Holidays
You Too Can Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector
Dagnabbit if it isn't almost time again for some authentic frontier gibberish. That's right, January 24th is Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day! Never heard of it, you say? Well don't sit there bein' a sidewindin', hornswaggling, bush-whacker. Read on to learn more about this fun celebration of a seminal moment in California history. Photo courtesy of the Orange County Archives.
Celebrate Something Everyday For 2012!
Find something to celebrate everyday! Every Day there are holidays and celebrations around the world. For the purpose of this website a "holiday" can be any day that recognizes a cultural event ...and other stuff. If there is no holiday to celebrate, make up your own and share it with friends and family. If you have something that you celebrate and you don't find it here, post it in the guest book at the end of this page. Click Here To Make A Your Own Page Like This!
Celebrate Today : Something Different to Celebrate Everyday of the Year
Holidays, Occasions, Celebrations,.That's what this lens is all about. Looking for a reason to celebrate today? You've come to the right place! Did you know that every day is a holiday? Everyday. Somewhere. Someone is celebrating something! And now you can too here at Celebrate Every Day. I search the web to find unique celebrations and share them with you here. You will also find Gift suggestions to go along with the celebrations. Wishing you happiness and joy in all your celebrations! ...
March 13th, wear your ear muffs and celebrate Ear Muff Day!
If March comes in like a lion, meaning the winds will blow like crazy, you may be happy to celebrate Ear Muff Day on March 13th. Wearing ear muffs is a cozy comfort to those cold ears, and you can thank Chester Greenwood for them. Who is Chester Greenwood you ask? Read on.... In Farmington, Maine, on March 13, 1873, a young boy of 15, Chester Greenwood, was ice skating and found he could not keep his ears warm. He even tried wrapping his neck scarf around his head, but it was bulky, itchy an...
How to Celebrate National Goof Off Day...
... or International Goofing Off Day. It sounds like an official holiday, doesn't it? I think it may be the addition of the "national" part of the title. It gives the day a little more credence, doesn't it? Well, it's not an official or federal day off from work or school... yet. There are 2 options regarding the approach to this should-be holiday: 1... Plan activities to do for the day, but don't go to work (um... I will not say school). 2... Don't plan something. Just goof off doing things...
Winter Solstice Celebration
The solstice marks the beginning of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and summer in the Southern Hemisphere. Why celebrate? The winter solstice brings the shortest day - and the longest night - of the year. The sun appears at its lowest point in the sky, and its noontime elevation appears to be the same for several days before and after the solstice. Hence the origin of the word solstice, which comes from Latin solstitium, from sol, "sun" and -stitium, "a stoppage." Following the winter sols...
Create Your Own Christmas Ornaments
A few years back, the Christmas spirit just wasn't there for me, but all that changed when we created our own construction paper ornaments for that year's Christmas tree. Here's what we did, the types of materials we used, and how you can also have fun making construction paper ornaments.
Chinese New Year 2012 Year of the Dragon
Monday, January 23, 2012 Gong Hey Fat Choy means "wishing you to be prosperous in the coming year." Chinese New Year (also called the Spring Festival) is China's major traditional holiday and is one of the most popular festivals in China and in other parts of Southeast Asia, including Vietnam (where New Year's Day is called "Tet"), Malaysia, Taiwan, and of course, Hong Kong. It is also known as the Lunar New Year. Officially, Chinese New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter s...
May Day Is A Holiday That Dates Back to the Celts of western Europe
May Day is a holiday which dates back to the pre-Christian Celts of western Europe. The Celtic May Day honored deities of the natural world with traditions that are still practiced today. Some people still celebrate this day. Will you? Please share if and how you celebrate this day in the Guest Book below. "May Day is exactly a half-year from November 1, All Saints' Day. Marking the end of the uncomfortable winter half of the year in the Northern hemisphere, it has always been an occasion fo...
February is full of funny celebration days. Join the Party!
February might be short on days but it's long on celebrations, party occasions and obscure events. We've gathered a slew of wacky holidays, crazy celebrations, and out-of-the-ordinary holiday days for you to celebrate almost every single day in February. Poke around on this page to find fun February party ideas. We bet some of these oddball occasions might be new to you. They were to me! That's okay, more things to celebrate means more excuses to gather friends and family and more times to ...
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