National Selfie Day
When is National Selfie Day? This holiday is always celebrated on June 21
Today is National Selfie Day. It’s a cinch to participate in this June 21 holiday. And, it’s fun! Simply take your smartphone out of your pocket or purse and take a selfie. Better yet, get a couple of friends, and take a selfie with them. Use a selfie stick if it is a large group. Make sure to put on a big smile. And, don’t forget to post it on social media so others know how much fun you’re having.
Selfies are extremely popular. Millions of them are taken each and every day. It kind of makes you wonder why we need a special day to encourage us to take a selfie. The term “selfie” is a slight misnomer. While “Selfie” means a picture you take of yourself, it can also be a picture of you with others.
Most people believe selfies originated when smartphones came on the scene. Smartphones have built-in, hi pixel cameras, with a lens on both sides of the camera, making it easy to take a selfie. In actuality, selfies were around for a long, long time, they just weren’t called “selfies”. Back in the day of film-based cameras, some of them had a delay feature on the camera. You could set the camera up on a table or tripod, aim it, and press the delay button (usually ten seconds). Then, you’d run to where the camera was aimed and pose. They were not called selfies. Although, some people referred to them as “self-portraits”.
We recommend you carry a Selfie Stick. This lets you take in more of the image you are capturing.
How to Celebrate and Participate in National Selfie Day
Enjoying National Selfie Day is so much fun. Here are some ideas on how you can participate:
- Take selfies all day, everywhere you go.
- Include interesting places, things you do, and what you eat.
- Most of all, include selfies of you with your BFF and photos of all of your other friends.
- Posting on social media is a “must do”.
Thought for Today
If a picture you take of yourself is called a “selfie”, shouldn’t you call a picture you take of yourself and a group of friends a “groupie”?
History and Origin of National Selfie Day
Our research did not find the creator of this special day. This day was originated sometime after the arrival of smartphones with built-in cameras with the capability to take hand-held selfies. At, most this holiday has been around since the early 2000’s.
We found no documentation supporting this to be a formal “National” day, which requires a presidential proclamation, or an act of Congress.
Definition of “National” Days – and why it is important to distinguish true National days.
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