Published 08:30 IST, July 6th 2020
Umbrella Cover Day: History, meaning, significance and celebrations
6th of July is celebrated as Umbrella cover day every year. Here’s everything you need to know about the umbrella cover day history, meaning and more
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6th of July is celebrated as Umbrella Cover Day every year. Umbrella covers are probably most underrated parts of an umbrella. To acknowledge importance of umbrella covers, a special day is dedicated to celebrating se covers every year. While it may seem unusual to have a special day dedicated to umbrella covers, it is extremely important not to ignore importance of umbrella covers as se covers have a lot of uses. Here's some information that will give a better understanding of Umbrella Cover Day.
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Umbrella Cover Day meaning:
Umbrella Cover Day is celebrated on 6th of July to recognize importance of most neglected part of umbrella. One of most important uses of an umbrella cover is that it helps to carry a wet umbrella during rainy season. However, before understanding Umbrella Cover Day significance, it is extremely important to understand Umbrella Cover Day history. So here is some background and history about Umbrella Cover Day:
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Umbrella Cover Day History:
origin and creator of Umbrella Cover Day are not commonly known. However, whenever one questions about history of this day, mention of Hoffman’s museum is often me. In 1996, Hoffman opened a small museum in Portland, Maine. Hoffman kept about 80 umbrella covers in this museum. As of date, museum has about 700 covers of different shapes and sizes. museum also holds a Guinness world record as it houses most significant number of umbrella covers in world. This museum has been greatly instrumental in matters of generating awareness about umbrella covers.
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Umbrella Cover Day Significance:
Umbrella Cover Day should not be ignored as umbrella covers have several uses. Some of uses of umbrella covers are:
- An umbrella cover helps to carry a wet umbrella during rainy season.
- It helps to protect umbrella from moths and insects.
- It helps to keep an umbrella new and attractive.
Umbrella Cover Day Celebration:
Umbrella Cover Day celebrates stories of umbrella covers and encourages one to store ir cover safely. Here are some ways to celebrate umbrella cover day:
- Use your umbrella cover to decorate your room.
- Send your umbrella cover to a museum.
- Share your Umbrella Cover Day story on social media by using hashtag #UmbrellaCoverDayCelebrations.
So what are you waiting for? Dig into that drawer of yours and find that long lost umbrella cover that you forgot about. Here’s wishing everyone a very happy Umbrella Cover Day 2020.
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08:30 IST, July 6th 2020