March 10, 2022 - National Pack Your Lunch Day | National Mario Day

Welcome to March 10th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate cool lunches and heroic plumbers. In grade school, lunchboxes were such a status symbol. Who cared about the PB&J and apple inside? Star Wars and superhero branding didn’t make the food actually taste better, but it certainly felt that way. And if you’re lucky enough to own a certain collectible lunchbox, almost everything would seem better. A 1954 Superman lunchbox, featuring the Man of Steel battling a giant robot is worth a whopping $13,000. That would buy a lot of sandwiches for you and all your friends. On National Pack Your Lunch Day, celebrate by making your own meal to take to work or school. It’s bound to be healthier and certainly less expensive than eating out. Cool lunch boxes are optional. If your name is Mario get ready to kick up your feet, this day has your name all over it. But just a heads up, the one we are celebrating has a brother named Luigi, and he has earned the day off for all his heroic feats. Jumping over barrels, stomping on killer turtles, racing go karts over rainbow highways. There’s not much this brave little plumber hasn’t done. Since his first appearance in Donkey Kong way back in 1981, Mario has become the most popular character in video game history. Today celebrates anyone named Mario, but this video game icon is the most famous of the bunch. On National Mario Day, dust off an old copy of Super Mario Brothers and spend a few hours saving the world from Bowser and his evil Koopa Troopers. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices