Archive for lesser known holidays
It’s National Chocolate Day! A Godiva Hot Chocolate Cake Recipe!
Yes, today is an important day. It is National Chocolate Day! Mmm, tasty. That means you have the perfect excuse to have some chocolate today. For me, I will indulge in a Ritter Sport bar. What about you?
And in honor of that, here is a tasty chocolate recipe:
Morton’s of Chicago Godiva Hot Chocolate Cake
Source: Morton’s […]
Today is Talk Like A Pirate Day!
Today is one of my fave days of the year. It’s International Talk Like A Pirate Day! This day was started by a couple of chumps in Portland, Oregon as a joke. Then they ended up writing humor columnist Dave Barry about it. Apparently Barry thought it was pretty funny and ran it in his […]
Things to do this Labor Day weekend
If you are out traveling the US this Labor Day weekend then there is a pretty decent chance you are looking for things to do. If that is the case, head on over to Vagabond Traveller and see what is going on in cities around the US this Labor Day weekend.
There are festivals and parades […]
Labor Day 2008 - Monday, September 1st
This weekend marks Labor Day weekend 2008. And of course Labor Day falls on Monday, September 1st, 2008.
Labor Day is a US holiday that is federally recognized. It falls on the first Monday of September each year.
Symbolically speaking, Labor Day marks the end of the summer much like Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer.
Labor […]
Reminder: today is National Stamp Out Hunger Day
Just a reminder that today is National Stamp Out Hunger Day. Do not forget to leave those non-perishable food items by your mail box.
For more info, check out the original info National Stamp Out Hunger Day is May 10th.
National Stamp Out Hunger Day is May 10th
May 10th is national Stamp Out Hunger Day.
On Saturday, May 10th, your mail carrier will collect any non perishables that you have and donate them to food banks in over 10,000 communities. All you have to do is leave them by your mailbox.
This is the 16th year of Stamp Out Hunger Day. Last year, this […]
Free Comic Book Day
Like comic books? Then today is your lucky day! Each year the first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day! Not all comic book stores participate in Free Comic Book Day, so you will have to check to see if your local stores are handing out the free comics. You can look for a […]
April 22 is Earth Day!
Each year, April 22nd is recognized as Earth Day.
The first Earth Day in the US was in 1970.
A lot of cities actually extend the Earth Day celebration into a week-long observance.
Earth Day Network features listings of events going on around the world for Earth Day.
And Vagabonish features 7 Unrivaled Earth Day Events Around the World […]
Passover begins today
Today, at sunset, Passover begins. Passover is traditionally a Jewish holiday. It marks the the Exodus from Egypt and the liberation of the Israelites from slavery. Apparently it is also known as “Festival of the Unleavened.”
Many Jews observe the positive Torah commandment of eating matzo on the first night of Passover at the Passover Seder, […]
April 18th is World Heritage Day
Each year April 18th is known as World Heritage Day. UNESCO began this recognition to remind us of our common purpose as nations who are diverse but unified. Although, it actually started with ICOMOS, the International Council for Monuments and Sites, holding of the “International Day for Monuments and Sites” in 1982. It was later […]