Hear the stories behind the one-of-a-kind anniversaries people mark on their calendars.

Every December before Christmas, Now or Never producer Ariel Fournier goes with her mom to visit the cemetery where her dad was interred. It’s a tradition they mark on December 15 – her parents’ anniversary. But it’s not the day they got married, or the day they met...it’s the first time her parents (ahem) became intimate. Ariel and her mom, Adrienne Drobnies, address the awkwardness and discuss the deeper meaning of sharing this day together. 

For the last 102 years and counting, descendants and friends of what was once the largest Black settlement in Canada travel from all over to come to a homecoming celebration like no other. Michelle Robbins' family has been there for it all, and shares what this celebration means to her.

3…2…1…MENOPAUSE! How do you enter menopause? Well, if you’re Coral Short, you ask guests to wear red, prepare an array of red foods, and throw a party.

We asked Now or Never listeners to share a personal date they commemorate, and how they do it.

And World AIDS Day on December 1 is a personal one for Anita Ikwue. Not only is it a chance to remember her father who died of AIDS when she was four years old, it’s a time to celebrate and fight stigma for the 27-year-old who was born with HIV.