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Thu Jul 27th

National Walk On Stilts Day

On July 27th, it is National Walk on Stilts Day, so many people are getting taller while walking around each year. To participate in the fun, get a pair of stilts for yourself, find your balance, and start practicing. To join the fun, get a pair of stilts for yourself.

Walking stilts are poles with steps for the feet to stand on and straps to tie them to the legs for the purpose of walking when elevated above a normal height."

  • Stilt-walking today is the most common form of circus, in festivals, at street fairs, and parades
  • Stilt-walking was evident in Ancient Greece as early as the 6th century BC, according to archaeological ruins
  • Stilt-jousting has flourished in Namur, Belgium, for more than 600 years
  • In the late 1800's, Shepherds and others from France's Landes region of bushes, trees, and ponds of water to navigate through the rough terrain of bushes, trees, and wetlands of water and traversing marshes with ease
  • Fruit farmers are often using aluminum stilts
  • Stilts are used for washing large windows, repairing roofs, painting high walls and ceilings, and drywall companies

Try one of stilt-walking attempts and adventures, have fun, but be cautious!

History has a national walk on stilts day in the United States

We were unable to find the maker or the source of National Walk On Stilts Day, a "unofficial" national holiday, within our analysis.