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[[File:NationalDoughnutDay.jpg|thumb|[[The Salvation Army|Salvation Army]] volunteers traveled overseas to set up service huts located in abandoned buildings near the front lines where they could serve baked goods.]]

'''National Donut Day''' or '''National Doughnut Day''', celebrated in the [[United States]] and in some other countries, is on the first Friday of June of each year, succeeding the doughnut event created by [[The Salvation Army]] in [[Chicago]] in 1938 to honor those of their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during [[World War I]].<ref name="Holey holiday">Kevin Fagan [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/06/06/BAEQ181KO9.DTL A holey holiday – National Donut Day] June 6th 2009 SF Chronicle</ref> The holiday celebrates the [[doughnut]]. Many American doughnut stores offer free doughnuts on the occasion.<ref name="lamarsDonutDay">{{cite web |url=http://www.lamars.com/ai1ec_event/free-donuts-on-national-donut-day/?instance_id=69 |title=LaMar's Donuts Celebrates National Donut Day With Free Donut |access-date=May 29, 2011 |publisher=LaMar's Donuts & Coffee shop |archive-date=August 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825142053/http://www.lamars.com/ai1ec_event/free-donuts-on-national-donut-day/?instance_id=69 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="LATimesDonutDayKKreme">{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2009/06/national-doughnut-day-corkbar-test-kitchen-tuesdays.html |title=Small Bits: Test Kitchen Tuesdays at Corkbar and National Donut Day |access-date=June 4, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Times |author=Elina Shatkin | date=June 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name="bostonGlobeDonutDay">{{cite news |url=http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/06/dunkin_buy_joe.html |title=Dunkin': Buy joe, get free Donut Day sinker |access-date=June 4, 2009 |publisher=The Boston Globe |author=Chris Reidy, Globe staff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103150235/http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/06/dunkin_buy_joe.html |archive-date=2012-11-03 |date=June 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name="eatonDonutDay">{{cite web |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/krispy-kreme-donuts-free-tomorrow |title=Krispy Kreme Donuts – Free tomorrow! |access-date=June 4, 2009 |publisher=The Virginian-Pilot: HamptonRoads.com |author=Lorraine Eaton |date=June 4, 2009 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041904/http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/krispy-kreme-donuts-free-tomorrow |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==

National Donut Day started in 1938<ref name="Holey holiday" /> as a fundraiser for [[Chicago]]'s [[The Salvation Army]]. Their goal was to help those in need during the [[Great Depression]], and to honor the Salvation Army "Lassies" of World War I, who served doughnuts to soldiers.

[[File:Doughnut Dollies 1918 France.jpg|right|thumb|Doughnut Dollies were women volunteers of the Salvation Army, who traveled to France in 1918 to support American soldiers.]]

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In Australia in 2020, the term 'doughnut day' has become a reference to the shape being a 'zero', representing a day free of new [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus]] cases.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kinsella |first1=Elise |title=How many 'doughnut days' does Victoria need to be declared COVID-free? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-10/experts-consider-whether-victoria-can-eliminate-covid19/12864776 |access-date=15 January 2021 |agency=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=10 November 2020}}</ref> It stemmed from 26 October 2020 when a [[Melbourne]] supermarket had sold out of doughnuts, taken to be a symbol of hope and recovery during a long period of [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bliszczyk |first1=Aleksandra |title=How doughnuts became Australia's symbol of Covid hope |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/nov/05/how-doughnuts-became-australias-symbol-of-covid-hope |access-date=15 January 2021 |agency=The Guardian Newspaper |date=5 November 2020}}

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==Doughnut Day (Pakistan)==

On September 25, 2024, an unusual incident involving Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, one of Pakistan’s most controversial and biased legal figures, took an unexpected turn when an employee of a local donut shop "Crusteez Donuts" humiliated him during a visit because of his political support to some corrupt parties.

The story quickly spread across social media, sparking a mix of satire and celebration. Many Pakistanis, frustrated by widespread perceptions of corruption in the judiciary, humorously declared September 25th as “National Donut Day” to commemorate the event. This lighthearted response reflects the public’s ongoing concerns about corruption and serves as a symbolic way of expressing dissent through humor and creativity.

==See also==