NATIONAL GET FUNKY DAY
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NATIONAL GET FUNKY DAY
Find your groove and Get Funky on October 5 for National Get Funky Day! It's time to turn up the energy, improve the mood, smile, laugh, and dance everywhere you go.
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National Get Funky Day encourages everyone to break out of their funk and get funky. When we add a little spice to our everyday routine, it keeps life interesting, too. Watch your interactions between customers, coworkers, and loved ones improve. Funkiness is infectious! Let's celebrate life, spread love, laughter, and light!
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL GET FUNKY DAY
Get funky by wearing the brightest clothes, dance to happy music, smile, laugh, let your hair down, high five, and hug people. Have a party, help a neighbor, be positive and have fun! Whatever you do, step out of your normal and Get Funky! The goal is to generate as much positivity as possible, that the day will go down as the funkiest in History.
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NATIONAL GET FUNKY DAY HISTORY
Funkytown Fitness founded National Get Funky day to help people break free of their comfort zones and let loose for a fun and exciting day throughout the country. When people get Funky they get happy, they have fun, and the world becomes a more positive place. This day evolved from the incredible way the community happily came together to help complete strangers in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.
The Registrar at National Day Calendar proclaimed National Get Funky Day to be observed annually beginning in 2017.
Funky FAQ
Q. What does the word "funky" actually mean?
A. Funky has developed several different meanings since the late 16th century. Funky often refers to a strong odor. Cheese can have a funky smell (and that can be good or bad). Funky also evolved as a term used in the world of music, especially jazz, to show approval. It later spread to a distinct style of music (funk) and the associated style, attitude, or sound.
Q. What is the difference between being in a groove and being in a rut?
A. While both a groove and a rut describe similar things such as a worn depression or track, they mean opposite things. If you're in a groove, you're moving right along, enjoying your favorite routines, and generally loving life. If you're in a rut, you're kind of stuck. The routines you've developed are not as exciting as they once were.