National
Sausage Pizza Day – Not a day for people like my
youngest daughter who will only eat cheese pizza, but the rest of you
will rejoice because everyone loves pizza, and sausage pizza is, in
my humble opinion, the absolute BEST kind there is!
General
Pulaski Memorial Day – This
is a day that has been celebrated by Presidential Proclamation almost
every year since 1929. It honors General Casimir Pulaski, a hero of
the American Revolution who was Polish. He died on this day in 1779
from wounds that he suffered at the Siege of Savannah two days
before. Devoted readers of my blog may remember this name from back
in March when we celebrated Casimir Pulaski Day which honored the
General's birth.
International Day of The Girl – Created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 19th, 2011, this is the second year of celebration for this very important day for girls. Today we recognize the rights of girls and the unique challenges girls face all around the world. We don't really think about it much in this country, but in many countries girls are not allowed to go to school because they consider an education to be wasted on females who are just going to grow up and be wives and mothers. In other countries girls are only allowed to go to school for a few years before they are kept home to carry out household chores or care for younger siblings.
National
Coming Out Day – This
is a day of civil awareness which celebrates people who are willing
to publicly identify themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or
transgender. Otherwise known as “coming out”. Coming out is
considered to be a rite of passage for LGBT people.
World
Egg Day –
Created by the International Egg Commission at the IEC Vienna 1996
conference (Who knew there was an International Egg Commission? I
certainly didn't.). This is a day to generate media interest about
eggs and encourage people to eat more of them. It is celebrated on
the second Friday in October every year.
Myths
and Legends Day – This is a day for making up and telling
creative, fantastic stories of cephalopod (creatures with 8-10
tentacles or arms) animals.
To
celebrate today, gather all of your girl friends and their daughters
and stage a reinactment of the Siege of Savannah with them. Then
have some sausage pizza and make up fantastic war stories of your
adventures. Finish up the day by giving fresh farm eggs to everyone
you know who has “come out”.
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