WORLD PARTY DAY

World Party Day on April 3rd encourages a coordinated effort of joyful human celebration around the globe. 

The world gathers to celebrate for many reasons. Forming a party often includes food, beverages, music, games, and other festivities. Hosts often create a theme or the theme generates the party. Several common modern-day party themes include bachelor and bachelorette, birthday, retirement, anniversary, graduation and welcome home. Many other party themes focus on specific foods. 

In our modern world, parties can also be virtual. We don’t always have to gather in the same location to celebrate a specific event or day. Technology brings us together through video and the internet allowing us to connect long-distance and celebrate all our favorite ways. Here’s a Playlist to get your Party Started…

The novel Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel, by Vanna Bonta published in 1995, which concludes with a synchronized worldwide celebration that occurs on April 3, 2000, is the inspiration for World Party Day. Gatherings can be small or large organized festivals.

WORLD PARTY DAY HISTORY

World Party Day was first observed in 1996 after the publication of Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel by Vanna Bonta. Since then, the sentiment explored by the novel has spread around the world.

HOW TO OBSERVE #WorldPartyDay

  • Where ever you are, celebrate with friends and family. Pick a theme that best fits the day. We’ve created a list of fun ideas to invite friends to join you virtually. Go online and create a video chat or an event on social media to share your party.
    • Make your own pizza party – Everyone makes their own creative pizza. Share the recipe with other party participants.
    • Movie night party – Pick a movie that all your party invitees will be watching. Pop popcorn and grab your drinks. Everyone starts the movie at the same time and lets the comments fill the online event page. 
    • Trivia party night – Play online trivia in a video chat with friends and family. 
    • Dance party – Challenge friends to record their best dance moves and share them with each other.
    • Game party – Hook up the gaming systems and invite friends and family to join you in the virtual world of games. 
    • Art party – Do it Bob Ross style and invite a local artist to demonstrate techniques for a group of your friends all through the power of the internet. Schedule your events around their already scheduled ones to show your support and appreciation.
    • Take-out party – Pick your favorite restaurants and do a take-out party. Pick just appetizers or your favorite desserts. Everyone meet back at your respective homes and tune in to the event to share where you ordered from. Celebrate good times and good friends while giving a shout-out to the restaurants you love the most!
  • Join the crowd and use #WorldPartyDay to share on social media.

SPANISH PAELLA DAY

March 27th is the annual observance of National Spanish Paella Day.  A rice dish from Spain, paella has become very popular and is known around the world.  It originated in its modern form in the mid-19th century in Valencia, on the east coast of Spain.

At lunchtime, workers in the fields would make the rice dish in a flat pan over a fire. They mixed in whatever they could find – such as rabbits, snails, and vegetables. Later, for special occasions, chicken was added. Paella has spread to every region of Spain, as well as worldwide, using almost any type of ingredient that goes well with rice.

There are many versions of recipes of paella.  Key ingredients are saffron and olive oil. Saffron is an essential spice that also turns the rice a beautiful golden color.

This is a great dish to share with family and friends. Try it as an alternative menu to a shrimp or crawfish boil. An interesting backyard barbecue, or a great reason to have a party. In our family we all bring ingredients and make it together.

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HOW TO OBSERVE #SpanishPaellaDay

Master this Spanish rice dish and share it with family and friends. We’ve provided a few versions for you to try, too!

Vegetarian Paella
Classic Seafood Paella
Easy Paella

Use #SpanishPaellaDay to post on social media.

Party Playlist

Let’s Get this Party Started
Celebration
Boom Boom, Pow
Happy
Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake
Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake
Somewhere Over the Rainbow” – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Somewhere Over the Rainbow” – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen
"Oh Happy Day” – Edwin Hawkins Singers
“Oh Happy Day” – Edwin Hawkins Singers
Groove is in the Heart De lite
Groove is in the Heart
Ginuwine pony
Ginuwine Pony


Erotica

Madonna
Madonna Erotica
Santana Smooth
Santana Smooth
Don't Let Go Love
Don’t Let Go Love En Vogue
No Diggity Blackstreet
No Diggity
Believe Life After Love
Cher
Believe Life After Love
Everybody dance now c + c music factory
Everybody Dance Now
Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jespen
Call Me Maybe
LMFAO Party Rock Anthem
Party Rock Anthem
S & M Rihanna
Rihanna S & M
Single Ladies Put A ring on it
Beyonce
Beyonce Single Ladies
Senorita Camilla Cabello
Senorita
Flowers Miley Cirus
Flowers
Cheap Thrills Sia
Cheap Thrills – Sia
Don't stop now
Don’t Stop Now
Shape of You Ed Sheehan
Shape of You
Havana Camila Cabello
Havana
Don't You Worry Black-eyed Pea's
Don’t You Worry – Shakira, David Guetta, Black Eyed Peas
You Belong With Me Taylor Swift
You Belong With Me
Just Dance
If You Wanna Party (Just Dance 2023 Edition)