Day of the Ninja
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Day of the Ninja is a parodic holiday celebrated on December 5 of each year. It was established in 2003 by the creators of the comedy website Ninja Burger. On this day, people are encouraged to dress as ninja, engage in ninja-related activities, and spread information on ninja via the Internet.
The holiday was created in part as a response to the day marking the release of Tom Cruise's film The Last Samurai (which featured a scene where samurai battled ninja), but mostly as a retaliation for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, as fans of ninjas and fans of pirates hold a fierce and inexplicable online rivalry (see Pirates versus Ninjas). Naturally, the day is not called "International Talk Like a Ninja Day" as ninjas are more known for sneaking around than for a distinctive speech pattern—other than silence.
Another site, ninjaday.org, has independently declared December 5 as International Creep Like a Ninja Day. According to the official website, this site and others of its ilk are unrelated to Ninja Burger or the original Day of the Ninja website, although their efforts are supported.[1]
