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The Mad Hatter’s Date Was Really a Price
The Mad Hatter’s famous 10/6 was a price tag, not an appointment: ten shillings and sixpence. Read through American calendar conventions, it became the date for an unofficial holiday.
Mad Hatter Day
When: October 6
Explore: The story behind the holiday
The celebration began in Boulder, Colorado, in 1986, inspired by John Tenniel’s illustration. Forty years later, an eccentric hat and an unnecessarily elaborate tea break still seem like reasonable ways to improve a Tuesday.
