“War is delightful to those who have had no
experience of it.”
-Desiderius Erasmus c.1466-1536-
- April 3—Day
Of the 8 Pound Head
- All
Boatist gasp with amassment at what the 8 pound
head has to say about say. Will it be the future? Will it be the answers
to all the unasked questions?
“I like how everyone gets their real name, but I get "8
pound head." Seriously, go to a scale and lay your head on it and see what
you get.”
-8 Pound Head, 2003-
- May 14--Crow Day
- All
offices are closed as boats parade around Hydropolis
flying their long red ribbons to celebrate the beginning of the Boatist’s summer.
"I declare this day 'Crow Day' which will be the first
Official Boatist Holiday."
–The First Boatist-
"As the many-winter'd crow that
leads the clanging rookery home."
-Alfred Lord Tennyson-
- September 6— Aig Canau (Ocean Song) Day
- This
Day is dedicated to all the great nautical scores and song that bring
enjoyment to a hardened sailor night when deep at sea. The Day is
celebrated by singing long in to the night and by putting the first one
that falls asleep in the dingy and towing them behind the boat.
“Now landsmen all, whoever you may be, If you want to rise to the top of the tree, If your soul
isn't fettered to an office stool, Be careful to be guided by this golden rule.
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea, And you all may be rulers of the
Queen's Navee!”
-Sir Arthur
Sullivan-
- October 4—Take the Motorheads
Sailing
- This a day dedicated to teaching the young the befits of sailing and the philosophy of Boatism. It is also the day dedicated to reducing noise and pollution in lakes and oceans by converting motor and power boat owners to Boatism by inviting them to go sailing.
- This a day dedicated to teaching the young the befits of sailing and the philosophy of Boatism. It is also the day dedicated to reducing noise and pollution in lakes and oceans by converting motor and power boat owners to Boatism by inviting them to go sailing.
“When the power of love overcomes the love of
power the world will know peace.”
-Jimmy Hendrix-
- December 3— The Day of Traveler
- A
day dedicated to place never traveled too and place we would like to
travel to again
“We are all travelers in the wilderness of
this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”
-Robert Louis
Stevenson-
- December 27—Day of the Boatist
- Fly
you Banner high. This is the day for Boatist to
reflect on the past year and tell stories of truth, stories of life and
most of all stories of the fish that got away.
" Thought is the wind,
knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.”
-August Hare-
Note- All Boatist holidays are meant
to be an addition to any holidays a particular Boatist
already observes. Boatist also retain the right to extend any holiday for as many
days as they see fit. Boatist are known for making up
holidays when two or three meet at sea. These holidays are know
as the celebration of the Any Day.
