As they walked down the sands of time, They left the marks of their footprints behind.  

Holidays usually honor people or events that have made a mark in the history. The objective is to remember these people or events. But there are many people who have performed great deeds, or many events that have helped change history yet have been forgotten. These are the unsung heroes and the `not celebrated` events.  

If I were to create a 177th holiday, I would dedicate it to a handicap person who would have contributed to the country in some way or the other. There are many such people in the world, who inspite of either not being able to see, walk, or speak have excelled and in different fields.  

For instance, I used to know this friend who was blind. He was interested in technology, and used to experiment writing new codes. Over years of practice he created a new code in Java. He sent the code to the company. The response of the company was instant and tremendous. The Java code was not only recognized, but also globally introduced as a new code. The code helped in developing various software products for the army and the air force.  

As a mark of recognition, the name of my friend appeared on the Java web site and he received a certificate. After the recognition, he was forgotten, and perhaps all those people who use the software products in the forces, do not even know this man and his great technical creation. If I were to create a holiday, I would perhaps dedicate the holiday in remembrance of friend`s revolutionary technical contribution. I would also make sure that the holiday is created while the person is alive. Usually, holidays are dedicated to those people who are no longer alive. I would not want to wait for the person to die, before I realized the great deed performed by the person. On the holiday, I would like this person to receive greetings, mails, and congratulation messages from all over the country. This would be the way this holiday would be celebrated.  

Also, as part of the celebrations, I would encourage people to recognize more such handicapped and talented persons. So that, when people celebrate holidays, they not only remember the most popular people and events, but also the not so popular people who have made a difference.

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