Electronic Greeting Card Day
When is Electronic Greeting Card Day? This holiday is always observed on November 17
Electronic Greeting Card Day is today. It is a November 17 holiday. On this holiday, send free Ecards to everyone you know. Most people love to send and receive Ecards. They are fun, and they’re free… a great combination. In exchange for the free cards, you may have to put up with a lot of pop-up ads. The ads support the sites and make it possible for you to send and receive these cards for free. The ads are easily closed and deleted, a small price for all of the fun you and the recipient will have.
Most of us send greeting cards for events like birthdays or an anniversary. We send get well cards and thank you notes as well as a wide variety of messages to the recipient. However, we seldom think to a greeting card just for fun. Today’s holiday encourages us to do just that.
Electronic greeting cards open up an entire new avenue for sending cards. They often animated and contain music, too. And perhaps best of all, many electronic greeting card companies offer them for free. As a result, you save the cost of buying a card and a costly postage stamp.
So, hop on an electronic greeting card site and send a few animated cards today. Don’t just limit the fun to today. The online greeting card sites have cards for every day of the year.
Tip: You may have to get the ball rolling and send out Ecards to family and friends. Then, many of the recipients will send you one back.
How to Celebrate Electronic Greeting Card Day
This is a fun holiday. You can send a card to both friends and family members…. all of them!
- Make someone’s day. Send a free Ecard now
- Make plans to send ecards more frequently. They are free. All they cost is a few minutes of your time.
Did You Know? Americans send an estimated 6.5 billion greeting cards every year. That’s approximately 30 cards per person. When you add it up, and include the cost of postage, it costs hundreds of dollars a year to send paper greeting cards.
Today's Quote
“Send out a cheerful, positive greeting, and most of the time you will get back a cheerful, positive greeting. It’s also true that if you send out a negative greeting, you will, in most cases, get back a negative greeting.” – – Zig Ziglar
History and Origin of Electronic Greeting Card Day
Let there be no doubt, this day was created by electronic greeting card websites.
As a matter of fact, this holiday first appeared in the early 2000s, as greeting card companies sprang up on the internet.
This Day in History
Every day of the year, there are numerous important historical events and famous birthdays to celebrate. Besides Electronic Greeting Card Day, here are some things that happened on this day:
- The first ship sails through the Panama Canal. (1913)
- Although just 21 years old, Britany Spears becomes the youngest singer to get a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. (2003)
- Lorne Michaels, producer, “Saturday Night Live”, was born on this day in 1944.
Related Holidays
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More November 17 Holidays
In addition to Electronic Greeting Card Day, here are more November 17 holidays and events we’re sure you will enjoy.
More About Today
This Day in History – Indeed, many other important events occurred on this date. See what happened on this date in history.
Famous November Birthdays – Did you ever wonder what famous people share your birth date? If so, then find out now!
Recipe of the Day: Crazy Cake
Ecards Send a free Ecard daily for Electronic Greeting Card Day or just about any November calendar holiday, occasion, observance, or event. Without a doubt, it’s fun for both the sender and the recipient.
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Did You Know? Furthermore, in addition to Electronic Greeting Card Day, there are literally thousands of daily holidays, special events, and observances, more than one for every day of the year. and many of these holidays are new. People and organizations are creating new holidays regularly. November holidays are no exception. Consequently, at Holiday Insights, we take great efforts to thoroughly research and document the details of each one, as completely and accurately as possible.