▁July , ▁or ▁in ▁Norway , ▁where ▁W aff le ▁Day ▁was ▁all ▁but ▁unknown ▁until ▁produ cers ▁of ▁w aff le ▁ir ons , ▁milk ▁and ▁fl our ▁started ▁to ▁promote ▁w aff le ▁day ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 1 0 s . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁National ▁W aff le ▁Day ▁is ▁celebrated ▁in ▁August ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁a ▁U . S . ▁pat ent ▁on ▁a ▁w aff le ▁iron ; ▁however ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁" at ▁best ▁a ▁' b izar re ' ▁or ▁' unique ' ▁hol iday ▁– ▁the ▁fl uff ▁stuff ▁of ▁radio ▁DJ ▁comment ary ", ▁a ▁frequent ▁criticism ▁of ▁food ▁celebr ation ▁days . ▁Some ▁people ▁love ▁the ▁occasion ▁and ▁think ▁of ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁real ▁festival ▁whereas ▁others ▁don ' t ▁really ▁like ▁or ▁understand ▁it . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : M arch ▁observ ances ▁Category : August ▁observ ances ▁Category : S wed ish ▁culture ▁Category : S wed ish ▁fol kl ore ▁Category : W aff les ▁Category : Ob serv ances ▁about ▁food ▁and ▁drink ▁ ▁sv : V å ff eld agen <0x0A> </s> ▁Ty ph ogen es ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁moth s ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Y pon ome ut idae . ▁ ▁Species ▁Ty ph ogen es ▁ps ap har ota ▁- ▁Mey rick , ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁▁ ▁Category : Y pon ome ut idae <0x0A> </s> ▁V rh ▁pri ▁M lin š