Creating Magical Holidays! | Magical Creatures Day, Day of the Dead, Harry Potter Day, More!

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In this episode, we discuss new magical holidays to add to the calendar. Enjoy!
Topics/Summary:
· 1:31 Magical Veteran’s Day. A ton of people fought in the Battle of Hogwarts! And that wasn’t even the first time Voldemort was a serious adversary. We should create a holiday that celebrates those who fought, living and dead, to protect the forces of good and their triumph over evil. It is better to celebrate Harry’s victory than Voldemort’s loss.

· 9:09 Harry Potter Day. This is along the same lines as the previous, but celebrates the first victory over Voldemort when Harry was just a baby. I got this idea from the first conversation we are party to in the entire series between Dumbledore and McGonagall when she says this day might be known as Harry Potter Day in the future.

· 15:05 Day of the Dead. This is a holiday celebrated in Mexico in the muggle world, but this could work in the magical world. This day is to celebrate friends and family that have passed away. At Hogwarts, those people are still around in the forms of portraits and ghosts. They keep the secrets of the castle and can collect and distribute information faster than any other.

· 20:05 Magical Games and Sports Day. We don’t need a day to celebrate quidditch, but this is more than that. In the Goblet of Fire, Hermione summed up the Tri-Wizard Tournament and other sprots like it well. She said they were for international magical cooperation, not winning or losing. To have a day set aside to celebrate this would only encourage more growth in the category.

· 22:40 Magical Creatures Day. Time and time again, magical creatures are looked over and mistreated. Without fail, they are often the ones who hold up the rest of the wizarding world. By sheer numbers, there are probably three times the number of magical creatures compared to magical humans. Taking a day to celebrate them would be the least we could do to repay them.

· 26:18 National Magical Statute of Secrecy Day. This one is more of a joke, but it still would be funny. What if wizards took one muggle and lifted all charms of concealment on Hogwarts, placed them in the castle, then let them loose back into the muggle world without wiping their memory? That would be fun.

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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Magical Veteran's Day (00:01:31)

3. Harry Potter Day (00:09:09)

4. Day of the Dead (00:15:05)

5. Magical Games and Sports Day (00:20:05)

6. Magical Creatures Day (00:22:40)

7. National Magical Statute of Secrecy Day (00:26:18)