A little reason to celebrate
Kiss and Make Up Day
Family · Fun · August 25
Kiss and Make Up Day is about ending a quarrel, offering an apology, and patching things up with someone you care about.
Kiss and Make Up Day falls on Wednesday, August 25, 2027. That is 302 days away.
Making up is one of the oldest skills people have, and one of the hardest to practice on purpose. The idea here is simple. If there is a cold spell between you and a sibling, a friend, a partner or a neighbor, this is a nudge to end it.
The kiss in the name is optional. For most people, making up looks like a phone call that starts awkwardly, a text that says "I was wrong about that," or a cup of coffee set down in front of someone without comment. Families have their own versions. Some hug it out. Some pretend nothing happened and pass the potatoes, which counts.
A good apology tends to be short. It names what went wrong, skips the long defense, and leaves room for the other person to answer. Accepting one gracefully is its own skill, and it mostly involves not bringing up the original argument again five minutes later.
Not every rift is ready to close, and that is fine. The day works just as well for the small stuff: the borrowed sweater never returned, the joke that landed badly at dinner, the group chat message that came out sharper than intended. Those are often the easiest to fix and the ones that linger longest when nobody does.
Sometimes the whole thing takes one sentence, said out loud, to the right person.
Ways to celebrate
- Send a short message to someone you have been meaning to make peace with.
- Return something you borrowed and forgot about.
- Offer a plain apology for a small slight, without explaining it away.
- Invite a family member you argued with to share a meal or coffee.
- Write a note thanking someone for forgiving you once.
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuesday, August 25 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, August 25 |
| 2028 | Friday, August 25 |
| 2029 | Saturday, August 25 |
| 2030 | Sunday, August 25 |
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