Monkey Day is a holiday celebrated internationally today. Hallmark Cards describes it as the "one day when monkey business is actually encouraged. The holiday was started in 2000 by Casey Sorrow and Eric Millikin.
The holiday is primarily celebrated with costume parties intended to help draw attention to issues related to simians, including medical research, animal rights, and evolution. Often there are competitions to see who has the best costumes, who can act like a monkey the longest, or speed knitting of monkey dolls. The holiday cuts across religious boundaries and provides opportunities to share monkey stories and contemplate our simian relatives. Other Monkey Day activities include eating Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey ice cream, and spending the day at the zoo.
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