Cinderella Day

Today is obviously New Years Eve, but it is also Cinderella Day. The reason is because, just like on New Years Eve, midnight is an important and central feature of the Cinderella story!

Cinderella is one of the best-known fairytales of all time. It exists in multiple languages with various of cultural variations. Of course, since 1950 it is also a Disney Classic. Even without Disney`s stamp, it was well known, but no doubt being part of the Disney franchise has widened its reach and fame. And at Disney you can often meet "Cinderella"! Or at least see her in the parade, as per the photo in this post, taken at Tokyo Disney Land in Chiba Prefecture.

Interestingly, it is not the only Cinderella Day. January 5th is also known as Cinderella day because Grace Kelly and Prince of Monaco announced their engagement on January 5th 1956. The reason being that Grace Kelly is often described as being a real life Cinderella.