When is No Dirty Dishes Day 2024
No Dirty Dishes Day 2024
Saturday, May 18, 2024
When is No Dirty Dishes Day 2025
No Dirty Dishes Day 2025
Sunday, May 18, 2025
Why we celebrate National No Dirty Dishes Day?
National No Dirty Dishes Day is celebrated annually on 18 May in the United States. Many people don’t like wasting time washing mountains of used kitchen utensils, so the holiday is a great opportunity to skip this phase of regular housecleaning for at least one day.
Little is known about the history of the holiday or its date. It is commonly associated with the invention of disposable tableware. The first example was invented back in 1867 by Hermann Henschel. The use of individual containers for food and drink later helped to prevent the spread of many diseases such as tuberculosis.
The first disposable dishes were made of paper. Now they are made of plastic, pressed cardboard, wood, corn starch and other eco materials.
What Do People Do?
National No Dirty Dishes Day is not usually associated with large celebrations, but with eating out or ordering food delivered. This holiday is not a day off, which doesn’t stop us from celebrating it properly. Many people go out of their way to celebrate this holiday. The day before the event, they prepare a lot of food so that it takes up a lot of space on the crockery. The next day, they don’t eat all the food. So the dishes don’t end up dirty, but just busy. Lifehack!
How to Celebrate National No Dirty Dishes Day?
You can visit your favourite cafes and restaurants that day to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with friends, family or on your own. Sounds amazing! A holiday is also a great opportunity to give up cooking and cleaning: you can stay home in peace and quiet and order your favourite food. It could be anything from pizza, hot dogs, fried chicken, salads or hot meals in individual containers. Couriers usually bring disposable cutlery and napkins with your order, so you don’t have to dirty up reusable dishes. And if the situation does force you to put some of your food in a separate container – use disposable products and then quietly throw them away.
Fun facts about tableware
- The knife is the most ancient utensil in the world.
- In ancient Russia, the tableware was made for two or three people.
- In the Middle Ages, individual crockery was a luxury.
- Arabian kitchen utensils were highly valued all over the world because of the abundance of different ornaments on them.
- The colour of the plate affects digestion: bright colours encourage people to eat more, while calm colours appease their appetite.
National No Dirty Dishes Day Observances
List of dates for other years
| Weekday | Date | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 18 May | 2021 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Wednesday | 18 May | 2022 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Thursday | 18 May | 2023 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Saturday | 18 May | 2024 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Sunday | 18 May | 2025 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Monday | 18 May | 2026 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Tuesday | 18 May | 2027 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Thursday | 18 May | 2028 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Friday | 18 May | 2029 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Saturday | 18 May | 2030 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Sunday | 18 May | 2031 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Tuesday | 18 May | 2032 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Wednesday | 18 May | 2033 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
| Thursday | 18 May | 2034 | No Dirty Dishes Day |
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