Nerd Pride Day

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Nerd Pride Day, Geek Pride Day
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Spanish Friki in a comic shop.
Observed by	Geeks and Nerds (Frikis) from Spain
Type	Cultural
Significance	A non-denominational holiday to be celebrated by nerds and geeks who do not feel ashamed of showing their unconventional interests in public.
Date	May 25
Celebrations	Role Playing Games, Parades, Cosplay
Related to	Nerd, Geek, Star Wars

Nerd Pride Day, or Geek Pride Day, is an initiative which claims the right of every person to be a Nerd or a Geek. Of Spanish origin ("día del orgullo friki" in Spain), it is celebrated nowadays among Spanish frikis (an equivalent of Geeks and Nerds).^[1]

This day is celebrated on May 25 since 2006, celebrating the premiere of the first Star Wars movie in 1977.

1 Origins
2 2007 celebration
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Origins

In 2006, this day was celebrated for the first time all over Spain and on the Internet, thanks to the publicity given by some media as:

Salas, Javier. "Comecocos y mangas toman la calle: la revancha de los frikis", Telecinco, 2006-5-26. Retrieved on 2006-5-26.
Perez, Javier. "Orgullo friki", El Mundo, 2006-5-26. Retrieved on 2005-5-26.
Ramos, David. "26 de mayo: Día del Orgullo Friki", 20minutos, 2006-5-26. Retrieved on 2005-5-25.

The biggest concentration took place in Madrid, where 300 Geeks demonstrated their pride together with a human pacman.

[edit] 2007 celebration

In 2007, the celebration counted with more help from Official institutions (as the Price Circus in Madrid) and has been more widely celebrated throughout Spain. Official acts were announced in Pilar de la Horadada, Cádiz, Huesca, Calaf, Huelva and Valencia. A Nerd Blood Donation campaign took place. Among other acts, the movie "Gritos en el pasillo" ("Screams in the corridor") was presented.