It's the holiday season, and the Christmas spirit is in the unusually hot air. Instead of talking about the biggest holiday of the year, I'm going to talk about the holidays that no one seems to care about: the holiday hall of shame.

One holiday that goes unnoticed is Flag Day. I didn't even know that was a holiday. Wikipedia told me that Flag day is "celebrated" on June 14 and commemorates the adaptation of the flag of the United States. It doesn't seem to be celebrated in normal holiday fashion — sales, songs or sweaters. For teenagers like me, there's nothing magical or childlike about it, so it just doesn't seem as interesting as Christmas or Halloween. Definitely a holiday that deserves more recognition.

Another holiday that no one seems to care about is Columbus day. The only thing ...