January 1 – National Z Day

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nThenfirst day of the New Year is a perfect day to celebrate all thingsnthat start with the last letter of the alphabet!!

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nSo…grabnall the Zoes and Zachs in your life and head to the zoo—and don’tnforget to visit the zebras. Brush off your zither and learn a chordnor two. Celebrate one of the biggest inventions in math: the zero.nZone out with zombie movies or books, or maybe with music by thenZombies. Buy zinnia seeds to plant in the spring, learn about Zambianand Zimbabwe, decorate your walls with a zig-zag trim or your ceilingnwith a glow-in-the-dark zodiac, read about Zen Buddhism, and wearnclothes with big, bold zippers! Tonight, of course, you’ll want toncatch plenty of Zzzzs.

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nDidnyou know…?

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• nInn America, the letter “Z” is pronounced zee, but in Englandn it is pronounced zed. The latter comes from the Greek andn Latin zeta.

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• n“Z”n is the most rarely letter in written English – especially inn nations that follow British spelling customs. This is because wordsn like organization, analyze, and economize aren spelled in the U.K. this way: organisation, analyse,n and economise. n

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nNewnYear’s Day (also here and here)

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