Towel Day — 25 May

Towel Day is celebrated on May 25, the same day Adams died because fans noticed that it was the only date mentioned which had the most significant following. The day has over time built up status as a kind of ‘‘geek holiday’’ due to linkage with the popular series. 

Why a towel? It’s said the towel holds much importance in ‘‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’’ with much detail. Adams wrote about the importance of towels as being the most helpful item for an interstellar traveller. In chapter three of the book, Adams says, “A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value – you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapours; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a mini raft down the slow heavy river Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or to avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal.”

This is not all. Adams has a lot more content on towels and their uses, reiterating the strength of the towel especially on this day. Adams strongest phrase was ‘‘never go anywhere without your towel.’’ This day has been celebrated now for 19 years and is a great occasion for science fiction fans all over the world to come together and rejoice…with their towels. It is said that Adams was a humorous writer and witty character and that this day reflects his lovable silliness.