Campfire Girls Day – On this day in
1912, Campfire Girls of America was incorporated as a national
agency. Its' mission was to do for girls what the boy scouts did for
boys. As you can tell from the name it involved lots of camping and
outdoor activities. In 1975 it began allowing boys to become members
and changed its name to Campfire Boys and Girls. In 2001 it became
Campfire USA and in 2012 it became simply Campfire.
Saint Patrick's Day – St. Patrick is
the patron saint of Ireland and is credited with bringing
Christianity to Ireland. For centuries, the Irish have been
celebrating his life on this date, which is believed to be the date
of his death in the year 460, with a great feast. The festivities
have spread over the years to the extent that on this day, everyone
is a little bit Irish.
A very simple celebration day today.
Wear some green, watch the parade, have some Irish Soda Bread or
other such Irish dish and then go camping. Dress warm, I don't know
where you are, but right here, it's pretty chilly at night.
No comments:
Post a Comment