• August

    August 23: Find Your Inner Nerd Day

    Find Your Inner Nerd Day was created by Beth Ziesenis to inspire everyone to share what they love, whether it’s their mad macramé skills, their love of geocaching adventures, mastery of role-playing games, or their die-hard position on Star Trek VS Star Wars. August 23rd was chosen because on this day in 2007 Twitter pioneer Chris Messina posted a simple tweet in 2007, inventing the hashtag. The first hashtag recorded was #barcamp. This “test” tag referred to an international network of user-generated technological and web-based conferences. In October of that year, wildfires raged throughout Southern California. Messina encouraged the use of #sandiegowildfire. And it took off. However, the Twitter team…

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    August,  September

    September 02, August 14/15: V-J Day

    V-J Day or Victory over Japan Day commemorates the day Imperial Japan surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. This refers to the days on which the initial announcement of Japan’s surrender was made, August 14, 1945 (and August 15 due to time-zone differences) as well as to September 2, 1945, when the surrender document was signed, officially ending World War II. A year later, President Harry S. Truman signed a proclamation declaring August 14, 1946, as Victory Day. V-J Day was initially commemorated throughout the United States on September 2, beginning in 1948 and continuing until 1975, when Arkansas became the last state (other than Rhode…

  • Eat Outside Day
    August

    August 31: Eat Outside Day

    Eat Outside Day occurs during the last days of summer. Technically, there are a few more weeks to the official start of fall, but weather and life styles are starting to shift. Today is the day to enjoy the warmth and sun while relaxing and eating outside. You can eat at the park, lake, or beach, but you can also eat in the backyard, on the porch or balcony. Al-fresco dining is the fancy term for eating outside. ⇴ image purchased from vecteezy

  • August

    August 30: Mai Tai Day

    Mai Tai Day was created at Trader Vic’s, a restaurant and Tiki bar (founded in 1934). It was proclaimed by the city of Oakland, California, in 2009. The Mai Tai is a Polynesian-themed cocktail made with rum, Curaçao liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice. Victor J. Bergeron, founder of Trader Vic’s, created the Mai Tai cocktail in 1944 in Oakland, California. The story is that he fashioned the drink for friends visiting from Tahiti. After the first sip, they exclaimed maita’i, the Tahitian word for good or excellent. Trader Vic’s rival, Donn Beach (Don the Beachcomber tiki bar), claimed to have created it first. However, a longtime colleague said that…

  • Chop Suey Day
    August

    August 29: Chop Suey Day

    Chop Suey Day is on August 29. Chop Suey is a stir-fry American-Chinese/Chinese dish that usually consists of meat and vegetables with a starch-thickened sauce. There is no standardized recipe, it’s commonly made with leftovers or whatever is on hand. It’s a big part of cuisines of American-Chinese, Filipino, Canadian-Chinese, German-Chinese, Indian-Chinese, and Polynesia. There are several origin stories dating from the 1860s that include being created during the construction of the transcontinental railroad to a restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Anthropologist E. N. Anderson, a scholar of Chinese food, traced the dish to tsap seui (meaning “miscellaneous leftovers”), from Taishan, Guangdong province, China. Common meats are chicken, fish, beef,…

  • Red Wine Day
    August,  October

    August 28, October 15: Red Wine Day

    There are two Red Wine Days, one on August 28, the other on October 15. The August celebration was created in 2013 by wine-lover and freelance writer, Jace Shoemaker-Galloway. Galloway felt that red wine, which is more commonly a winter wine, should be enjoyed in the summer. The October origin is unknown. Red wine is made from dark-colored (black) grape varieties. The color can range from intense violet to brick red and even brown. Many sites refer to both as National Red Wine Day, but the oldest references do not, and Galloway does not. Red Wine Bouquet & Flavor Profiles Red Wine Facts & Trivia Wine Superstitions Official Site: Jace…

  • National Pots de Creme Day
    August

    August 27: National Pots de Creme Day

    National Pots de Creme Day celebrates a creamy dessert custard. Pot de crème (POH-də-KREM), plural pots de crème (pronounced the same way), is a French dish dating back to the 17th century. The name means “pot of custard” or “pot of cream.” It’s looser than other types of custards (such as flan and crème caramel), so it’s served in a cup. It’s typically served in a special cup or “pot” with a lid, which is also referred to as a pot de creme. Pot de crème is made with sugar, egg yolks, cream, and milk. It’s commonly flavored with vanilla or chocolate, but it can be any flavor. Chocolate Pot…

  • August,  February

    February 15, August 26: Susan B. Anthony Day

    Susan B. Anthony Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Susan B. Anthony and women’s suffrage in the United States. It was first introduce in 2011 by New York Representative Carolyn Maloney to the 112th session of Congress. Though the bill was not passed, several states still honor Susan B. Anthony and women’s suffrage in the United States. Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women’s rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women’s suffrage movement. It’s observed in Florida, California, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and West Virginia. Most celebrate this day on February 15, Anthony’s birthday. Massachusetts celebrates it on August 26 and West…

  • Opiconsivia
    August,  December

    August 25: Opiconsivia: December 19: Opalia

    Opiconsivia and Opalia were Ancient Roman festivals that honored Ops, also known as Opis, goddess of plenty, agricultural resources, and wealth. The Opiconsivia festival marked the end of the harvest. A mirror festival was held on December 19, called Opalia, having to do with storing the grain. It’s believed worshipers invoked Opis by touching the ground. Her altars were covered in flowers, wine, and bread. The priestesses wore white and oversaw festivities that included a chariot race and draft animals crowned with flowers. Not much is known about Opalia. You Might Also Like: Vulcanalia Fortuna Ludi Piscatorii ⇴ image from Borghese Collection; purchase, 1807, wikipedia, (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  • Pluto Demoted Day
    August

    August 24: Pluto Demoted Day

    August 24 is Pluto Demoted Day. On this day in 2006, Pluto was downgraded from a full-sized planet to a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Pluto was our Solar System’s ninth planet for 76 years after being discovered by Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1930. Eleven-year-old Venetia Burney from Oxford, England chose the name Pluto, the ancient Roman god of the underworld. The IAU defines a planet as a celestial body that “orbits around the Sun, has a nearly round shape and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.” Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet because it does not meet the…

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