Send a Card to a Friend Day
February 7 · Level 1 · #2077 of 2238
A casual, friendly occasion for anyone who thinks a mailbox deserves something better than bills and flyers. The idea is simple: brighten a friend's day with a few handwritten words.
How it is celebrated: people pick out a card, jot down a warm line or an old shared joke, and drop it in the post. Some make the card themselves, others slip a favourite photo into the envelope.
The Penny Black, issued in Britain in 1840, was the world's first adhesive postage stamp. It made sending a letter cheap and simple, and paid by the sender rather than the recipient.