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Celebrate Embrace Your Geekness Day and let your inner geek shine! Share your passions, hobbies, and interests with the world!
Get ready to embrace your inner geek and celebrate Embrace Your Geekness Day on July 13! This special day was created to encourage everyone to be proud of their interests, hobbies, and passions - no matter how nerdy they may seem. Whether you love comic books or video games, technology or mathematics - this is the day for you! So let your geek flag fly high and show off all that awesome knowledge.
<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1970</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Emergence of Geek Culture</div><div class='timeline-text'>The 1970's saw the rise of comic books, science fiction, and role-playing games - all cornerstones of what we now recognize as 'geek culture'.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1977</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Star Wars Culture</div><div class='timeline-text'>Star Wars was released in 1977, and the franchise had a huge impact on promoting geek culture to the mass media.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1984</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>PC Revolution</div><div class='timeline-text'>Apple's introduction of the Macintosh personal computer significantly influenced pop culture, turning computer geeks into heroes.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1990</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Internet Culture Booms</div><div class='timeline-text'>With rising internet usage in the 1990s, internet culture starts to grow, and geek culture becomes more mainstream.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2001</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Fantasy Becomes Mainstream</div><div class='timeline-text'>The release of the first Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings films bolstered the mainstream popularity of fantasy and geek culture.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2010</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Embrace Your Geekness Day Begins</div><div class='timeline-text'>Wellcat Holidays creates Embrace Your Geekness Day, to celebrate and encourage people to share their "inner geek".</div></div></div>
<div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>1</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Host a geek-themed party</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>Invite your fellow geeks over for a party filled with all things nerdy. Decorate with your favorite fandoms and play geeky games like trivia or cosplay charades.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>2</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Dress up as your favorite character</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>Embrace your inner geek by dressing up as your favorite character from a movie, TV show, or book. Bonus points if you can convince your friends to join in on the fun!</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>3</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Take a trip to a comic book store or convention</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>Spend the day browsing through comics and merchandise at a local comic book store or attend a comic convention to fully immerse yourself in all things geeky.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>4</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Binge-watch your favorite geeky TV shows or movies</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>Spend the day on the couch binge-watching your favorite geeky TV shows or movies. Don't forget to stock up on snacks and drinks!</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>5</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Learn a new geeky skill or hobby</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>Use this day to pick up a new geeky hobby or learn a new skill, such as coding, cosplay, or playing Dungeons and Dragons. Embrace your inner geek and have fun exploring something new!</p></div></div>
<div class='whywelove-item'><div class='whywelove-letter-cont'><div class='whywelove-letter'>A</div></div><div id='why-we-love-main-cont'><h3 class='whywelove-title'>It Encourages Individuality and Acceptance</h3><p class='whywelove-text'>Embrace Your Geekness Day encourages us to celebrate our individual interests, passions and hobbies no matter how unique or nerdy they might be. It promotes acceptance and pride in who we are and what we love, making us feel more comfortable in our own skin and free to express ourselves.</p></div></div><div class='whywelove-item'><div class='whywelove-letter-cont'><div class='whywelove-letter'>B</div></div><div id='why-we-love-main-cont'><h3 class='whywelove-title'>It's a Chance to Connect with Like-minded People</h3><p class='whywelove-text'>By celebrating our geekiness, we also get the chance to connect with others who share our interests. Manga enthusiasts, history buffs, or coding wizard - no matter what you geek out over, on this day you can find and engage with people who understand your passion.</p></div></div><div class='whywelove-item'><div class='whywelove-letter-cont'><div class='whywelove-letter'>C</div></div><div id='why-we-love-main-cont'><h3 class='whywelove-title'>It's Just Plain Fun!</h3><p class='whywelove-text'>From hosting a themed party or dressing up as a favorite character to binge-watching a beloved series or picking up a new hobby - Embrace Your Geekness Day gives us an official excuse to geek out and have a lot of fun doing so. What's not to love about that?</p></div></div>
Embrace Your Geekness Day is celebrated on July 13 every year. In 2024, Embrace Your Geekness Day will occur on a Saturday.
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