Efforts to Celebrate World Accordion Day
If World Accordion Day is May 6th, why is it being celebrated in: Austria on May 2nd, 7th and 6th, Canada May 16th, Finland May 8th, 5th and 6th. Lithuania on the 3rd, 5th and 6th, Ireland on the 8th, US 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 23rd?!?!?!
The implacable 6th of May was chosen by the CIA (Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes), which honors the date the accordion was patented in Germany by Cyrill Demien.
I find it, due to its position this year (Thursday) and last year (Wednesday), difficult to celebrate with a performance. Which is why so many performances around the world are peppered throughout the month. Nevertheless, I will find some way to celebrate it on its proper date, as well as probably the following weekend (the 8th and or 9th.)
In addition to this participation, I will also be celebrating the anniversary of the American patent of the Accordion which occurred in a city close to my heart, Philadelphia, PA on June 13th, 1854. This date falls on a Sunday this year and is thus easier to celebrate for the public.
Additionally, there is the National Accordion Month, since 1989. Founded by a gentleman-artist called Tom Torriglia (proprietor of LadyofSpain.com). I don’t have information on the celebrations planned this year.
And finally there is, accordion to NPR, a National Accordion Day. November 2nd.
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perhaps the holiday could repeat like Easter so it always falls on a Saturday. Then maybe people could decorate their homes with accordion memorabilia for the entire month and after the holiday stores would sell accordion merchandise at a discount for quick sale.
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