Thor’s Day January 7

January 7th is the first Thor’s Day of the year. Each week you will find a little anecdote about what happened on the date of the corresponding Thursday when our blog posts are published.

On the first Thor’s Day of the year, in 1999, the impeachment trial for President Bill Clinton began.

Since ancient times the Japanese celebrate Nanakusa-no-sekku a custom to eat seven wild herbs on January 7th. This tradition is meant to celebrate good health and longevity.

Bookmark this page for many more little anecdote messages coming up in 2010.

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