In Nashville, where Dolly Parton lived from the age of 18, the star is being celebrated with a pink light show and the distribution of stickers, buttons and bookmarks, as well as a fireworks display.
In San Francisco, the organisers of “Dolly Day” are urging everyone to “sing loudly, dress up, and be a little kinder than usual” on this particular day. The entire state of California has made September 25 official Dolly Parton Day. New York is also preparing a similar bill.
The actual date of the celebration comes from Dolly Parton's song "9 to 5", which can be read as ("9 2 5") or 9/25 - September 25 according to American practice for how dates are written.
Dolly Parton died on August 25, at the age of 80.
