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The month of October / Hunting

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Happy Custodial Workers Recognition Day!

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Celebrated annually on October 6, Mad Hatter Day celebrates the Hatter, a key character in Lewis Carol’s Alice in Wonderland.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland engraving by John Tenniel (United Kingdom, 1872).
The unofficial holiday was created in 1986 in Boulder Colorado by a group of computer technicians who were inspired by the Hatter and his antics in the epic fantasy novel.

In the book, the Hatter is an eccentric milliner for whom time is forever stuck at a tea party with his friend the March Hare.

10/6
The date for the holiday was chosen because of how John Tenniel illustrated the Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. The English illustrator who was also a political cartoonist depicted the Hatter wearing a hat with a piece of paper that has 10/6 written on it. The 10/6 refers to the cost of a hat – 10 shillings and 6 pence. The creators of the holiday who are from the United States where the date is written in the month/day (mm/dd) format took this to set the date for the holiday on October 6 (10/6). For those who write the date in the day/ month (dd/mm) format, the holiday would fall on June 10.

How to Celebrate?
Read Alice in Wonderland.
Watch the movies based on the novel.
Wear a hat the whole day.
Host an Alice in Wonderland themed tea party.

Did You Know...
...that even though this holiday is called Mad Hatter Day and that the Hatter is also popularly known as the Mad Hatter, Lewis Carol never refers to the character as the Mad Hatter?

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Happy Mad Hatter Day!

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Remember the founder of Greenland, (exiled for murder he sailed west to Greenland) and father of Leif Erikson, the founder of Vinland. Erik remained loyal to Thor even when his wife left the Gods and refused to sleep with her Heathen husband.

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Day of Remembrance for Leif Erikson: this is a day that even the U.S. Government admits weshould dedicate to the man who beat Columbus to the shores of Vinland by over 500 years.

Leif Erikson Day is an annual observance which takes place on October 9. It honors Leif Erikson, the Norse explorer who led the first Europeans thought to have set foot in continental North America

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It's National Motorcycle Ride Day!

Let's give a shoutout to our tire savior, John B. Dunlop, who invented the first practical pneumatic tire in 1887. Thanks to his air-filled rubber genius, our butts are a lot less sore on long rides. Ah, the miracles of air pressure!

Today isn't just about conquering the asphalt like a two-wheeled warrior; it's about embracing that sweet, sweet freedom. You know, the kind where you forget about your annoying boss or that your kids are going through the "why" phase.

And hey, if you find yourself riding past a motorcycle shop, pull in. Live a little! Maybe pick up something completely unnecessary but totally awesome. A cup holder for your bike? Why not! A bandana for your helmet? You've earned it.

So whether you're riding an Indian, a Harley, a Honda, or (dare we say it) a scooter, no judgment, we promise, today is your day. Let's ride like we're in a parade dedicated to ourselves. 🏍️

A little history for the road. The first motorcycle was Gottlieb Daimler's wooden "Reitwagen" in 1885, a bicycle frame with a gasoline engine bolted on. By 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller were building them for sale, and the Indian Motorcycle Company (1901) and Harley-Davidson (1903) soon turned a curiosity into an American institution. More than a century later, the wave between riders, the low two-finger greeting you give a stranger on a bike, is still the friendliest tradition on the road.

Make the most of the day:
1. Do a quick pre-ride check: tires, brakes, lights, chain and oil. Dunlop would be proud.
2. Gear up. Helmet, gloves, jacket and boots turn a bad day into a story instead of a statistic.
3. Ride with friends if you can. Pick a destination worth the trip, a diner, a lake, a hilltop, and take the long way there.
4. Look out for each other. Stagger the group, use hand signals, and leave room for the rider behind you.
5. Never ride impaired, and watch for the four-wheeled folks who forgot to look twice. Be seen, be predictable, be home for supper.

Whether it's a hundred miles with the club or ten minutes to the end of the road and back, there's no wrong way to spend today on two wheels. Ride safe, ride proud, and wave at everyone.

#NationalMotorcycleDay

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Happy Sausage Pizza Day!

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Happy Farmer's Day!

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In the Old Icelandic Calendar, winter begins on the Saturday between the 11th and 17th. Winter Nights celebrates the bounty of the harvest and honors Freya and the fertility and protective spirits called Disir, that She leads (often the Disir are seen as our female ancestors). Give glory to Freya and pour a libation of ale, milk, or mead into the soil an offering to the Disir and the Earth itself.

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Happy Cheese Curd Day!

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Boss's Day is generally observed on or around October 16 (or nearest working day) in the United States. It has traditionally been a day for employees to thank their bosses for being kind and fair throughout the year. This day was created for the purpose of strengthening the bond of servitude between employer and employee

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Date When Celebrated: varies - October 19, 2017; November 7, 2018; October 27, 2019; November 14, 2020; November 4, 2021; October 24, 2022; November 12, 2023Diwali Day is the first day of a five day Hindu holiday celebration. It is a festival of lights, one of the major hindu holidays of the year. Diwali Day originated in India as a harvest festival. It is now celebrated by Hindus throughout the world. It is also called "Dipwali".Diwali Day signifies the victory of:Light over darknessGood over evilKnowledge over ignoranceHope over despairDiwali Day Customs and Activities:Participate in family prayer.People clean up home, office and workplace.Dress up in new clothes. If you don't have new clothes, dress up in your best clothes.Light lamps and candles.Celebrate with fireworks.

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Date When Celebrated : Always October 21

National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day celebrates a delicious Fall dessert. In October, pumpkins are literally glowing. So, why not put two of your favorites together.....pumpkins and cheesecake!? They make a great dessert. They are both nutritious and healthy.

Its easy to enjoy this special day. Go to a cheesecake store or bakery, and buy a pumpkin cheesecake. Or, better yet, make a homemade pumpkin cheesecake. It's fun and its easy. Here is a a Pumpkin Cheesecake recipe to try.

Have a happy National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day !!

Origin of National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day:

Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day. We discovered lots of reference to this day on Ecard sites and calendar sites. But, we found no factual information about it.

Almost all food related holidays and special days are referred to as "National". I guess we Americans like our food...and it shows.

We did not find any documentation confirming this to be a "National" day. We found no congressional records or presidential proclamation.

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Date When Celebrated : Always October 22

National Nut Day is today. It's a little kooky and crazy if you ask me.

One can go a little bit batty contemplating the meaning of this day. Our research came up empty on information about this day. So, we can't be certain as to the meaning of this very nutty day. There are two very obvious possibilities:

1. This day honors (???) all of the nutty people in the world. It gives recognition to all the kooks, loony birds and daffy people in your life. Show them you care today.

2. This day celebrates nutritious and healthy nuts (food) of all kinds. Celebrate today by eating lots of nuts, either as a snack, or in baked goods. May we suggest Chocolate Almond Ice Cream?

Of course it is always possible that this day celebrates the "Nut" that screws onto a bolt for fastening things.

A couple of nutty facts:Peanuts are not really nuts. They are Legumes, a member of the "Pea" family.The center of seeds, like pumpkins and squash, is called a "nut".

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Date When Celebrated : Always October 23 rd, from 6:02 a.m., to 6:02 p.m.

Chemistry majors, teachers and Chemistry buffs, this special day is for you.

National Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 10^23)

To thoroughly enjoy National Mole Day, one must first understand what a "Mole" in Chemistry is.

A "mole" is a basic measuring unit. It equals the atomic mass of a single molecule. It is measured in grams. This measure was discovered by Italian Amadeo Avogadro.

Chemistry teachers celebrate this day, by getting kids more interested in chemistry. They create special lesson and lab experiments around the theme of chemical measurements.

Why celebrate from 6:02 a.m., to 6:02 p.m? Look at the chemical formula for a mole. It starts with the number 6.02.

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Happy Bologna Day!

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Date When Celebrated : Always October 25

Punk for a Day Day is today. Are you a punk? Would you like to be one? Me neither. One might desire to be a Punk Rocker, but not literally a punk.

So what then is the reason for this day!? We have absolutely no idea. And, we have found no information to shed light upon why this day was created, or how it is to be celebrated.

However, hope that you have a very pleasant an enjoyable Punk for a Day Day.

Origin of Punk for a Day Day:

Our research did not find the creator, the origin, an any factual information about this day.

Somehow, we are not surprised.

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Date When Celebrated : Always October 25 th

World Pasta Day is today. It should come as no surprise to discover that this special day promotes the consumption of pasta around the world. It seeks to increase awareness of the benefits of pasta.

Each year on World Pasta Day, events are held to help spread the world about pasta and it's nutritional value. The National Pasta Association and pasta manufacturers sponsor these events and activities.

On World Pasta Day, pile up your plate, with a big dish of pasta and your favorite sauce!

Origin of World Pasta Day:World Pasta Day was established as an annual event at the first World Pasta Congress held on October 25, 1995 in Rome, Italy. It is promoted by pasta manufacturers around the world.

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Date When Celebrated : Always October 26 th

National Mincemeat Day celebrates a sweet and tasty meat treat. For those of us that have had it before, we can revel in the great taste. For those of us who have never heard of Mincemeat, don't you think today would be a good time to get introduced to it!?

Mincemeat dates back to medieval times. It was a way to preserve food. It was also a treat, mixed with sweet fruits. Somewhere in the last half of the 1900's, it lost it's popularity. A whole generation has grown up, not knowing what it is, or having ever tasted it. Today, it is most often served as Minced Meat Pie. Over the years, the amount of meat in the recipes was reduced. In older recipes, you will find meat and/or suet among the ingredients. More modern recipes, it contains little or no meat, and is largely a fruity pie. It remains a traditional pie at Thanksgiving for many families.

So, just what is mincemeat? It is a mixture of minced (or chopped up) meats, suet, and fruits. The meat is usually beef, either ground up or sirloin. Fruits include raisins, apples pear, and others. Sometimes liquor is added, most commonly brandy or rum.

It's easy to enjoy this day...... have a slice of Mincemeat Pie. Then, you will most definitely have a happy National Mincemeat Day !!

Origin of National Mincemeat Day:

Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day. We discovered lots of reference to this day on Ecard sites and calendar sites. But, we found no factual information about it.

Almost all food related holidays and special days are referred to as "National". We did not find any documentation confirming this to be a "National" day. We found no congressional records or presidential proclamation.

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Date When Celebrated : Always October 28th

Plush Animal Lover's Day is today. It's a day to enjoy your plush, stuffed animals.

The objective of this day is simple: enjoy and appreciate your plush animals. Give them a little love and special attention today. And, if they've lost a little of their "plush", that's okay. You still love 'em.

Have a happy and loving Plush Animal Lover's Day.

Origin of Plush Animal Lover's Day:Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day. Aside from Ecard companies and calendar websites, there is little reference to this day.

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Happy Cat Day!

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Date When Celebrated : Always October 30 th

Mischief Night is today, errrr tonight! It is an evening when people traditionally participated in harmless (please) mischief. We stress harmless or innocent mischief. Other forms of mischief can lead to big trouble. Even seemingly harmless mischief can be the source of problems.

This night is discouraged by law enforcement organizations. The mischief is sometimes less than funny, and can even lead to vandalism or destructive.

Important: We neither encourage, nor endorse participation in this day. Why risk getting in trouble??

Historically, some common forms of mischief on this has included:Soaping windowsEgging houses and carsTossing a few rotten tomatoesToilet papering house trees, etc.Knocking on doors, then running away

Have a happy, safe, and harmless Mischief Night.

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The night of jack-o'-lanterns, costumes and trick-or-treating, rooted in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain.

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The Scandinavian Way of Celebrating “Halloween”

Halloween, All Saint’s Day, Dia de Los Muertos and … Alfablót?

Alfablót was in many ways similar to Mexico’s Day of the Dead, or All Saint’s Day in the way both cultures honor their ancestors. To the Scandinavians of the time, elves were typically associated with cemeteries, said to be living around them, and it’s even suggested that elves were the incarnation of a human soul. Therefore, offering sacrifices to the elves was a way to honor ancestors.

This unique, pagan holiday was celebrated in the Scandinavian region, thousands of years ago, towards the end of autumn. The timing of this holiday wasn’t a coincidence: it was usually believed that the end of autumn was when the portal to the spirit world was at the height of its power and most easy to access. The main purpose of Alfablót was to offer sacrifices to the magical elves, as a way to honor a family’s ancestors, usually in the form of crops or animal offerings.

Unfortunately, little is known about the rites performed during Alfablót since it was done in such secrecy. However, the celebrations usually took place at farmsteads, and the woman of the family was in charge of managing the festival, which to the Vikings was not uncommon.

Alfablót is to this day still celebrated in some parts of the Nordic region. The rules surrounding the celebrations are more liberal today, and a family can invite whoever they wish to partake since the main objective is to be connected with the spirits that live around the family’s farmstead/house.

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Winter nights is held the 31st of October. Winter nights marked the last of the harvest and the time when the animals that were not expected to make it through the winter were butchered and smoked or made into sausage. The festival is also called "Elf-Blessing", "Dis-Blessing", or "Frey-Blessing", which tells us that it was especially a time of honoring the ancestral spirits, the spirits of the land, the Vanir, and the powers of fruitfulness, wisdom, and death.

It marks the turning of the year from summer to winter, the turning of our awareness from outside to inside. Among the Norse, the ritual was often led by the elder woman of a family - the ruler of the house and all within.

One of the MOST common harvest customs of the Germanic people was the hallowing and leaving of the "Last Sheaf" in the field, often for Odin and/or his host of the dead, though the specifics of the custom vary considerably over its wide range. The Wild Hunt begins after Winter nights, and the roads and fields no longer belong to humans, but to ghosts and trolls.

The Winter nights feast is also especially seen as a time to celebrate our kinship and friendship with both the living and our earlier forebears. It marks the beginning of the long dark winter time at which memory becomes more important than foresight, and when old tales are told and great deeds are toasted as we ready ourselves for the spring to come. It is a time to think of accomplishments achieved and those which have yet to be made. Winter nights also marks the beginning of a time of indoor work, thought and craftsmanship.

This festival and feast celebrated the accessibility, veneration, awe, and respect of the dead. This was also a time for contemplation. To the ancient Germanic people, death was never very far away, and it was viewed as a natural and necessary part of life. To die was not as much of a surprise or tragedy it is in modern times and death as not viewed as something "scary" or "evil". Of higher importance to the Germanic people was to live & die with honor and thereby live on in the memory of the tribe to be honored at this great feast.

Starting on this night, the great divisions between the worlds was somewhat diminished which can allow the forces of chaos to invade the realms of order, the material world conjoining with the world of the dead. This is when the Wild hunt began in which the restless spirits of the dead and those yet to be born walked amongst the living. The dead could return to the places where they had lived and food and entertainment were provided in their honor. In this way, the tribes were at one with their past, present and future.

(Another example of changing the Germanic Heathen calendar to convert more pagans to Christianity. Winter nights on October 31 became "All Hallows Eve" and November 1st was declared "All Saint's Day".)

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