What Is Dalikrab Day?
Dalikrab Day is a celebration of ART AND INSANITY AND FUN. It's a holiday for throwing off the shackles of reality. Pasting an outrage mustache on your face, mussing up your hair and littering the world with your art. Dalikrab Day is partly a tribute to Salvadore Dali and a direct inspiration of his "insanity" and philosophy of "I donÕt care what anyone thinks. I am dali, dali, dali, goddammit!"
Dalikrab Day is rather unique holiday without limitations. It has no rules, no traditions, and no rituals. There are no goals, and there is no point or reasoning behind Dalikrab day. It is an idea. This idea is insanity. It's about what impulses drive the artist. It's about immersing yourself in yourself. It's about that spark within us that explodes out through our art. It's not about pride or egos its about lego's dipped in chocolate. It's about standing on top of an open umbrella in a downpour. Dalikrab Day is the celebration of insanity.

When is Dalikrab Day?
It begins promptly on March 31 ST every year and continues on until there is five days of inactivity. Do not be fooled by the simplicity of that statement. Dalikrab Day can and has lasted almost a month! It has also only lasted two days. So there is no telling how long it can last. Keep that in mind if you are a procrastinator like me.

What happens on Dalikrab Day?
Dalikrab Day is user-friendly holiday so anything is possible. Traditionally, Dalikrab Day is centered around the Dalikrab Day blog where an email address is posted that allows everyone to post directly to the blog. Some create email circles and mail their artistic creations directly to each other, which instantly appear on the Dalikrab blog like magic. But you are encouraged to celebrate however you want. There is no limitation to your imagination. All we ask is that you document the celebration and post it to the blog to inspiration others.

Who Celebrates Dalikrab Day?
Dalikrab Day is very Dadaist in its nature; meaning it's a holiday for everyone! Artists of any and all kind: silly or serious, wordsmith or woodworker. Everyone is welcome and encourage to fain insane and create and/or manipulate weird art, the weirder and wilder the better.
The non-artist and non-artistic are especially welcome and are challenged to drop all limitations and intimidations. Pick up the mantle of artistry and create. You can make just one piece or dozen pieces. Every piece of art is art - no matter the conviction of its creator. Then watch to see who manipulates that and into what.
Let the art ego run amuck and try to inspire awe in your fellow participants but always remember that the main ingredient in Dalikrab Day is super, happy, fun time!

How do I start?
Prior to Dalikrab Day bookmark, follow or join the blog. That's where everything happens. Then once things get moving join right in by pulling pieces from the blog and manipulating them and posting them back to the blog with any original pieces you do as well.
Create a piece of art of anykind, send that piece of art you've just created (text, image, sound, photo etc.) to 'Dalikrab Day Blog' where possibly a hundred other people will snatch your piece and re-arrange it, change it, alter it or destroy it. They will then send it back to 'Dalikrab Day Blog' for someone else to do the same thing. Repeat as necessary.

Tips, Tricks and Advice:

Links to remember:
Official Host Of Dalikrab Day!
See Dalikrab Day Archives From 2006 / 2007.

Official Blog of Dalikrab Day Archives
From 2009 /2010 / 2011 / 2012 and on.

Official Dalikrab Day Facebook Interface
Participants on Facebook post here.

* When posting things to the blog either directly or from an email circle. Be sure to put the title of your piece and your name because I won't know who posted it.

NOTE: In the body of the email (with attachments) you can also put your name and the names of those who worked with the piece before you.

* if you want to post your video but its not on youtube then email it to me. If you have audio to post email it to me and I will host and post on the blog asap. daikrabday@gmail.com

* While there are no real official themes associated with Dalikrab Day several themes have become a traditional over the years. Those are as followsÉ Salvador Dali Himself, Salvador Dali's Mustache, Salvador Dali's Artwork, Salvador Dali's Quotes. Also crustaceans: crabs, lobsters, and shrimp are some of the reoccurring themes.

* Just because you're a writer for example don't just consider manipulating other written pieces. Translate other forms of art into the written word. Same goes for other types artists don't stick with whats comfortable attempt new things. There are no critics here.

* Start your own email circle. Prior to Dalikrab Day collect the emails of the other friends that want to participate. Set up a draft, which includes all these email addresses. Then, when I post the blog email on the blog include that email with the other emails. So when you post something to everyone in your circle anything attached to the email or written in the body will instantly appear on the blog.

NOTE: Be sure to delete any previous email scraps or else they will also appear on the blog with the submission.

* No matter what you do or don't do. Send it to 'Dalikrab Day Blog' to be catalogued along with the other creations for that year and years past. We try to feature everything that has happened on this day or days.

* Dalikrab Day is free. No money can change hands; no money should be associated at all. If you can't experience it for free then ignore it. If you pay even one cent you've paid too much. It's the only way Dalikrab Day can be distinguished from the capitalistic pseudo-traditional-holidays. In this world, everything has its price but Dalikrab Day is a day of days that doesnÕt cost a cent because some things need to be free, if only for a short time.

NOTE: That is not to say, though if you hosting a party or other physical event that some money won't need to be paid but it should be free for the participants. The hosts may incur some cost... but b.y.o.stuff!

Happy Dalikrab Day!