National Military Brats Day - Military brats are, of course, children of United States military personnel. They have a difficult life to adjust to in many cases. Constantly moving from base to base, having to adjust to a new life, new friends, new schools all the time. Frequently they must go months at a time without seeing a parent who is serving on active duty. Most of them learn to be adaptable, but that doesn’t make it easy by any stretch of the imagination. So as we honor their parents who have chosen to sacrifice for our country, don’t forget to honor their children, who have no choice in the matter.
National Animal Advocacy Day - Animals cannot talk. They can’t complain when the people who are supposed to love and care for them are being abusive or neglectful instead. We must be their voice for them. This is a day to speak up to your legislators and ask for tougher animal abuse laws.
National Mr. Potato Head Day - This is a day to honor one of America’s favorite foods, the potato. Potatoes can be transformed into an amazing array of different dishes from everyone’s favorite….French Fries, to mashed, sliced, twice baked, au gratin, and many, many more.
National Oatmeal Cookie Day – Oatmeal is healthy, or so I’ve heard…..repeatedly…..from my husband, so that means that these cookies must also be healthy, right? I’m not a person who can sit down and eat a bowl of oatmeal, no matter what you put in it to hide the taste, but I can certainly sit down and eat a bowl full of oatmeal cookies.
Hairstyle Appreciation Day – Celebrated on the last day of April, this is a day to appreciate your hairstyle and the Hairstylist who created it for you. When you look great, you feel great, and a fabulous hairstyle goes a long way to making you look great. Have some mirrors around so you can appreciate how wonderful you look today.
National Honesty Day – This day was created by M. Hirsh Goldberg in the early 1990's to celebrate honesty. He chose the last day in April for this day because the first day in April celebrates falsehoods. The idea is that if anyone asks you a question today, you must answer it truthfully. And if YOU ask someone a question today, they must answer it truthfully (as long as you make sure they know what day it is today).
Bugs Bunny Day – On this day in 1938, Bugs Bunny debuted in the cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt. Bugs looked and sounded very different then, but that was definitely him.
International Jazz Day – Created by the United Nations, this is a day to celebrate Jazz all day long, all over the world. There will be a global webcast that you can access in the link. Look for special events in your area. This year the host city will be St. Petersburg, Russia.
Dia De Los Ninos/ Dia De Los Libros Day – Begun in 1997, this is a literary day that is all about connecting children (ninos) with books (libros). Check with your local library because many of them will have special events today.
Spank Out Day – This is a day for spreading the word that spanking is not the best disciplinary option. This is considered a fact for some, and an opinion for others. I see some of their points, but I'm not completely sold on it as I've seen lots of people who I feel really could benefit from a good whack on the rump.
Walpurgis Night – A traditional spring festival celebrated on this day or May 1st in large parts of Central and Northern Europe. It is celebrated with bonfires and dancing in honor of Saint Walpurga, an English missionary who lived in Germany in the 700's. She was canonized as a saint on May 1st a hundred years after her death so this day celebrates the eve of that event. For reasons I do not know, she is the patron saint of those suffering from rabies.
National Raisin Day - Also known as dehydrated grapes, these make a great snack especially when they are mixed with other things like nuts and chocolate.
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