Candelmas – a Christian holiday that
celebrates three events: the presentation of the child Jesus, Jesus'
first entry into the temple, and the Catholic Church celebrates the
Virgin Mary's purification.
Crepe Day or La Chandeleur – In
France, crepes are traditionally served on Candelmas.
Groundhog Day – let's all hope for a
cloudy, shadowless day today so that spring comes early this year.
Ice Cream For Breakfast Day –
celebrated on the first Saturday in February, today is a day to throw
nutrition rules out the window and go ahead and have ice cream for
breakfast! Enjoy.
Marmot day – Alaska doesn't have many
groundhogs so in 2009, they decided that marmots deserved some
recognition as well.
Groundhog Job Shadow Day – this is
for young people to get an up close look at various jobs so that they
can see which ones would suit them better. So they shadow various
professionals who sign up for the honor of being a mentor. I'm not
sure why the word Groundhog is part of the name, but I am certain
that shadowing groundhogs is not one of the options today.
Hedgehog Day – according to legend,
hedgehogs were the original groundhogs. The Romans would watch the
hedgehogs on February 2nd at night. If the hedgehog came
out and saw his shadow in the moonlight, he would go back in and
hibernate some more and winter was not easing up any time soon. When
people came to America, they switched to the groundhog because
hedgehogs were hard to find in this country.
Imbolc – An Irish celebration that
marks the beginning of the end of winter when the ewes are nursing
their newborn lambs. Spring is right around the corner. To the
Romans, this time of year was called Lupercalia and was the halfway
point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox.
Sled Dog Day – Sled dogs have been
used in the upper regions of the continent since the 10th
century. They can get supplies to places and save people that no one
else can get to. This day honors sled dog heroes throughout history.
The one's we've heard about like Balto, and the ones we haven't but
are heroes nonetheless.
Take Your Child To The Library Day –
Begun last year by Nadine Lipman, a retired librarian in Connecticut,
this day is a day to promote the multitude of services your library
can provide for you. Check with your local library, they might have
some special events planned.
World Play Your Ukulele Day – I'm not
sure if this is today or May 2nd. I've seen both days
talked about on the web. But if you know how to play one, go ahead
and celebrate twice.
World Wetlands Day – On this day in
1971, the Ramsar Convention was signed. This raised public awareness
of wetland values and benefits.
Heavenly Hash Day – ingredients for
this heavenly dish vary widely from region to region, it could have
ice cream, brownies, cookies, rice, marshmallows, fruit or whipped
cream or any combination of those items and others. Make your own
favorite recipe and enjoy.
Today is a busy celebration day. To
help you consolidate as much as possible, have some ice cream filled
crepes and heavenly hash for breakfast. After that nutritious meal,
get on your sled and have your sled dogs take you and your children
to the library and have your children shadow a librarian while you
play your ukulele for the patrons. When they kick you out of there
for making too much noise, go find a groundhog or a hedgehog or a
marmot and wake them up so they can look for their shadow. Maybe do
it for all three and compare notes. You'll be very popular among the
forest animals. Then search for some ewes so you can show your
children their cute, little babies. Finally, have the sled dogs take
you home by way of the local wetlands and a church so you can
celebrate Candelmas. If there are any small forest and/or farm
animals chasing you, you can probably lose them among the pews.
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