’t miss to have some pun-intended moments today!
How Can We Observe A’phabet Day or No “L” Day?
Celebrating No “L” Day or A’phabet Day can be challenging on different levels. With many risks involved and people cracking up on your pun intended moments, here are simp’e way to ce’ebrate this No ”L” Day!
- Simply don’t mention the “L”s today!
For some easiest way to show your pun side, you will simply have to skip the use of “L” in your thoughts, speech, and writing! Speak without “L” and you will have your secret language until folks around you realize that its No “L” Day!
- Skip using the objects that start with “L” today!
Another quirky way to soak into the spirit of Christmas Day and No “L” Day is by completely avoiding to use the objects at home or workplace that begin with “L” today! To add more fun, note down the objects that you had to skip to be true to No “L” Day’s celebration!
- Play the No” L” game!
Team up with friends, family, or colleagues to play a few rounds of No “L” game. You could ask the team to recite a poem or Rhyme without saying the letter “L”, play treasure hunt for things that start with No “L” or create your version of the game by including the No ”L” factor today!
- Enroll in an orthography class!
Put your learning cap for some orthography today! This class will teach you the rules to write a language.
- Show your pun side on social media
Share your pun intended memes or quotes to pass on the spirit of A’phabet Day! Encourage friends and family to share their pun too! Use hashtags #A’PhabetDay #No”L”Day for all your posts today!
Interesting Facts About A’phabet Day or No “L” Day:
Here are some punny facts for your No ”L” Day celebrations!
- There is a competition for pun called the O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships held at Austin, Texas every year
- The English language has a high potential for punning as it has borrowed words from various languages to constitute its vocabulary!
- Max Parke, the software engineer who wanted to teach the computer to pun says it’s hard to make it pun like humans! Another example where humans are much more complex to replicate than we can imagine!
History of A’phabet Day or No “L” Day:
- The origin and the founder of the A’phabet Day or No “L” Day remain missing on our research just like the “L” in the day. Whoever created this day must have loved punning or won an O. Henry Pun-Off World Championship. This day is celebrated as a fun pun holiday across the US.
