The International Pipe Smoking Day is officially part of every pipesmoker's calendar!
After months of hard work, the Pipe Club of Lebanon, the Smokers Forum, the Vancouver Pipe Club, and the Global Pipe Smokers Forum are very proud to announce to the pipesmoking world that a dedicated day, February 20th of every year, has been officially set aside as the "International Pipe Smoking Day" to honour, celebrate, and perpetuate the noble and ancient art of pipesmoking. Other than having a day in the year "just for us," the International Pipe Smoking Day (IPSD) will also be the occasion when the ancestral and much-revered traditions of pipe raising and tobacco exchanging are practiced. Indeed, we are asking that all pipesmokers raise their pipes on February 20th in a symbolic gesture of brotherhood and sisterhood with all other pipesmokers in the world, thus expressing the peaceful, pacifist, generous, and tolerant principles of true pipesmoking. We are also asking that pipesmokers kindly send, within their abilities, a symbolic token consisting of a few pinches of tobacco to other pipesmokers or other pipe clubs in the world. In order to strengthen the bonds between pipesmokers, we encourage this symbolic gesture to be directed at as distant or less-known clubs as possible. Finally, we are asking that pipesmokers use February 20th to meet with like-minded persons and engage in discussions related to the lore of pipesmoking. In a word, let this be our day! A webpage has been created for the IPSD and the pdf version of the announcement can be found below. Pedro Romero-Auyanet has just created the following wallpapers in commemoration of the IPSD
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