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Thursday, February 9, 2017
Thursday, February 2, 2017
BANNERS: (Happy) Groundhog Day!
UPDATED: Groundhog Day consensus calls for early spring!
They have their 'Punxsutawney Phil' - we have our 'Wiarton Willie', and there are others that have joined in recently like 'Dundas Donna' of Toronto and la marmotte de Québec, 'Fred'...
Groundhog Day is a traditional holiday originating in the United States that is celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then the spring season will arrive early, some time before the vernal equinox; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its den, and winter weather will persist for six more weeks.
Groundhog Day was adopted in the U.S. in 1887. Clymer H. Freas was the editor of the local paper Punxsutawney Spirit at the time, and he began promoting the town’s groundhog as the official "Groundhog Day meteorologist".
The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with Punxsutawney Phil. Groundhog Day, already a widely recognized and popular tradition, received widespread attention as a result of the 1993 film Groundhog Day.
They have their 'Punxsutawney Phil' - we have our 'Wiarton Willie', and there are others that have joined in recently like 'Dundas Donna' of Toronto and la marmotte de Québec, 'Fred'...
Groundhog Day is a traditional holiday originating in the United States that is celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then the spring season will arrive early, some time before the vernal equinox; if it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its den, and winter weather will persist for six more weeks.
Groundhog Day was adopted in the U.S. in 1887. Clymer H. Freas was the editor of the local paper Punxsutawney Spirit at the time, and he began promoting the town’s groundhog as the official "Groundhog Day meteorologist".
The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, with Punxsutawney Phil. Groundhog Day, already a widely recognized and popular tradition, received widespread attention as a result of the 1993 film Groundhog Day.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
BANNERS: Backwards Day!
Today is the day to do everything backwards - writing, looking, dressing, talking... because today is Backwards Day!
Sarah Nicole Miller and Megan Emily Scott created Backwards Day on January 29, 1961. They were thinking about making arts and crafts, while milking cows on the Miller family farm, when the idea struck them. Later that evening, they sat down and made the rules. The idea got out amid the community, and on January 31, 1962, the first Backwards Day occurred. The two women were walking down the street, when they saw all the townspeople doing things backwards! - Holiday Insights
BANNERS: National HOT CHOCOLATE Day! | January 31
It's National Hot Chocolate Day! It is believed the first chocolate beverage to have been created was by the Aztecs around 2,000 years ago!
Happy National Hot Chocolate Day to you!
Happy National Hot Chocolate Day to you!
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
BANNERS: Beer Can Appreciation Day! | January 24 (#BeerCanAppreciationDay)
That's right. Back on January 24th, 1935, for the first time ever, beer in cans were made available to the public in Richmond, Virginia.
In the end, they were easier to stack, more durable and took less time to chill.
Happy Beer Can Appreciation Day! #BeerCanAppreciationDay
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