June 26 – 626 Day

nPosted on June 26, 2019

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nToday is June 26, which in the U.S. is commonly written 6/26 or 6-26. (In most of the world, dates are written day-month-year. In a few nations, they are written year-month-day. Only the U.S. writes dates month-day-year, although some nations writes dates multiple ways, including month-day-year.)

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nBecause of this date-writing convention, it makes sense that, if ANY day were to be 626 Day, it would be today.

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nBut…why have 626 Day at all?

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nIt turns out that, in the Disney movie Lilo and Stitch, the critter that Lilo named Stitch used be called 626. 

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nAs in lab experiment #626.

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n(As in extra-terrestrial lab, with an alien scientist doing illegal genetic experiments!)

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nAt any rate, fans of the movie Lilo and Stitch have made 6/26 their special day to celebrate all things Lilo (Hawaiian clothing and music and food, maybe even a little surfing) and all things Stitch (well, he’s very cute and shows up in everything from purses and dog costumes to dolls and posters). 

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nOhana is an important word in the movie – and in Hawaiian culture. It means “family” – but it extends to blood-related relatives, adoptive family members, and intentional family members, meaning special friends who are close enough to be counted as family. 

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n(In the Hawaiian language, ‘ohana begins with that punctuation mark that indicates a glottal stop. It’s called ‘okina in Hawaiian…which should actually be spelled Hawai’ian!)

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nI think that we can all celebrate ohana today, even those of us who have never seen the Disney movie!!

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nPlan ahead:

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• nJune holidays

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• nJune birthdays

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• nHistorical anniversaries in June

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