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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
A *****, PROSPEROUS AND BLESSED NEW YEAR TO YOU !
Blywyddyn Newydd Dda, Xin nian yu kuai, Godt Nytår, Gelukkig nieuwjaar , Bonne année, Aith-bhliain Fe Nhaise Dhui, Gutes Neues Jahr, Hauoli Makahiki Hou, Shanah tovah , Buon Capo d'Anno, Akemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu, Godt Nyttår, Maligayang Bagong Tao , Szczesliwego Nowego roku, Feliz ano novo, La Multi Ani, S Novym Godom , Feliz Año Nuevo

JANUARY is brought to you by the Spike, Saints Coordination Committee,the ******** Lady and thanks to Brownielocks.com.

January is Apple, Apricot, Artichoke, Asparagus, Bath Safety, Be on Purpose, Celebration of Life, Creativity, Cervical Cancer Screening, Financial Wellness, Family Fitness, get Organized, Lose Weight and Feel Great, Be on Purpose, Creativity, Quality of Life, Cleanup your Computer, Glaucoma awareness, Thyroid Awareness, High Tech, Hot Tea, Mail Order Gardening, Oatmeal, Shape up US, Soup, Reach your potential, Walk your Pet, Oatmeal, Returns, Monitoring and Self Defense Month.


1 Commemoration of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus

 UNIVERSAL HOUR OF PRAYER FOR PEACE 

********** ********. FREELANCE MONOTHEIST*****
Feast of St. Basil the Great, Patron of Russia and Hospital admins. A learned man with great personal holiness.
Hogmany (UK)
“First Footing” in the UK [* ] (Are you a dark haired person who will carry a lump of coal, bread, money or greenery to someone for good luck?) [/* ]
Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California GO STANFORD!
New Years Day Parade, Parliament Square, London
Mummer’s Parade, Philadelphia
Euro Day
Ellis Island Day
Polar Bear Plunge Day/Swim Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear_plunge
BBC began programming in 1927
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) formed in 1832 in Lexington, KY
Bad Hangover Day
2 ***** ***** ********, SIR KEVIN *****
Commemoration of Gregory Nazianzen, 389
***** MEW Year for Cats Day
3 [* ]"Momento Mori" Day – "remember you die" [/* ]
Start your 'New Years Resolutions" Day
J.R.R. Tolkein Day
4 Earth at Perihelion
Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the American congregation of the Sisters of Charity, who establ***ed the Sisters of Charity, who establ***ed St. Vincent Hospital and Orphanage in the 19th century.
Feast of Simon Stylites
Trivia Day
5 Elvis’s ********
6 Feast of Three Kings
Twelfth Night Celebrations
Conversion of Charles H. Spurgeon, 18**

7 A BLESSED CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF OUR ORTHODOX SHIPMATES

Plough Monday
St Distaff’s Day
8
National ***l*** Toffee Day
9 Stephen Foster Day
World Nerd Day
National Clean Off your Desk Day
10 ********** ********, ADRIENNE *****
Cut your energy costs day
Organize your home day
The London Underground began operating, 1863
11 ***** ***** ********, KEN *****
CIGARETTES ARE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH DAY !!
Learn your name in Morse Code Day
12 Feast of Alfred of Rievaulx, abbot
13 ********** ********, JEDIJUDY, Jedi Sister! *****
Feast of Hilary, B***op of Poitiers, 367
Commemoration of George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends
14 ***** ***** ********, BALAAM *****
ORTHODOX NEW YEAR
Feast of the Ass (France) celebrating the flight into Egypt
Organize your home day
Dress up your pet day
15 Feast of Wulstan, b***op
16 Tu B’Shuvat- Jew*** Feast to celebrate the beginning of the first flowering trees in Israel
Feast of Antony of Egypt, 356
Appreciate a DRAGON Day (Just for you, oh, Welsh one!)
World NOTHING Day (?)
Religious Freedom Day
17 ****t reaches the South Pole, 1912
18 [b] A VERY ***** ******** TO US !
***** ***** ********, FIRENZE *****
***** ***** ********, TO YE OLDE MOTHERBOARDE *****
National Sanctity of Human Life Day / Pro Life Day
Rid the world of Fad diets and Gimmicks Day
18-24 Week of Christian Unity
19 Commemoration of Canute, King of Denmark
Feast of St. Fabian, martyr
World Religion Day
20 Feast of St. Sebastian. Patron of archers, athletes, doctors, hardware, police and soldiers, invoked against plague. Born in Italy, a soldier in the Roman army where he converted others to Christianity, but after discovered was shot with arrows and martyred.
World Religion Day
21 Feast of St. Agnes, martyr, 304
National Hugging Day
Martin Luther King Day
22 Feast of Vincent of Zaragosa, patron of charitable societies, hospital workers, prisoners and vintners. Tortured and died in prison when he refused to surrender the sacred books of the church
Celebration of Life Day
23 Feast of Saint Ildefonso. Archb***op, and Doctor of the church
Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day
Women's Healthy Weight Day
24 ***** ***** ********, ALWYN *****
Feast of St. Frances de Sales, patron of Catholic press, editors, journalists and writers. Invoked against deafness. Founded schools and along with St Frances de Chantal, founded the order of the Visitation.
25 ********** ********, AMANDA B RECKONDWYTHE *****
Commemoration of the Conversion of St. Paul
Burn's Night, Edinburgh, ****land
St. Dwynwen’s Day, the Welsh Saint of Lovers
Speak up and succeed day
National Compliment Day and Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement
26 Feast of Timothy and Titus, disciples of Paul
Holocaust Memorial Day
27 Mozart born in 1756
Australia Day
Auschwitz Liberation and Holocaust Memorial Day for the Commemoration of Holocaust Victims
28 Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, patron of scholars, theologians. His teachings have become the basis of modern Catholic theology.
Thomas Crapper Day
29 Curmudgeon’s Day
30 Festival of King Charles, 1649
Inane Telephone Answering Machine Messages day
Feast of St. Aidan
Feast of St. John Bosco
Bubblewrap Appreciation Day
yaD sdrawkcaB
Hell is Freezing Over Day
[* ] (You always wondered when this would happen, didn't you?) [/* ]
31 Chinese New Year - The year of the Dragon

[Removed name of shipmate who no longer posts]

[ 21. September 2014, 08:30: Message edited by: Firenze ]
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Hope you had a great birthday, Sir Kevin!
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
[pedant alert ON]
I hate to rain on your parade, Motherboarde, but as a Scot I can assure you that Hogmanay is actually 31st December (until midnight anyway) ...

[pedant alert OFF]
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Yes, Piglet, I sort of let it spill into January. BIG WHOOPS
 

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Posted by LRP (# 5013) on :
 
Happy 60th Birthday to Balaam xx
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Balaam,

you are still a child in my eyes. :wink:

Happy Birthday, from the OLDE one
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
Happy birthday to the Birthday Duet!
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
What JJ said - happy birthday Firenze and MB.
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
...and from me, too.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Thanks so much, everyone for the birthday wishes.
I had a great day. The weather was in the 50's and I was enjoying the day with the family.

Happy Birthday to my mutual birthday sister, Firenze. I also wish two other mutual birthday sisters, who no longer post, big birthday wishes.

I am older, and very blessed.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
FEBRUARY is brought to you by the Spike, Saints Coordination Committee, Dolphy, the Birthday Lady and thanks to Brownielocks.com.

It is CHOCOLATE Month! (And can we ever get enough chocolate??) and Spunky Old Broads Month.
It is also, American Heart, International Friendship, American History, Avocado and Banana, Beans, Black History, National Cherry Pie, Bake for Family Fun, Fabulous Florida Strawberry, Grapefruit, Hot Breakfast, Mend a broken heart, Pet Dental Health, Wise Health Care Consumer, Potato Lovers Month, National Crime Prevention, Women's Heart Health, National World Understanding, Parent Leadership, Boost your Self Esteem, Expect Success, Library Lover's, National Hobby, Marfan Syndrome Awareness, Marijuana Awareness, National Wild Bird Feeding, Pull your sofa off the wall, Cat Health Awareness, Responsible Pet Owner's, National Snack Food Month, Wedding, Youth Leadership and SPUNKY OLD BROADS Month!

1 NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY
Shipmates, THANK GOD for the freedom
we have in our own countries,
and the freedom we have in CHRIST

*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TOMB*****
Gambit Meet in London at the The Jugged Hare, 172 Vauxhall Bridge Road, Victoria, London
Feast of St. Brighid. Patroness of milkmaids, fugitives, newborns and nuns. Her parents were baptized by St. Patrick and she was a good friend of his. Founded a monastery at Kildare, Ireland.
Imbolic
Death of Edgar Allan Poe
SPUNKY OLD BROADS DAY
Working Naked Day
1-7 Women's Heart Week
2 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSEPHINE*****
Presentation of the Lord, Candlemas
If Candlemas be fair and bright, come,
Winter, have another flight.
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
go Winter, and come not again.
Crepe Day, La Chandeleur and Fete de Lumiere (France)
Groundhog Day / Marmot Day
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY! (US) GO BRONCOS!
No talk day
3 Feast of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr
Feast of St. Ansgar, bishop
“The Day the Music Died Day” (plane crash of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Big Bopper)
National Carrot Cake Day
Bubble Gum Day
Dump your Significant Jerk Week
4 Facebook’s Birthday
World Cancer Day
USO Day
Give Kids a Smile Day
Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
Homemade Soup Day
Liberace Day
Thank a Mailman or Mailwoman Day
5 Dia de la Constiticion (Mexico)
Feast of St. Agatha, virgin and martyr
World Nutella Day
Chocolate Fondue Day
Diabetes Sunday
6 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOO*****
Pay a Compliment Day
Feast of Felipe de Jesus, patron of Mexico and youth.
Feast of Sts. Paul Miki and companions, martyrs
7 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TONYK*****
WINTER OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONY
Man Day
Feast of St. Jerome Emiliani
Send a card to a friend day
8 Tu B’Shavat - Jewish holiday of trees, praise of the bounty of the Holy Land
Boy Scout Anniversary Day
Laugh and Grow Rich day
9 National Stop Bullying Day
9-15 Celebration of Love Week
10 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PIGLET ******
Feast of St. Scholastica
National Plimsoll Day / Umbrella Day
Royal Hobart Regatta, Tasmania
10-11 Westminster Dog Show, New York City
11 Collop Day
Extraterrestrial Visitor Day/Extraterrestrial Culture Day
Clean Out your Computer Day
Satisfied Staying Single Day
World Day of the Sick
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
12
Lincoln's Birthday (US)
Chocolate Day !!
Darwin Day
14 HAPPY ST. VALENTINE'S DAY ! Shipmates!
Feast of St Valentine, patron of lovers, the martyrdom of 3 saints called Valentine are celebrated on this day.

World Marriage Day
Library Lovers Day
Hug Day
Have a Heart Day
National Organ Donor Day
15 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BARREA!*****
Kissing Friday, also Nippy Hug Day
(when men can kiss the woman of their choice)
Feast of St. Cyril, monk
Feast of St. Methodius, bishop, patron of Europe
Canadian Flag Day
Burger Lovers Day
Susan B. Anthony Day
17 President’s Day (US)
*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY,GRACIOUS REBEL!*****
Holi - Hindu Festival of colours
"My Way" Day
18 TRIPLE BIRTHDAY!
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SOPHS *****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAMPBELLITE *****
***** HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, NORTH EAST QUINE *****
Feast of St. Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome
Presidents Day
Death of Martin Luther, Monk and Reformer of the Church
Pluto Day (for people in New Mexico, it is STILL a planet! And here I was, thinking Pluto was a Disney character!)
19 Temporary Insanity Day
Mint Chocolate Day
20 Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day
Love your pet Day
World Day for Social Justice
21 Feast of St. Peter Damien, bishop and Doctor of the Church
22 George Washington's Birthday (US)
Inconvenience Yourself Day
National Margarita Day
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARRIETTY*****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CARYS *****
Walking the Dog Day
23 WINTER OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY
Feast of St. Polycarp, bishop and martyr
The flag was raised at Iwo Jima Day
Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day
24 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DYFRIG *****
Feast of St. Matthias, disciple chosen to replace Judas
Dia de la Bandera Flag Day (Mexico)
National Tortilla Chip Day
Obnoxious Day
Cuddle Day
Levi Strauss Day
25 International "Spay your Pet" day
26 Inconvenience yourself Day
27 National Chili Day
28 National Tooth Fairy Day

[ 10. February 2014, 01:26: Message edited by: Campbellite ]
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Am I alone in finding it amusing that World Nutella Day, Chocolate Fondue Day and Diabetes Sunday are all on the same day?


 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
The first Sunday in Lent is March 9th. Therefore Ash Wednesday is March 5th.
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
Ash Wednesday taken out of February.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I also removed Shrove Tuesday and references to pancake races as traditionally this happens the day before Ash Wednesday. Also, traditionally, Shrove Tuesday occurs on a Tuesday - this year Feb 12th is a Wednesday
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Except in Leap Years when Easter Monday falls on the second Tuesday in July, unless that is The Twelth, in which case Septuagesima is moved to the August Bank Holiday, they celebrate Christmas in Dogger Bank and German Bight, and Bonfire Night happens over a Wednesday lunchtime in parts of East Anglia.
 

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Posted by Zappa (# 8433) on :
 

 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
And I would be remiss if I didn't point out that Holi is March 17th this year.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
FRUSTRATED, FRUASTRATED, FRUSTRATED!

WHY CAN'T ALL CALENDARS SAY THE SAME THING AND TELL ME THE RIGHT DATES FOR THINGS? I WASNT TO SCREAM, BUT THAT WOULD START ME COUGHING, AND I FEEL BAD ENOUGH WITH AN ASTHMA ATTACK AND IN BED ILL.

I'M SORRY I GOT THE LENTEN DATES WRONG, BUT I CHECK A COUPLE OF SOURCES AND I GET THE SAME DATE, AND I'M STILL WRONG !!!!!

end of rant, and now I'm going back to bed and take more medicine.
Ye Olde Motherboarde out. (literally and figuratively)
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Poor Motherboarde - hope you feel better soon.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
TONYK and Moo, my old friends,

sorry I am so late with birthday wished, I'm a little under the weather......
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Happy Birthday, Dyfrig
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
March is brought to you by Spike, the Saints Coordination Committee, Brownielocks.com and the Birthday Lady

March is American Red Cross Month, Deaf History, Irish-American Heritage, Music in our Schools, Colo-rectal Cancer Awareness, Caffeine, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Berry and Cherry, Craft, Eye Donor, Multiple Sclerosis Awareness, Kidney, Nutrition, Social Work, Women's History, Sing with your child, Spring break, Optimism, Play the recorder, Poison Prevention, Save your vision, Eye Health Month.

March Sayings:
“When March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb”
“A dry March and a wet May, fill barns with corn and hay”
“As it rains in March, so it rains in June”
“March winds and April showers, bring forth May flowers”

1 Happy Feast of St. David, patron saint of Wales
Gwyl Dewi Happus abendithion dros benichigyd. Dewi Sant, gweddia drosom!
to Simon, Gill H, Hugal, Rosemary, Carys, Dyfrig, Welsh Dragon, Seasick, Trisagion, Rev Per Minute, Manda, Psyduck, Pants, Birdie, Snowgander, and other Welsh shipmates.

Beer Day
Pig Day
Peace Corps Birthday
Stop the Bad Service Day!
Professional Salesperson's Day
Employee Appreciation Day
1-16 IDITAROD RACE, Alaska
2 Feast of St. Chad (Cedde), Bishop of Lichfield
Commemoration of John and Charles Wesley
Academy Awards, USA
Dr. Seuss's birthday
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
3 Feast of St. Non (Nonnita)
Labour Day, Western Australia
National Anthem Singing Day-(the Star Spangled Banner becomes the US National Anthem)
I want to be happy day
4 SHROVETIDE
MARDI GRAS, New Orleans
Pancake Day, Paczki Day, National Pancake Day at IHOP
Feast of St. Casimir
Vivaldi's Birthday
Birthday of Cadbury’s Chocolates (1824)
March Forth and Do Something Day
Hug a GI Day
Pet Sitters Day
5 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LORD PONTIVILLIAN *****
ASH WEDNESDAY /BEGINNING OF LENT
Feast of St. Piran, Cornwall
8 hour day (Australia)
Mother in Law day (I’m one, are you?)
6 ****** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ST. EVERILD
Feast of Saint Collette of Corbie
Michaelangelo’s Birthday
Casmimir Pulaski Day in Illinois (for Mamacita!)
Oreo Cookie’s Birthday (1912)
Dentist's Day
Return all those “borrowed books” week
6-9 Cruft’s Dog Show, NEC, Birmingham, England
7 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HUGAL *****
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
Commemoration of Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church
Feast of St. Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs
Peace Corps Day
Middle Name Pride Day/Unique Names Day
Monopoly Day
8 Commemoration of Edward King, Bishop
International Working Woman's Day
Feast of St. John of God
Uppity Women Day
Learn what your name means day
9 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOAN RASCH *****
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME - Spring Ahead ONE hour!
Feast of Francis of Rome
Feast of St. Cyril and Methodius
Commemoration of Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa
Get over it Day
10 Commemoration of Balthaser Hubmaier, reformer
Simnel Sunday, 4th Sunday in Lent when Simnel Cakes are eaten, UK
Labour Day, Victoria, Australia
Eight Hours Day, Tasmania,
Adelaide Cup, South Australia
Canberra Day, Australian Capital Territory
Salvation Army Day
11 DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!
****** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRAVELLER *****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WELEASE WODERICK *****
Commonwealth Day, Westminster Abbey
Organize your home office day
12 Feast of St Gregory, Pope
Girl Scout Birthday Day
13 Pluto is a Planet Day in New Mexico
Ta’Anit Esther - three-day fast observed by the Jewish people before Purim
Mothering Sunday, UK
World Kidney Day
14 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AUGUSTINE THE ALEUT *****
Check your batteries Day
PI Day Pi Day is a holiday commemorating the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (or 3/14 in month/day date format), since 3, 1 and 4 are the three most significant digits of π in the decimal form.
15 The Ides of March- assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC
Buzzards Day - Buzzards return to Hinckley, Ohio
16 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EMMA LOUISE*****
Goddard Day (just for Ancient Mariner!)
Feast of Purim-celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from the wicked Haman in the days of Queen Esther of Persia
The Feast of St. Urho, patron of Finland
Lips Appreciation Day
Well-Elderly or Wellderly Day
17 The Feast of St. Patrick
Shushan Purim
Campfire Girls Day
18 **** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EIGON *****
Sun-Earth Day
Feast of Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop and doctor
Commemoration of St. Edward, King of the West Saxons
Commemoration of Anselm
Forgive your Mother and Dad Day
19 The Feast of St. Joseph, carpenter
The Swallows return to Capistrano Day
National Quilting Day
20 Vernal Equinox - WELCOME SPRING!
Proposal Day / Kiss your fiance’ day
Feast of St. Cuthbert, Bishop of Lindsfarne, 687
International Astrology Day
Alien Abduction Day (started in Toronto at the Toronto Alien Festival)
20-April 13 National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
21 Feast of Thomas Cramner, Archbishop of Canterbury, martyr, 1556
Feast of St. Benedict, abbot
International Day of Forest and the Tree
National Common Courtesy Day
Single Parents Day
Flower Day
Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination
22 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GEROFF *****
Feast of Johnathan Edwards
International Goof Off Day!
World Day for Water
23 World Meteorological Day
24 Feast of Gabriel, Archangel, patron of postal and telephone workers
Harry Houdini Day
25 Feast of the Annunciation
The Tichborne Dole is one of the eccentric British traditions and dates back to the thirteenth century given to the poor by the family.
Heathrow Airport opened in 1948
International Day for the remembrance of Victims of Slavery
J. R. Tolkein Reading Day
Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scotland
Vaffledagen (Waffle Day) Sweden
26 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NICOLEMR *****
Richard the Lionhearted fatally wounded in France
Legal Assistants Day
Quirky Country Music Song Title Day
Make up your own holiday day
27 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, REV PER MINUTE *****
KICK BUTTS DAY
Weed Appreciation Day
28 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROSAMUNDI*****
Weed Appreciation Day ???
29 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETER OWEN *****
Coca-Cola was introduced in 1886
30 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OFF CENTRE VIEW *****
BRITISH SUMMER TIME BEGINS - Spring Ahead 1 hour!
Death of the Queen Mum (2002)
Honesty Day
31 Commemoration of John Donne
Eiffel Tower is officially opened in 1889
Commemoration of Francis Asbury, Bishop
Orange’s and Lemon’s Children’s Service at St Clements Dane

Here's The Old Nursery Rhyme:
Oranges and lemons Say the bells of St Clement’s

You owe me five farthings
Say the bells of St Martin’s

When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey

When I grow rich
Say the bells of Shoreditch

When will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney

I’m sure I don’t know
Says the great bell at Bow

Here comes a candle to light you to bed

Here comes a chopper to chop off your head
Chop chop chop chop the last man’s head!

[ 28. February 2014, 15:56: Message edited by: Campbellite ]
 

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Posted by St Everild (# 3626) on :
 
Thanking you...my name is in this month's Birthday's thread!!

St E does a Happy Dance!
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Have a Happy Birthday, St. E!
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
March 8th would have been my mother's 95th birthday. It's International Women's Day and while she wasn't a feminist she was one strong woman.

Thanks Mum.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
APRIL is brought to you by Spike, the Saints Coordination Committee, Brownielocks.com, and the Birthday Lady. 

April is Autism Awareness, ASPCA, Cancer Control, Couple Appreciation, Car Care, Card and Letter writing, Child Abuse, Defeat Diabetes, Frog, Fair Housing, Financial Literacy, Grilled Cheese, Holy Humor, Home Improvement, I.B.S., Jazz Appreciation, Decorating, DNA, Genomics and Stem Cell Education, Donate Life, Garden, Kite, Occupational Therapy, Parkinson’s Awareness, Poetry, Pet, Poetry, Soy Foods, Prevent Animal Cruelty, Rosacea Awareness, Stress Awareness, Straw Hat, Women’s Eye Health, Workplace Conflict Awareness and School Spirit, Worldwide bereaved spouse awareness Month.

NOTE: Two ECLIPSES this month:
Total Eclipse of the Moon: April 14-15 Continental US EXCEPT the Northeast at 11:52 PM EST
Annular Eclipse of the Sun: April 28-29 Australia, Antarctica and Indonesia at 10:53 EST

1 *****THE SHIP OF FOOLS FOUNDED 1998 *****
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHIP OF FOOLS!

April Fool’s Day / All Fools Day
Huntingwowk Day (Scotland)
April Noddy Day (UK)
Feast of Fools (France)
St. Stupid Day
Atheist Day
Poetry and Creative Mind Day
Tongue Twister Day
National Fun at Work day
2 ****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAHLOVE *****
Feast of St. Francis of Paola, Hermit
Death of John Paul II (2005)
World Autism Day
PB & J Day
3 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIFFY *****
Commemoration of Richard of Chichester, Bishop of Chichester
Tweed Day
4 National Day of Hope
Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King (1968)
School Librarian Day
Feast of St. Isidore, Bishop and Doctor, Patron of Librarians and of the Internet.
Vitamin C Day
5 National Deep Dish Pizza Day 
6 ***** DOUBLE BIRTHDAY! *****
****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRITS*****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, INGOB *****
New Beers Eve Day (end of prohibition)
Hostess Twinkie Day
Army Day
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martyr, Lutheran pastor, theologian, Anti-Nazi
Feast of St. John Baptist de la Salle, patron of school teachers 
World Day of Prayer for Vocation
6-7 JUST PRAY NO! Weekend
Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting for the Addicted
7 National Beer Day
Tater Day (It’s sweet potatoes)
9 Winston Churchill Day
Be Kind to Lawyers Day
National Cherish an Antique Day
Dyngus Day
10 Salvation Army Founders Day
Golfers Day
National Sibling Day
ASPCA DAY
11 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MACGYVER’S APPRENTICE *****
Cheese Fondue Day 
Birth of George Augustus Selwyn, First Bishop of New Zealand (1878)
Barbershop Quartet Day
National Pet Day
12 Lazarus Saturday (Orthodox)
D.E.A.R. (Drop everything and READ) Day
Walk on your Wild side
Tax Freedom Day
Licorice Day
13 PALM SUNDAY
Blame Someone Else Day
Scrabble Day
Vote Lawyers out of office Day
Feast of St. Martin, Pope and Martyr
14 St. Tiburtius Day
National Dolphin Day (Here’s to you, Dolphy!)
International Moment of Laughter Day
14-15 PASSOVER - celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from Egypt
15 Income Tax Deadline Day (US)
World Art Day
Birthday of Leonardo Da Vinci
15-June 3 Lag B Omer - reminds us of the link between Passover, which commemorates the Exodus, and Shavu'ot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah. It reminds us that the redemption from slavery
16 Feast of St. Bernadette, patron saint of shepherds, witness of miracle of Fatima
World Grits Day (Is it FAIR that she gets TWO DAYS for herself this month?!) 
National Library Day
Teach your daughter to volunteer
17 Ellis Island Family History Day/Family History Day
National Stress Awareness Day
Bat Appreciation Day (Emergence from hibernation)
Haiku Poetry Day
18 GOOD FRIDAY
International Amateur Radio Day
Wear your P.J.s to work day
Stress Awareness Day
Rekindle your romance day
Adult Autism Day
19 Holy Saturday
Primrose Day
Commemoration of Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, Martyr (1012)
Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day 


20 HAPPY EASTER / ORTHODOX GREAT PASCHA
Bona Pasqua, Pask Lowen, Vesele’ Velikonoce, God paske, Joyeuses paques, Frohe Ostern, Chag Pascha same’ach, Buona Pasqua, Fukkatsu-sai omedeto gozaimasu, Prospera Pascha sit, Wesolych swiat wielkanocynych, Wesolego Alleluja!, Xristos voskres, voistinu voskres, A’Chaisg sona, Felices Pascuas!, Pasq Hapus

***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ELAINEC *****

Spring Astronomy Day
London Harness Horse Parage, Ardingly, West Sussex
Hare Pie Sramble and Bottle Kicking, (an unruly rugby game between Hallaton and Medbourne) in Hallaton
World Coal Carrying Championship, Gawthorpe
Husband Appreciation Day
21 Easter Monday
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, QLIB*****
Boston Marathon
Feast of St. Anselm, Bishop and Doctor
Secretary’s Day
Clergy Day
22 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THURIBLE*****
Earth Day / Arbor Day
“In God We Trust” Day
National Jelly Bean day
23 Feast of St. George, Martyr, and Patron Saint of England, patron of horses, equestrians, farmers, Boy Scouts, invoked against plague and leprosy

TALK LIKE SHAKESPEARE DAY! FORSOOTH!
Shakespeare’s Birth and Death
450th ANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE’S BIRTHDAY

24 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WESLEY J*****
Feast of St. Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr,
Feast of St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr
Class 2 Day for the Seven Martyred Melanesian Brothers (2003)
25 ANZAC DAY
Arbor Day
Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist
DNA was discovered
Red Hat Society Day
Hairstylists Appreciation Day
National Hairball Awareness Day
25-27 HART’S ORDINATION weekend- Notre Dame Cathedral, Indiana
26 DOUBLE BIRTHDAY !
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SNOWGOOSE*****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMORYA *****
Hug an Australian Day
Pretzel Day
National Herb Day
27 Eeyore’s birthday
National teach your children to save day
Feast of St. Zita, patroness of servants, housemaids, invoked to find lost keys
28 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WELSH DRAGON *****
Biological Clock Day
Penguin Day
Kiss Day / Kiss your Mate Day
Feast of Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church, Patron of Europe
Puppetry Day (bring your sock puppets?)
29 National Dance Day
30 Adopt a Shelter Pet Day
International Guide Dogs Day
National Animal Advocacy Day
Dia de los Ninos / Dia de los Libros Day
Walpurgis Night
Beltane
National Honesty Day (aka Honest Abe Day)
Bugs Bunny Day

[ 01. April 2014, 06:23: Message edited by: Spike ]
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
A cyber-shoutout to my sis on our Baptism Anniversary.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
May is brought to you by Spike, the Saints Coordination Committee, Brownielocks and the Birthday Lady

MAY is ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Arthritis Awareness, Borderline Personality, Better Hearing and Speech, Brain Tumor Awareness, Celiac awareness, Carrots and Cauliflower, Clean Air, Cystic Fibrosis, Family Wellness, Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness, Heal the Children, Healthy Vision, Huntington’s Disease Awareness, International Civility Awareness, Lupus Awareness, Allergy and Asthma Awareness, Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention, Bike, Egg, Foster Care, Gifts of the garden, Good Car Keeping, Hamburger, Hepatitis Awareness, Homeschooling, Jewish-American Heritage, Neurofibromatosis Awareness, Mental Health, Microchip your pet month, Military Appreciation, Moving, Osteoporosis Prevention, Pet, Photo, Physiotherapy, Smile, Salad, Salsa, Stroke Awareness, Spiritual Literacy, Tennis, Vinegar, Older Americans, Potatoes, Revise your work schedule, Skin Cancer, Stuttering Awareness, Tay-Sachs, Tourette Syndrome, Ultra Violet Awareness, Women’s Health Care Month

Interesting May Superstitions and Traditions:
“Marry in May and you’ll rue the day”
“Wash a blanket in May, wash a dear one away”
“A wet May makes a load of hay, a cold May fills the barn with hay”
“Mis in May, heat in June, makes harvest come right soon”


May to September Well Dressing in Derbyshire
1 MAY DAY!
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER
Feast Day of St. Joseph (1st Century), revered as the patron saint of all workers.
(In New Mexico it is customary to plant hollyhocks outside the kitchen door)
Labour Day (UK)
Stepmothers Day (for all of US who are!)
Feast of Saints Philip and James
Feast of San Peregrino patron of those suffering from cancer.
Beltaine
2 Feast of St. Athanasius
Sibling Appreciation Day
Robert’s Rules of Order Day
3 Hug your cat Day
Paranormal Day
Public Radio Day
Kentucky Derby Horse Race, US
4 STAR WARS DAY
And May the Fourth be with You!
Feast of Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation
National Labyrinth Day
Naked Gardening Day
Feast of St. Florian, patron of brewers, chimney sweeps and firemen, invoked against drowning, he was an officer in Roman army,and drowned for his faith.
National Homebrew Day
Intergalactic Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you, Jedi sister)
4-10 Be Kind to Animals week
Motorcycle Mass and Blessing of the Bikes Day
National Family Week
National Hospital Week
PTA Teacher Appreciation Week/Teacher Appreciation Week
5 HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO! (Erin’s favorite!)
Happy Cartoonist Day to Simon and Dave Walker
Rochester Sweeps Day, Kent, England
International Midwives Day
World Laughter Day
5-11 Spring Astronomy Week
Update your references week
6 National Teacher Day
No Diet Day
No Homework Day
Nurses Day/RN Recognition Day
7 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MSHB *****
National Train Day (Anniversary of US transcontinental railway)
The New Jerusalem Church (commonly known as Swedenborgianism) formally established in London 1787
8 Fete de Victoire, (France)
Donate a Day’s wages to Charity day
National Teacher Day
VE Day
World Red Cross Day
Feast of St Julian of Norwich -
whose famous quote is (“all will be well, and all will be well and all matters of things will be well”)
Care Provider Day
10 Feast of the Blessed Damien of Molokai
Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa
Lupus Day
11 MOTHERS DAY (US) (AUS)
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KEREN HAPPUCH *****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARABELLA PURITY WINTERBOTTOM *****
Child Care Provider Day
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day
11-17 National Nursing Home Week
National Police Week
Reading is fun Week
Salute to Moms’s 35+ week
12 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TORTUF *****
Babysitters Day
Hug your cat today
Limerick Day
World Belly Dance Day (just for you, Janine)
12-16 Food Allergy Awareness Week
13 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PIGLET *****
First Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, 1917
13-19 National Stuttering Awareness Week
14 Feast of St. Matthew the Apostle
Stars and Stripes forever Day
15 Feast of St Dymphna, patron of asylums and mental health workers, invoked against epilepsy, insanity and sleepwalking
Feast of San Isidro, patron of farmers, workers and ranchers, invoked for rain.
National Chocolate Chip Day
International Day of Families
16 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAMACITA *****
Feast of San Juan Nepomuceno, patron of bridges, bridge builders, Bohemia and confessors, invoked against slander.
O Henry “Pun-Off” Day
Bike to Work Day
17 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY YANGTZE *****
Feast of San Pasqual the patron of cooks and the kitchen, invoked against sad spirits
World Neurofibromatosis Day
17-18 Lag B’Omer - Jewish holiday that (begins at sunset on the 9th) celebrates life of Rabbi Simons, a Kabbalah scholar, with an imperative theme of love and respect for one another
18 Feast of Erik, King of Sweden, Martyr, 1160
I Love “Reese’s Peanut Butter Candy” day
Visit your relatives Day
Armed Forces Day
Learn how to swim day
18-24 American Craft Beer Week
19 Feast of St Dunstan, Archbishop of Canterbury, 988
Armed Forces Day
20 Feast of Alcuin of York, Deacon and Abbott
21 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY! JAMES THE CONFIDENT *****
Feast of Our Lady of Light, prayed to by soldiers requesting guidance as they go into battle.
Victoria Day (Canada)
END OF THE WORLD / RAPTURE PARTY DAY
(Harold Camping prediction) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Camping
22 Feast of St Rita, patron of desperate causes, abused women, invoked against infertility, loneliness, unhappy marriage and spousal infidelity.
World Goth Day
23 National Crohn’s and Colitis Day
24 Feast of John and Charles Wesley, 1791 and 1788, Evangelists and Hymn Writers
Feast of St. Cyril and Methodius
Empire Day/Commonwealth Day (UK)
Brother’s Day
25 Feast of the Venerable Bede
TOWEL DAY -a tribute to Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Indianapolis 500 Car Race, US
Nerd and Geek Pride Day
Cookie Monster’s Birthday
National Tap Dance Day
26 Pray for Peace Memorial Day
National Sorry Day (AUS)
Feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury
27 DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ADAM PATER *****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HUIA *****
Feast of St. Melangeli
MEMORIAL DAY observed in US)
Prayer for Peace Memorial Day
Honor your Ancestors Day
28 Feast of San Bernardo, patron of skiers and mountain climbers
Whit Monday
Ian Fleming born in 1908
Slugs return from Capistrano Day
29 Feast of the Ascension
Feast of John Calvin
Oak/Apple Day (Pinch Bum Day) in remembrance of return of the monarch, King Charles in 1660
30 Feast of Joan of Arc, patroness France and the military.
Death of King Arthur in 542
Feast of St. Eusebius, early church father
31 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HILDA OF WHITBY *****
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Elizabeth
World "NO TOBACCO" Day

[ 30. April 2014, 19:46: Message edited by: Spike ]
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Happy May Day to one and all.

Did all of you do some praying today on the National Day of Prayer?

I've got my hollyhocks ready to put in the ground today, and seeds to plant in the greenhouse. Its a good day all around.
 

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Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 

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Intergalactic Star Wars Day (May the Fourth be with you, Jedi sister)

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I tried to get our office manager to put a picture of a Jedi waving a lightsaber around on the front of the church bulletin.

She didn't buy it.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 

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Originally posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde:
... 13 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PIGLET ***** ...

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It's very kind of you, Motherboarde, but unlike the Queen, I only have one birthday, and it's 10th February.

Unless of course the Ship has another piglet, in which case I wish him/her many happy returns.


 

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Posted by MSHB (# 9228) on :
 

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Originally posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde:

7 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MSHB *****
National Train Day (Anniversary of US transcontinental railway)
The New Jerusalem Church (commonly known as Swedenborgianism) formally established in London 1787

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Thank you! Am I really the first person on the Ship having a birthday in May?

Unfortunately, I will not be able to celebrate by travelling the US transcontinental railway (though it would be fun) or attending the New Jerusalem Church in London (again, would find it interesting to be there).
 

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Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on :
 
Wishing a very happy Vesak to our Buddhist shipmates!

(I gather Vesak is celebrated on slightly different dates depending on country...but this year they all seem to be in and around this date. And, more importantly for me, this is the date on my wall calendar!)
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Well, it's the supposed to be the END OF THE WORLD DAY, according to the late Harold Camping.

And we are all still here. HMMMMMM.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
June is brought to you by Spike, the Saints Coordination Committee, and the Birthday Lady.

June is National Dairy, Adopt a shelter Cat, Audio Book, Black Music, Camping, Cancer from the Sun, Celibacy Awareness, Child Vision Awareness, Dairy Alternative, Effective Communication, Fireworks Safety, Fruit and Veggies, Gay and Lesbian Pride, Great Outdoors, Childhood Cancer, Lane Courtesy, Lemon and Mango, Perennial Garden, Turkey Lovers, Bathroom Reading, Iced Tea, Rivers, Rose, Safety, Smile, Soul Food, Potty Training Awareness, Rebuild Your Life, Student safety, Turkey Lovers, Vision Research, Women's Infertility, Zoo and Aquarium Month.

Well-Dressing, Derbyshire
1 DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CATRINE *****
*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PEARL B-4 SWINE *****
Feast of St. Justin, martyr
Atlantic Hurricane Season begins in the US!
Step-parent's Day (for the appreciated and under-appreciated of us who are step-parents. Hurrah for all of US!)
Heimlich Maneuver Day
Say Something Nice Day
2 Coronation Day Gun Salute, 12 noon
Western Australia Day
Feast of St. Erasmus
Bubba Day
National Running Day
Yell "Fudge" at Cobras Day
3 Egg Day
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACK THE LASS *****
3-5 SHAVOUT - Jewish feast marks giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai
5 Feast of St. Boniface, Archbishop of Canterbury
Hot Air Balloon Day
National Cancer Survivor’s Day
Headache Awareness Week
Scandanavian Evangelical Lutheran Augsburg Synod in North America founded
World Environment Day
6 D-DAY, Normandy!
Apodosis of the Feast of the Holy Ascension (Orthodox)
Queensland Day, AUS
St. Norbert
National Day (Sweden)
Cake Day
7 Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Charles Spurgeon preached his last sermon in 1891
Cancer Survivor's Day
Belmont Stakes Horse Race, US
8 Holy Pentecost (Orthodox)
Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Best Friends Day
World Ocean's Day
9 TRIPLE BIRTHDAY!
*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PANTS*****
*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BASSO*****
*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JENNY ANN*****
Pentecost Monday / Whit Monday
Feast of St. Columba, missionary to Scotland and Northern England, founder of Iona
10 United Church of Canada formed in 1925
Presbyterian Church formed in US, 1893
National Iced Tea Day
11 Wicked World of Croquet Day
Feast of Barnabas the Apostle
National German Chocolate Cake Day
12 Superman Day http://www.newsarama.com/17874-june-12-is-man-of-steel-day-free-superman-comics.html
13 Feast of St. Antony of Padua, Patron of Portugal, the harvest, poor, spinsters invoked against infertility and those looking for lost objects
Queens’ Official Birthday
Abused Women and Children Awareness Day
Weed your garden day
14 TRIPLE BIRTHDAY!
*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMAZING GRACE*****
*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SCROEDINGER'S CAT *****
*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARISTON *****
Trooping of the Color, Queen’s Birthday
Flag Day (US)
US Army's Birthday
Blood Donor Day
Family History Day
15 Trinity Sunday
Father’s Day (US and UK)
Magna Carta Day
National Day of prayer for Law Enforcement Officers
16 Dia del Padre (Mexico)
Feast of Richard of Chichester, bishop
Forgiveness Week
17 Birth of John Wesley in 1703
International Sushi Day
17-21 ASCOT Race, Ascot Racecourse
19 Feast of Corpus Christi
World Sauntering Day
‘Juneteenth’ (US) (Liberation of slaves day)
Council of Nicea closes in 325
20 National Flip Flop Day
Take your dog to work
21 THE SUMMER SOLSTICE Welcome, Summer! at 6:51 AM
Atheist’s Solidarity Day
Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga, patron of youth
22 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TREE BEE *****
Feast of St. Alban, first British martyr in 209
Feast of John Fisher, bishop
Feast of Thomas More, martyr
Feast of San Acacio, invoked against headaches
"It's a Stupid Guy Thing" Day
Chocolate Eclair Day
23 Feast of Etheldreda, abbess
Feast of San Juan Bautista, patron of auto routes, candlemakers, farriers, health spas, workers in leather and wool.
International Widow’s Day
Pink Flamingos Day (as lawn ornaments) day
First Methodist conference begins, 1744
United Church of Christ formed in 1865
Commemoration of the Augsburg Confession 478 years ago
Commemoration of the Evangelical Lutheran Book of Concord (428 years ago)
24 WIMBLEDON! Tennis Championships
Midsummers Day
St. Jean-Baptiste Day (CA and Quebec)
International Fairy Day or Faerie Day http://www.faemagazine.com/international-faerie-day/
25 Global Beatles Day http://globalbeatlesday.com/globalbeatlesday/Global_Beatles_Day.html
Take your PET to work day
TAMMUZ - The 17th Day of Tammuz, Jewish feast of mourning for the destruction of Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
26 Forgiveness Day
UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
27 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TALIESIN *****
National HIV Testing Day
Birthday of Helen Keller
28 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NANNY OGG *****
Lutheran Church in US is formed, 1962
Feast of St. Ireaneus, bishop
Great American Backyard Campout Day
Take your CHILD to work day
Paul Bunyan Day
29 Feast of San Pedro, patron of boat builders, clockmakers, fisherman, invoked against fever, foot trouble and wolves. Gatekeeper of heaven
Feast of St. Peter and Paul
Library Advocacy Day
30 Leap Second Time Adjustment Day
Meteor Day
National Ice Cream Soda Day
Please take MY children to work day!
 

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Posted by Jenny Ann (# 3131) on :
 
Happy Birthday Pants and Basso!
 

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Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
And to you, Jenny Ann! (And Pants too, of course!)
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
JULY is brought to you by the Birthday Lady, Spike, the Saints Coordinating Committee and Brownielocks.com

JULY is Air Conditioning Appreciation, Bioterrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness, Blueberries, Cell Phone Courtesy, Dog Days, Freedom from Fear of Speaking, Family Reunion, Garlic, Hotdog, Herbal and Prescription Awareness, Women with Alopecia, Child-Centered Divorce, Grilling, Ice Cream, Horseradish, Hot Dog, Mango and Melon, Make a Difference to Children, National Park and Recreation, Social Wellness, Share a Sunset with your Lover, Tour de France, Worldwide bereaved parents, Women’s Motorcycle Month.
Well-Dressing Continues in Britain until September

July Weather Lore
“If the first of July it be rainy weather
“Twill rain more or less for four weeks together”

1 Canada Day
Feast of John and Henry Venn, priests
Second Half of the Year Day
Feast of Oliver Plunkett, bishop and martyr
Princess Diana's birthday
Postal Worker Day
999 Emergency service introduced in Britain in 1937
Registration of births, marriages and deaths begin in Britain 1837
2 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CURIOUS *****
World UFO Day
I forgot Day
International Chicken Wing Day
3 Feast of Thomas the Apostle, Patron of Architects, builders, construction workers, carpenters, geometricians, masons. Invoked against blindness and doubt.
Earth at Aphelion at 8 PM
Stay out of the sun day!
Air Conditioning Appreciation Day
3-6 UFO Festival, Roswell, New Mexico http://www.ufofestivalroswell.com
4 Independence Day, Fourth of July (US)

Collect for Independence Day and Prayer for the Nation
Lord God Almighty, in whose Name the founders of this country won liberty for themselves and for us, and lit the torch of freedom for nations then unborn: Grant that we and all the people of this land may have grace to maintain our liberties in righteousness and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
Lord God Almighty, you have made all the peoples of the earth for your glory, to serve you in freedom and in peace: Give to the people of our country a zeal for justice and the strength of forbearance, that we may use our liberty in accordance with your gracious will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. AMEN

Independence day from MEAT day?
Feast of Our Lady of Refuge
National Barbeque Day
5 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EDWARD GREEN*****
6 NATIONAL KISSING DAY !
Feast of Thomas More, Scholar
Feast of John Fisher, bishop, martyr
Take your Webmaster to lunch day
6-12 Be nice to New Jersey Week
7 Global Forgiveness Day
Tynwald Day, Isle of Man
Chocolate Day
Father-Daughter take a walk together day
Tell the Truth Day!
8 International Town Criers Day
10 Pina Colada Day
Don't step on a bee day
Teddy Bear’s Picnic Day
11 Feast of St. Benedict of Mercia, Abbot and patron of Europe, Architects, the dying, farm workers, monks and servants.Invoked against gallstones, poison and witchcraft.
Chick-fil-A’s Cow Appreciation Day
Swimming Pool Day
Cheer up the Lonely Day
“Slurpee” Day
12 Feast of Saint Veronica, patroness of launderesses
Battle of the Boyne, Northern Ireland
13 Sunday of the Holy Fathers (Orthodox)
Embrace your GEEKINESS Day!
National French Fries Day
Gruntled Workers Day (as opposed to DIS-gruntled?)
First Live Aid Concert, 1985
14 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, VIOLA*****
Feast of Camio de Lelis. Patron of hospitals, nurses and the sick, invoked against gambling.
Fête de la Bastille (France)
Feast of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks, first Native American saint
Orange Men’s Day, Northern Ireland
14-18 Swan-Upping, Thames River
15 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHIVE*****
Feast of St. Swithun, Bishop of Winchester
"St. Swithun’s Day, if thou dost rain, for 40 days it will remain,
St. Swithun’s Day, is thou be fair, for 40 days ‘twill rain nae mair”
National ICE CREAM! day
Don't be a Dork Day
Global Hug your Kid Day
16 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOTS OF YAY *****
Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, patroness of the souls in Purgatory
Feast of St. Osmund, bishop
17 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALUTE TO ANCIENT MARINER*****
18 Feast of Elizabeth, First Deaconess of the Church of England, founder of the Community of St. Andrew, 1883
International Nelson Mandela Day
19 National Hot Dog Day
Feast of St, Gregory of Nyssa, bishop
Feast of St. Macrina, deaconess
19-20 Celebration of the Horse Day
20 Margaret of Antioch, Martyr, 4 C
Feast of Batholome de las Casas, missionary
Moon Day
Toss away the “could haves” and ‘should haves” day
21 THE FEAST OF THE BELOVED ST. SIMEON!
Feast of St. Librada, Patroness of liberated women, invoked against men. Crucified by her father for not marrying his choice of suitors
Euston Railway Station opened in 1837
22 Feast of Mary Magdalene, Patroness of contemplatives, fallen women, glovers, hairdressers and perfumers. Much maligned women, but defended by Christ and witnessed to his resurrection
Casual PI Day (22/7)
Spooners or Spoonerism Day
Gorgeous Grandmothers Day (like me, of course!)
Hot enough for you ? Day
23 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAN CRESSWELL ******
Feast of St. Bridget, Patroness of Europe
24 Tell an old joke day
Cousins Day
25 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ST. GWLADYS *****
Feast of James the Apostle. St. James’ Day/Grotto Day
”Please remember the Grotto - it’s only once a year
Father’s gone to sea, Mother’s gone to bring him back, so please remember me”
Feast of San Cristobal, Patron of bachelors, bus drivers, ferry pilots, horsemen, police officers, truck drivers and especially travelers. Invoked against nightmares, water perils, plague, sudden death and tempests.
Feast of Santiago de Compostela. Patron of Guatemala, Spain, Nicaragua, veterinarians, horsemen laborers, furriers, soldiers. Invoked against arthritis, rheumatism
Whitstable Oyster Festival, Whitstable, Kent
System Administrator Appreciation Day
China Inland Missionary (OMF) founded by J. Hudson Taylor in 1865
26 Feast of Anne and Joachim, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Combined with this feast is the Feast of Santa Ana, Patroness of housewives, grandmothers and cabinetmakers, Grandmother of Jesus
National Day of the Cowboy
27 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
Take your houseplants for a walk day
PARENTS DAY!
28 Aunties Day
World Hepatitis Day
29 Feast of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, companions of the Lord
Lasagna Day
National Chicken Wing Day
Rain Day
30 *****HAPPY "FOREVER 21" BIRTHDAY, SEASICK*****
Feast of William Wilberforce, social reformer, 1833
International Day of Friendship Day
Father-in-law day
Cheesecake Day
31 Feast of Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, society of Jesus, Patron of the military and of religious retreats. Invoked against being overly conscientious.
Feast of San Juan Diego, an Aztec native who saw 4 apparitions of Mary on Tepeyac Hill, Mexico
National Chili Dog Day
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
I have it on good authority that someone on an island between Britain and England is having a birthday today. Today is also the Teddy Bears Picnic day if that will give you a hint.


 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 

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Originally posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde:
I have it on good authority that someone on an island between Britain and England

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Britain is an island of which England is a part. It would be impossible to have an island between them.
 

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Posted by Alan Cresswell (# 31) on :
 
I think it's an island between England and Ireland.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
Tomorrow I retire!

It snuck up on me, but I am looking forward to it.


 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
Congratulations Boogie!! It is indeed a consummation devoutly to be wished.
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Health to enjoy it, Boogie!
 

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Posted by Qoheleth. (# 9265) on :
 
**Our Annual Mention**

A Blessed Feast Day today to all who look to S Benedict for prayer and patronage!

Q. (OblSB)
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
AUGUST is brought to you by brought to you by Spike, the Saints Coordination Committee and the Birthday Lady. 

August is American Adventures, American Indian Heritage, Cataract Awareness, Children’s Eye Health, Golf, Get Ready for Kindergarden, Immunization, Panini, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness, Panini, Runaway Prevention, National truancy, Water Quality, Orange, Papaya, Cactus, What will be your legacy Month

1 Procession of the Cross (Orthodox)
Lammas Day / Loaf Mass
Yorkshire Day
Lughnasadh, beginning of Harvest Season, one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals; along with Samhain, Imbolc and Beltane
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROWEN*****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BESSHIGGS *****
International Beer Day http://www.internationalbeerday.com
Respect your parents day
Girlfriend’s Day
Air Force Day
Feast of St. Alphonsus
Commemoration of Mary de Liquori
Feast of St Oswald, King of Northumbria, martyr, 64
1-3 “Testy Festival” Montana Testicle Festival
1-7 International Clown Week www.clownevents.com
1-9 EISTEDDFOD! Denbighshire and District, Wales
1-15 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
Simplify your life week
2 International Hangover Day (After Beer Day)
Feast of St Eusebius of Vermicelli
Friendship Day
2-8 Creation Festival, Wadebridge, Cornwall
3 Sister’s Day
Clown Day
3-9 Single Working Women’s Week
4 Feast of St. John Vianney
Northern Territories Picnic Day, NT, Australia
August Bank Holiday (NSW)
Single Working Woman’s Day
National Chocolate Chip Day
Coast Guard Day
Social Security Day
Feast of St. Oswald, martyr
4-5 Tish B’Av, a day commemorating the tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people.
4-10 Motorcycle Rally, Sturgis, ND
5 Friendship Day
National Night out
International Beer Day
6 Feast of the Transfiguration (Orthodox)
Hiroshima Day
Pamper Yourself Day
7 Feast of St Sixtus, Pope
Feast of St Cajetan, Patron of gamblers
Commemoration of John Mason Neale, hymn writer
8 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GLADLY THE CROSS-EYED BEAR *****
DALEK DAY - (Terry Nation’s birthday, who invented the Daleks)
www.sliceofscifi.com/2013/07/09Dalek-day-2013
Feast of St Dominic, priest and friar, founder of the order of preachers, Patron of astronomers.
Death of Thomas a Kempis, Dutch mystic and author, 1471
Feast of St Denys
Feast of Teresa Benedict of the Cross (Edith Stein), virgin, martyr, patron of Europe
Feast of Mary Sumner, founder of the Mother's Union, 1921
Happiness Happens Day :smiley:
Cheesecake Day
8-17 ELVIS WEEK! Memphis, Tennessee www.elvis.com
8-31 Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland
9 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PETEC *****
10 Feast of St Laurence (Lorenzo), Patron of Cooks. librarians and the poor. Martyred because he disobeyed an order to collect treasures for church, then instead gave it to the poor, saying “these are the church’s treasures”.
S’Mores Day
Skyscraper Appreciation Day
Smithsonian Day, Smithsonian Museums, Washington, DC
National DuranDuran Appreciation Day (just for you, PataLeBon) 
International Day of World’s Indigenous People
11 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LAURA***
Feast of Tu B’Av, (The 15th of Av) Jewish festival of the Future Redemption, and thus a day whose essence, by definition, is unknowable to our unredeemed selves.
Feast of St Clare, virgin, friend of St Francis of Assisi, Patroness of television, embroiderers and media employees, invoked against sore eyes. 
Commemoration of John Henry Newman, priest, 1890
11-12 Kool-Aid Day
12   DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RUGASAW *****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PataLeBon *****
Thank You Day
International Left Handers Day www.left-handersday.com
Commemoration of Florence Nightingale, nurse and social reformer, 1910
Formation of the first Moravian community, 1727
International Nagging Day
IBM PC Day
14 Feast of Maxmilian Kolbe, Patron of drug addicts, invoked against drug addiction 
National Navajo Code Talkers Day, US
Royal National Agricultural Show Day, Queensland
15 Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
Dormition of the Theotokos (Orthodox)
VJ Day - World War II ends in 1945
Feast of St Stephen of Hungary
Best Friends Day
16 Feast of the Icon of Christ Not Made by Hand (Orthodox)
Feast of St Ethelred
17 God's Preeminence Day
Formation of the Christian Association of Washington (Pennsylvania), which later became the Disciples of Christ, the Christian Churches and the Churches of Christ
Feast of San Roque, Patron of cattle, doctors, dog lovers and prisoners, invoked against cholera, contagious diseases, skin disease and the plague
Hug your Boss Day
18 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DJ_ORDINAIRE *****
Feast of St. Helen, patroness of archeologists 
John Bunyan, Puritan preacher, 69, preached his first sermon in 1688
Bad Poetry Day
Mail Order Catalog Day
19 Feast of St Eudes
Cupcake Day
Formation of the Christian Union, which later became the Church of God, 1886
Aviation Day
Feast of Bernard of Clairvaux
Feast of St Bernard, abbot and doctor
20 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOTHLORIEN*****
21 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NUNC DIMITTIS *****
Poets Day
Senior Citizens Day
22 HUG YOUR BOSS DAY
Leeds Music Festival, Leeds
Red Cross founded in Geneva
Battle of Bosworth, Henry VII defeated Richard III
National Punctuation Day
Southern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo Day
Be an Angel Day
22-24 Reading Festival, Richfield Avenue
23 Feast of St Rose Of Lima,Patroness of Central and South America, florists, gardeners.
Feast of St Bartholemew, apostle
Formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa, which became the American Lutheran Church, 1854
International Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade and its Abolition
Children's Day
Protestantism was formally adopted a the First General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1560
General Council of Nicea ended, 325
Feast of St Ebba
Feast of St Louis, King
Feast of St Joseph of Calasanz
23-25 England’s Medieval Festival at Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex
24 Bog Snorkelling Festival, Waen Rhydd Peat Bog, Wales
Vesuvius Day
Waffle Day
Pluto was Demoted as a Planet Day
24-25 Notting Hill Carnival, London
25 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHASTMASTR *****
Kiss and Make up Day
26  ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PRESLEYTERIAN *****
Woman's Equality Day
National Dog Day
27  ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EBETH *****
Feast of St Monica, Mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387
The Gipsy Moth IV with Francis Chichester leaves Plymouth in 1966
28 Feast of St Augustine of Hippo, Patron of brewers and printers. 
National Race your Mouse across the Icon's Day
29 Beheading of John the Baptist
Eat more herbs, use less salt day
Commemoration of John Bunyan, teacher, 1688
29-31 International Bat Night
30 Beheading of St John the Baptist (Orthodox)
Feast of Margaret Clitherow, Anne Link and Margaret Ward, virgins and martyrs
31 Diana, Princess of Wales killed in France, 1997
Feast of San Ramon Nonato, Patron of Catalonia, childbirth, children, midwives, obstetricians and pregnant women invoked against false accusations.

[Edited the name of the former Admin who changed her screen name 13 years ago. Just like I did last year. And the year before that. And the year before that etc]

[Corrected spelling of Francis Chichester. (Frances is the female version of the name)]

[ 02. August 2014, 13:04: Message edited by: Welease Woderwick ]
 

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Posted by ChastMastr (# 716) on :
 
My birthday's the 25th...
 

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Ste Edith Stein's feast day is on the 9th. Not the 8th. And the Feast of the Transfiguration is celebrated in the Western Church as well as the Eastern.


 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
And St Bartholomew is comemmorated on 24th, not 23rd
 

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Posted by ChastMastr (# 716) on :
 
(tiny voice) Could someone add me too?
 

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Posted by Welease Woderwick (# 10424) on :
 
Your wish is my command - as it is also Kiss and Make-Up Day; well, I've got the make up so how about a kiss?
 

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Posted by ChastMastr (# 716) on :
 
XXX OOO Thank you!!
 

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Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Behave yourselves, you two.
 

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Posted by Huia (# 3473) on :
 

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Originally posted by piglet:
Behave yourselves, you two.

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Now where's the fun in that?

Huia
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
September is TALK LIKE A PIRATE!, Responsible Dog Ownership, ADH Disorder, Apple, Be kind to Editors and Writers, Children Good Manners, Cancer Awareness, Eat Chicken, DNA, Fall Hat, Geonomics and Stem Cell Education, Coupon, Happy Cat, Healthy Aging, Hispanic Heritage, Honey, Low Fat and Low Cholesterol, Mold Awareness, Mushroom, Organic Harvest, Osteopathic Medicine, Prime Beef, Sickle Cell, Fruit and Veggies, Piano, Preparedness, Rice, Skin Care, Reunion Planning, Strategic Thinking, Self Improvement, Healthy Aging, Sports and Home Eye Health and Safety, Update your Resume’, Women’s Friendship, World Leukemia and Lymphoma, Animal Remembrance, Spanish Hispanic Heritage, and Wild Rice Month

1 Labor Day (USA)
Calendar Adjustment Day
2 V-J Day
2-6 Great Fire in London 1666 (lasted 4 days)

4  ALL HANDS ON DECK!!!! 
*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY SALUTE TO THE CAPTAIN***** !

Feast of Saint Rosalia, patroness of Palermo
5 Be late for Something Day
Build on Faith Day
6 GOOGLE Founded Commemoration Day
National Lazy Mom’s Day
7 San Cayetano Feast Day patron of gamblers
Horn Dance, Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire
National Grandparents Day
8 Nativity of the Theotokos (Orthodox)
Birthday of the Virgin Mary
National Grandparent’s Day
Santo Domingo Feast Day
International Literacy Day
9 Wonderful Weirdos Day
Feast of Saint Maria Turibia and San Isidoro Labrador, Patrons of married people
11 9/11 Commemoration Day and Day of Service 
Patriot Day / National Day of Service and Remembrance
12 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRUDY SCRUMPTOUS***** 
13 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROOK *****
Feast of St John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople
International Chocolate Day 
National Boss/Employee Exchange Day
National Peanut Day
14 Elevation of the Holy Cross (Orthodox)
Triumph of the Holy Cross Day
Feast of Maxmillian Kolbe, patron of drug addicts
15 Nuestra Senora de los Dolores, patroness of troubled mothers
Greenpeace Day
16 Hurricane Katrina National Day of Prayer and Remembrance
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer
Stepfamily Day
Cheese Pizza Day
Constitution Day
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
17 Feast of St. Hildegard of Bingen, Benedictine nun and visionary 
Feast of San Roque (patron of Doctors, dog lovers, prisoners and cattle)
18 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SPIKE****
Feast of St Helen patron of archeologists
Air Force Birthday (US)
National Respect Day
Eat an Apple Day
HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
National Play-Doh Day
18-24 JRR Tolkien Week

19   TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY
Avast ye mateys, AAARRGGHH!!! It's Talk like a Pirate Day !!!AAARRRGGHH!

*****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TINA*****
Trail of Tears Commemoration Day 
World Priest Day
National Singles Week
TURN OFF YOUR TELEVISION WEEK!
20-22 Clean up the World Weekend
21 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIONI SAIS *****
Feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist
World GRATITUDE Day (What are YOU thankful for?)
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
WIFE APPRECIATION DAY
World Alzheimer's Day
Horsemen’s Sunday, St John’s Church, Hyde Park, London
22 Car Free Day
Hobbit Day
DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SINE NOMINE *****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THE GREAT GUMBY *****
23 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MALEVEQUE *****
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX - Northern Hemisphere
(USA, Central America, Canada, Europe, Asia)
Feast of Santa Rosa de Lima Patron of gardeners, florists, Central and South America
WHITE Chocolate Day (Erin’s Favorite)
24  SEE YOU AT THE POLE DAY - A student-led, student-initiated movement of prayer that revolves around students praying together on the third Wednesday of September, usually before school and usually at the school’s flagpole. Hug a Vegetarian Day
24-26 ROSH HASHANAH - Jewish feast of creation and that God is King over all
R.E.A.D in America Day
Single Parent Family Day
26 Good Neighbor Appreciation Day
Hunting and Fishing Day
27 Feast of St. Vincent de Paul
Hug a Vegetarian Day
National Walk to Work Day
Ancestor Appreciation Day
World Tourism Day
28 National DRINK BEER Day (as if we need a reason!)
National Good Neighbors Day
GEDALIAH, Jewish commemoration of the assassination of Gedaliah, the Babylonian-appointed official who administered the Jewish population remaining in Judah following the destruction of the Temple and exile
Pearly Kings and Queen Festival, Guildhall. Gresham Street, London
Feast of San Augustin, Bishop of Hippo (patron of brewers and printers)
29 Feast of Michelmas 
Feast of the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael 
All Angels Day
National Coffee Day
Women's Health and Fitness Day
National Museum Day
30 Feast of San Geronimo, patron of librarians, students
Penicillin was Discovered by Alexander Fleming in 1928
Ask a Stupid Question Day
Queen’s Birthday (local celebrations in Australia)

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Oddly enough, Labour Day also exists in Canada. It's even (gasp) a holiday
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
"Michelmas" is actually spelt "Michaelmas"
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
And the Feast of Saint Augustine was 28 August, not 28 September.
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
Happiest ******** and felicitations on the natal day of MR SPIKE, my dear friend.

<BIG HUGS>


Motherboard
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Happy 50th Birthday Malta! OK, you've been around a lot longer, but it's 50 years since Malta became independent. Long may the island and her faithful people prosper.

There will be one heck of a firework display!
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
October is brought to you by Spike, the Birthday Lady, and the Saints Coordination Committee,

October is Adopt a Shelter Dog, National AIDS awareness. Apple, Bat Appreciation, National Book, Bully Prevention, Celiac Awareness, Caffeine Addiction, Chili (not chile), Chiropractic, Church Library, Class Reunion, Depression Education, Domestic Violence awareness, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia awareness, Eat Better, Eat Together. Eat Country Ham!, Energy Management in your home,, Bake and Decorate, Book, Breast Cancer awareness, Caramel and Candy Corn, Chiropractic, Crime Prevention, Cyber Security, Dental hygiene, Ergonomics, Fair Trade, Financial Planning, German Heritage, Halloween Safety, Health Literacy, Italian-American heritage, Kitchen and Bath, Orthodonic Care, Pear and Pineapple, Photographer Appreciation, Popping Corn, Physical Therapy, Prosper when you are planted, Protect your hearing, Roller skating, RSV awareness, Right Brainers RULE!, Sarcastic Awareness, Spina Bifida awareness, Self Improvement, SIDS awareness, Pizza, Positive attitude, Sausage, Spinach Lovers, Tackling hunger, Vegetarian, Work and family, Workplace Politics, World Menopause Month, World Blindness, and English Pudding Season.

NOTE: 2 ECLIPSES this month:
BLACKPOOL ILLUMINATIONS -all month until November 9

Traditional Folklore of the Month:
Rain in October means wind in December
When birds and badgers are fat in October, expect a cold winter
When berries are many in October, beware a hard winter
In October dung your field and your land its wealth shall yield
If October moon comes without frost, expect NO frost ‘til the moon on November
If ducks do slide at Hallowtide, at Christmas they will swim
If ducks do swim at Hallowtide, at Christmas they will slide


1 Feast of Saint Teresita del Nino, The 'little flower' Patroness of florists, foreign missions, pilots and France. Invoked against Tuberculosis
Commemoration of Remigius, Bishop of Rheims, confessor 533
Commemoration of Lord Shaftesbury, social reformer, 1885
World Day of Bullying Prevention
International day of Older Persons
Fall Astronomy Day
World Vegetarian Day
McDonald’s Opened in London, 1974
First Model T-Ford introduced 1908
2 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BEETHOVEN*****
Baptist Missionary Society, the first modern missionary society, formed 1792
Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (India)
Feast of the Guardian Angels
Braughing Old Mans Day http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/braughing-old-mans-day/
Name your Car day
Be Late for Something Day
2-5 Great American BeerFestival , Denver, CO
3 S.O.S. established as the international distress signal
James Herriot was born in 1916
East and West Germany was reunited in 1990 as one country
Child Health Day
World Habitat Day
3-4 YOM KIPPUR - The Jewish Holiday of the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year—the day on which we are closest to God and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:30)
4 DOUBLE BIRTHDAY!
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SMUDGIE *****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, busyknitter *****
Feast of Saint Rosalia, patroness of Palermo
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron saint of animals, ecology, Italy, tapestry makers, invoked against fires, and for peace and reconciliation in families
Blessing of the Animals Day
Orville Wright flies for 33 minutes in North Carolina!
4-12 THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA! (See you there!)
5 Monty Python's Flying Circus debuted in 1969
Daylight Savings Starts in Australia
World Teachers Day
Improve your Office day
6 DOUBLE BIRTHDAY !
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AGS *****
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOUSETHIEF *****
Feast of St. Thomas
World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
Feast of William Tyndale, Translator of the Bible, Martyr, 1536
German-American Day
Cook discovers New Zealand, 1769
7 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TUBBS *****
Feast of Nuestra Senora del Rosario, patroness of Santa Fe, maker of miracles
Commemoration of Denys, Bishop of Paris, and companions, c250
Feast of St. Paulinus, first bishop of York
Birth of Jacob Aminius, Dutch theologian
Queen Elizabeth is born
World Day of Bullying Prevention
‘Lost in the Dark Bells’, Twford, Hampshire. http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/lost-in-the-dark-bells/
8 SUKKOT - Holiest day of the Jewish year--the day on which we are closest to God and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement.
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON: “RED MOON” Western North America, Pacific Ocean, Eastern Asia and Australia, 3:14 AM EST
Native Americans Day
Bring Your Teddybear to Work Day
Columbus Day
9 Stop Bullying Day
Feast of Saint Maria Turbia and Isidro Labrador, patron of married people
10 ‘Old Michaelmas Day’
Stop Bullying Day
Mary Rose was raised from the Solent in 1982
11-14 Heritage Open Days, England
12 The World Conker Championships, Shuckburgh Arms in the village of Southwick (near Oundle), Peterborough, England
International Moment of Frustration Day
STAND UP TO CANCER DAY!
13 Clergy Appreciation Day/Pastor Appreciation Day
Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children http://www.abortionmemorials.com
International Chocolate Day http://www.candyusa.com/FunStuff/content.cfm?ItemNumber=987
Hop Hoodening, Canterbury Cathedral
Columbus Day / National Day of Mourning for Native Americans
Greenwich Mean Time started in 1884
14 Church Clipping, Painswick Church, Glos
National ‘KICK BUTTS’ day
Battle of Hastings in 1066
Winnie the Pooh was published
Bald and Be Free Day!
Alternative Fuel Day
15 Saint Teresa de Avila, patroness of Spain, invoked against headaches and heart disease
Information Overload Day http://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/information-overload-day/
15-17 SHMINI ATZERET/SIMCHAT TORAH - Shemini Atzeret is a Jewish holiday dedicated to the love of God. Simchat Torah marks the end of the Sukkot (or Sukkoth) festival.
16 Boss’s Day
Dictionary Day
“Blue Peter” first broadcast in 1958
Houses in Parliament almost completely destroyed by fire in 1834
17 National PASTA day www.nationalpastaday.com
18 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANN *****
Apple Day, UK Countrywide http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/apple-day/
Get smart about your credit day
Feast of Luke the Evangelist, patron of artist, doctors, butchers, glass workers, goldsmiths, lace makers and notaries. Also girls used to say this poem,
“St. Luke, St. Luke, be kind to me, in dreams let my true love see”
19 THE SACRED FEAST OF ST. SCEPTICUS
Commemoration of Henry Martyn, translator and missionary
The Sweetest Day (US)
National Evaluate Your Life Day
20 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHURCHGEEK *****
Sunday School Teacher’s Appreciation Day
Responsible Dog Ownership Day
21 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, THE ROGUE *****
Feast of Saint Ursula, patroness of orphans, schoolgirls, tailors, teachers and universities, invoked against plague
Trafalgar Day
Alzheimer’s Day
Celebration of the Mind Day
23 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KINGSFOLD *****
PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN : Most of North America, extreme Northeastern Asia and Pacific Ocean, 2:38 PM EST
The Swallows depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
Feast Day of Padre Pio, patron of healing
Commemoration of James of Jerusalem, Brother of Our Lord
24 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DORMOUSE *****
United Nations Day
Feast of Archangel Raphael, patron of druggists, happy meetings, health inspectors, lovers, travelers and young people leaving home, invoked against blindness
World Punkin Chunkin Championships, Dover, Delaware
25 Feast of St. Crispin, saint of shoemakers
Battle of Agincourt in 1415
“Charge of the Light Brigade” 1854
Make A Difference Day
National Cartoonists Against Crime Day
BRITISH SUMMER TIME ENDS! Fall Back (an extra hour in bed!!  )
Feast of 40 Martyrs of England and Wales, martyr
26 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNA B *****
Feast of the 40 Catholic martyrs of England and Wales 1535-1674
Festival of Alfred the Great
Feast of Chad and Cedd
October Plenty Day http://www.thelionspart.co.uk/octoberplenty/
27 National Cranky Co-workers Day
Navy Day
28 Feast of Jude, patron of the most impossible, hopeless and desperate cases
Mothers-In-Law day (because I am one!)
29 Queen’s Birthday (Australia)
James Hannington, Bishop and Martyr
Internet Day
National Cat Day
Visit a Cemetery Day
30 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JB , (beloved of Motherboard) *****
Punky Night, Hinton St. George http://calendarcustoms.com/articles/punky-night/
Create a Great Funeral Day
Haunted Refrigerator Day ???
Devils Night or Mischief Night
National Candy Corn Day
National Caramel Apple Day
31 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DUCHESS *****
Commemoration of Martin Luther (1546) who nailed his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg Castle Church in 1517
ALL HALLOWS EVE
Samhain http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventions/a/Samhain.htm
The Eve of ALL SAINTS DAY
Beggar’s Night
Girl Scout’s Founder’s Day (US)
National UNICEF Day

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Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
How is Ste Therese patron saint of France (October 1)? I asked St Denis and he was unaware he was demoted.

Later on you mention the birthday of Queen Elizabeth. Not the English one (September), nor the Queen (April 21)
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
A happy feast of Our Lady of Ghisallo, Patroness of Cyclists! It may be a tad gloomy out, and the best place to go riding around here might be closed today for Some Unimportant Holiday Or Other—I'm translating my real observance to Friday anyway—but it is a Holyish Day of Obligatory Riding in my breviary…

Good riding to all others today!
 

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Posted by Adam. (# 4991) on :
 
Happy mole day, especially to all our chemists and other scientists! From 6:02am till 6:02pm, 10/23, mole day is celebrated in honor of Avogrado's constant (6.02 * 10^23).
 

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Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on :
 
What an excellent thing to celebrate - at first I thought you were talking about Mexican sauce ...

Here's to enormous, unfathomable numbers!
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
November is Diabetes, American Indian Heritage, Epilepsy Awareness, Gluten Free diet, Lung Cancer awareness, AIDS awareness, Alzheimers Disease, Family Caregivers, Family Literacy, Home Givers and Hospice Care, Marrow Awareness, Novel Writing, Peanut Butter lovers, Pomegranate, Healthy Lifestyles, Spinach, Squash, Pecan and Sweet Potato, Vegan, Native American Heritage, “NoSHAVEember” (US)or Movember/Moutache Month (AUS), Tie one on for Safety Holiday Campaign, Vegan, Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month.


1 Feast of ALL SAINTS.
Honoring and remembrance of all the saints, known and unknown
Give up your “Shoulds” Day
Prime Meridian Day
2 ALL SOULS Day/Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.
Commemoration of the souls faithfully departed. [/b]
Plan your Epitaph Day
Dia de los Muertos (Mexico)

3 Daylight Savings Time ENDS AT 2 AM
FALL BACK! and set clocks back one hour!
in US and Canada (except Arizona and Hawaii)

***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NICODEMIA *****
Sadie Hawkins Day
Feast day of Saint Martin de Porres. Patron of hairdressers, health workers, people of mixed race
Commemoration of Richard Hooker
Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Nurse Practitioners Week
4 First Pentecostal Holiness Church formed in Goldsboro, NC, 1898
Feast of Zachary and Elizabeth, the parents of John the Baptist
Use your common sense day
Mischief Night (UK)
5 Guy Fawkes Night (UK)
Tar Barrel Day at Ottery Saint Mary (UK)
Lewes Bonfire Night
6 Commemoration of St. Leonard
7 Festival of Willibrord of York, Bishop, 739
Christianity abolished in France, 1793 ????
Tongue Twister Day
National MEN MAKE DINNER Day
8 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SCOT *****
Festival of the Saints and Martyrs of England
Lord Mayor’s Show and Fireworks Display
Abet and Aid Punster's Day
National Parents as Teachers Day
Cook something Bold and Pungent Day
9-10 Kristallnacht Remembrance
10 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LITTLE MISS METHODIST *****
Marine Corps Day Semper Fi HooRah!
11 VETERAN’S Day, (US)
ARMISTICE Day, (UK) (2 minutes silence at 11AM)
REMEMBRANCE Day, (UK, France, Canada)
Fenny Stratford Firing the Fenny Poppers
St. Martin’s Day, (11th day of the 11th month, 11 minutes past 11:00)
11-17 Nurse Practitioner’s Week
World Orphans Day
13 Commemoration of Saint Diego, Patron of Cooks.
Birth of Augustine of Hippo, 354
Feast of Charles Simeon, Priest, Evangelical divine
WORLD KINDNESS DAY
National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week
14 The Feast of St. Dyfrig
World Diabetes Day
International Girls Day
National Teddy Bear Day
Prince of Wales birthday
15 Guinness World Record Day
Use Less Stuff Day
16 Feast of St. Margaret of Scotland
Commemoration of Saint Gertrude, Patroness of the West Indies.
International Day for Tolerance
17 Feast of St. Hugh, bishop of Lincoln
World Remembrance of traffic victims
“Beaver Moon” Night - This full moon is called in New England and Great lakes regions because beavers are making their nests
Coping with Uncertainty Day
Homemade Bread Day
National Adoption Day
18 Feast of Elizabeth of Hungary
Mickey Mouse Day
18-22 American Education Week
19 Feast of Saint Hilda, Abbess of Whitby
Have a "Bad Day" Day
20 La Fiesta de Cristo Rey. Last Sunday before Advent National Peanut Butter Day
21 Presentation of the Theotokos to the Temple (Orthodox)
Feast of St. Cecilia, virgin, martyr and Patroness of Music
Beaujolais Nouveau Day
ALASCATTALO (about Alaska and Alaskan Humor) Day
Great American Smokeout
22 Feast of Saint Cecilia. Patroness of Musicians, Composers, Mariachis. Thought to be inventor of the organ.
24-30 National Bible Week
23 DR WHO 51th Anniversary Day
First Day Dr Who appeared on BBC, 1963
Fibonacci Day
Native American Heritage Day
24 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KELLY ALVES *****
Stir Up Sunday - start the Christmas Puddings!
Celebrate your unique talent day
25 National Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Day
27 ****** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, COMET *****
28 THANKSGIVING DAY (US)
Turkey Free Day for Vegans
National Wampanog Indian Day of Mourning
CHANNUKAH/HANNUKAH - Jewish Holiday also called the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple
29 Native American Heritage Day
“SINKIE DAY” (called because we eat the Thanksgiving leftovers over the sink)
Electronic Greetings Day
International day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30 Feast of St Andrew, Patron saint of Scotland, fishermen, sailors, and spinsters, invoked against gout, and neck problems
Computer Security Day
Small Business Saturday
Stay Home because you are Well day
 

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Posted by Uncle Pete (# 10422) on :
 
People in Saskatchewan know better than to turn their clocks back - they don't observe DST (and I wish I didn't either.)
 

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Posted by Stercus Tauri (# 16668) on :
 

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Originally posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde:
November is Diabetes, American Indian Heritage, Epilepsy Awareness, Gluten Free diet, Lung Cancer awareness, AIDS awareness, Alzheimers Disease, Family Caregivers, Family Literacy, Home Givers and Hospice Care, Marrow Awareness, Novel Writing, Peanut Butter lovers, Pomegranate, Healthy Lifestyles, Spinach, Squash, Pecan and Sweet Potato, Vegan, Native American Heritage, “NoSHAVEember” (US)or Movember/Moutache Month (AUS), Tie one on for Safety Holiday Campaign, Vegan, Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month.


1 Feast of ALL SAINTS.
Honoring and remembrance of all the saints, known and unknown
Give up your “Shoulds” Day
Prime Meridian Day
2 ALL SOULS Day/Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.
Commemoration of the souls faithfully departed. [/b]
Plan your Epitaph Day
Dia de los Muertos (Mexico)

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20 La Fiesta de Cristo Rey. Last Sunday before Advent National Peanut Butter Day

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November is Diabetes, American Indian Heritage, Epilepsy Awareness, Gluten Free diet, Lung Cancer awareness, AIDS awareness, Alzheimers Disease, Family Caregivers, Family Literacy, Home Givers and Hospice Care, Marrow Awareness, Novel Writing, Peanut Butter lovers, Pomegranate, Healthy Lifestyles, Spinach, Squash, Pecan and Sweet Potato, Vegan, Native American Heritage, “NoSHAVEember” (US)or Movember/Moutache Month (AUS), Tie one on for Safety Holiday Campaign, Vegan, Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month.


1 Feast of ALL SAINTS.
Honoring and remembrance of all the saints, known and unknown
Give up your “Shoulds” Day
Prime Meridian Day
2 ALL SOULS Day/Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.
Commemoration of the souls faithfully departed. [/b]
Plan your Epitaph Day
Dia de los Muertos (Mexico)

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I can't believe you forgot the day I look forward to for the whole year, the Feast Day of St Ercus.

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You do know there is something over one thousand Celtic Saints in the UK. ( I found a list that listed 920, but then discovered that quite a few Scottish ones were missing from the list such as Maelrubbha and Ninian).

Jengie
 

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Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on :
 
I feel as if I've always known about St. Ninian, as there's at least one church dedicated to him in Orkney, and he's also had boats and a hospital ward there named after him (the geriatric unit where my mother spent the last ten years of her life was called the Ninian Ward).
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 
DECEMBER is brought to you by Spike, the Saints Coordination Committee, Brownielocks.com and the Birthday Lady

December is World Aids, Bingo's Birthday, Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness, National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention, National Work at a Business Plan, National Tie, Operation ‘Santa Paws’, Safe Toys and Gifts, Spiritual Literacy, Universal Human Rights Month, and (TANYRSS) Take a New Years Resolution to Stop Smoking

December used to be the 10th month of the Roman year, getting it’s word from “decem”, meaning 10, Anglo saxons called it “Winter Monath” because of burning of the Yule Log, Also “Heligh Monath” or holy month because of Christmas.

DECEMBER SUPERSTITIONS:
(“Snow on Christmas means Easter will be green”.
“If Christmas day be bright and clear. There will be 2 winters in the year") 
On Christmas Eve, the animals speak, but it is bad luch to test this superstition
“A child born on Christmas Day will have a special fortune”.
“Good luck will come to the home where a fire is burning throughout the Christmas season”
DID YOU KNOW? That a Christmas pudding should be made with 13 ingredients to represent Jesus and his Disciples and that every member of the family should take turns to stir the pudding with a wooden spoon from east to west in honour of the Wise Men.

1 World AIDS Day
Special Kids Day
Cyber Monday
Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
2 Giving Tuesday
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Day
3 International Day of Disabled Persons
Feast of St. Francis Xavier, priest and missionary to India and Japan, 1552
Neon lighting is first demonstrated to the public at the Paris Motor Show, 1910 
4 Isotope Day
National Cookie Day
Feast of John of Damascus, monk and teacher, 749
Feast of Nicolas Ferrar, deacon 1637
Feast of St Barbara, patroness of architects, artillery, builders, firefighters, fireworks makers, miners, sailors, fire, lightning and sudden death
World Wildlife Conservation Day
Isotope Day
5 Walt Disney was born, 1901
National Salesperson's Day 
6 Feast of St. Nicholas. Bishop of Myra, 326, patron of bakers, barrel makers, brewers, perfumers, prisoners, spinsters and travelers and patron of Greece, Russia, children, sailors, unmarried girls, merchants, pawn brokers, apothecaries
Faux Fur Friday
Pawnbrokers Day
Salesperson’s Day
7 Feast of St. Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 
Civil Aviation Day 
Skywarn Recognition Day
8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day
World Choral Day
9 First episode of British Soap Opera "Coronation Street" aired in 1960
10 Human Rights Day
11 *****HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LYDA*ROSE *****
Feast of St. Damascus, Pope
UNICEF Birthday
International Mountain Day
12 Feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Poinsettia Day 
National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Asarah B’Tevet. Jewish fast commemorates the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon
13 Feast of St. Lucy (Lucia), Sweden, Virgin and Martyr, Patroness of gondoliers, glaziers and lamplighters, invoked against dysentery, throat and eye disease
Gingerbread Decorating Day
Day of the Horse, US Senate Resolution #452
14 Feast of St. John of the Cross, Poet and Teacher 1591
Commemoration of Teresa of Avila, 1582
Worldwide Candle Lighting Day (the Compassionate Friends)
15 Commemoration of Offa, King of the East Saxons, monk, 709
Cat Herders Day
16 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GILLH ***** 
Zionism Day
Barbie and Barney backlash Day
National Chocolate Covered ANYTHING Day
Jane Austen is born, 1775
Ludwig Van Beethoven is born 1770 
Wright Brothers Day
16-24 Chanukah. Jewish Holiday also called the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple after they defeated the Greek armies
16-24 Las Posadas, Processional re-enactment of the Holy Family trying to find room at the Inn
17-23 Saturnalia, (Lord of Misrule), Roman 7 day feasting holiday, which late became Christmas, New Year and 12th Night.
Answer the telephone like “Buddy, the Elf” day
18 National "Re-Gifting" Day 
19 Underdog Day
20 National Sangria Day

21 WINTER SOLSTICE
Longest Night begins at 6:03 PM EDT

Forefeast of the Nativity (Orthodox)
International DALEK Remembrance Day
Forefathers Day
National Homeless Persons Remembrance Day
Pilgrims land at Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620 
World Peace Day
Crossword Puzzle Day
Humbug Day
Yalda, Yule
Burning the Clocks, Brighton, a lantuern parade held on the solstice
22 ***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARVIN THE MARTIAN *****
Haiku Poetry Day
23"FESTIVUS", a parody holiday from TV program, 'Seinfeld', includes a dinner, an unadorned aluminum Festivus pole, practices such as the "Airing of Grievances" and "Feats of Strength", and the labeling of easily explainable events as "Festivus miracles".

24 CHRISTMAS EVE
Egg Nog Day
A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Cambridge, 3PM GST

25 MERRY CHRISTMAS! / HOLY NATIVITY (Orthodox) The Nativity of Christ 
DAY OF THE INCARNATION 

Gozhqq, Keshmish, Shengdan Kualie, Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito (for Rugasaw) Nadelik Lowen, Glaw delig Jul, Joyeux Noel, Frohliche, Weihnacten, Kala Hristo yenna, Chag Molad Sameach v’Shanah Tovah, Nollaig sona duit/daoibh, Buon Natale, Meri’ Kuisamoso, Mele Kelikimaka, QISmaS Datlvjaj, (Klingon) Natale Hilare, Nizhonigo Keshmish Baahozho Doo Ninanahi, Glaed Geol, Feliz Natal, Pozdravljaju, A Blythe Yule, Nollaig Chridheil, Buon Natali, Vesele Vianoce, Feliz Navidad, God Jul, Khristos Rodyvsya, Nodolig llawen, A Freylikhe Nitl

Christmas Morning Swims:
Peter Pan Swim, Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, Brighton Beach Swim, Sandy Bay in Portcawl, South Wales
Feast of Santo Nino de Atocha. Patron of prisoners and soldiers.
Sir Isaac Newton's birth
26 Synaxis of the Mother of God
Feast of St. Stephen, the First Martyr
Boxing Day (Canada and UK)
Boxing Day Run, Surrey beginning at Crown and Cushion Pub
Boxing Day Swim at Denby, Dyfed, Wales, Nippy Dipper Boxing Day, Aberdeen, Scotland
Grantchester Barrell Rolling, Cambridgeshire
Hunting the Wren or Going on the Wren
MUMMERING DAY (Canada and Newfoundland) Mummers plays are early pantomines based on the struggle between good and evil.
Thank you Note Day
National Whiner's Day 
27 Feast of St. John, Evangelist and Apostle
Maldon Mud Race, Essex
28 (According to old legend, this day is regarded as the most unlucky day of the year, so don’t do anything and don’t start anything on this day!)
***** HAPPY BIRTHDAY, FRIN ***** 
Feast of the Holy innocents, Childermass
Consecration of Westminster Abbey in 1065 
29 Feast of the Holy Family
Thomas Becket martyred in 1170 
29 Edinburgh's Hogmanay, various venues
30 Rudyard Kipling born 
31  NEW YEAR’S EVE  
“First Night”
Universal Hour of Peace Day
World Peace Meditation Day
Make up your mind Day
Swinging the Fireballs, Stonehaven, Grampian, Scotland to welcome in the New Years
Rolling of the Tar Barrels, Allendale, Northumberland at 11:30 PM to the bonfire in the square
----Leap Second Time Adjustment Day---- 
(Note: This is listed as an observance title only. Some years scientists do not make adjustments. but, if they do, then it's done on either June 30 or December 31.)
31-1 Jan Stonehaven Fireballing Festival, various venues from Auld Cross to Cannon, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
www.stonehavenfireballs.co.uk 
TANYRSS (Take a New Years Resolution to Stop Smoking)


PRAISE THE LORD AND PASS THE AMMUNITION
TO LOAD UP FOR ANOTHER YEAR!

[edited for minor coding brainfarts - Piglet, AS host]

[ 01. December 2014, 01:03: Message edited by: Piglet ]
 

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Whoever wrote that has never been to Newfoundland in April ...
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
Wow, Sir Isaac was a Christmas baby?
 

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Posted by welsh dragon (# 3249) on :
 
What is bifocals at the monitor liberation day?
 

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Posted by Ye Olde Motherboarde (# 54) on :
 

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Welsh Dragon, my dear, this means that a person spends too much time in from of the computer and need to get glasses to help you our to read.
 

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Posted by L'organist (# 17338) on :
 
My birthday is World Choral Day!!!
 

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Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on :
 
I just thought that I should enlighten Shipmates that today (12/8) is Bodhi Day.


[Edit: verb tense...because I kept rewriting the sentence until I had it wrong]

[ 08. December 2014, 20:18: Message edited by: Hedgehog ]
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
Hanukkah starts on my grandma's birthday this year!
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
Ooo! It's Pope Francis's birthday, too!

I knew I liked him. And it figures he's a Sagittarius.
 

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Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on :
 
And a tango-lover apparently.
 

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Posted by Kelly Alves (# 2522) on :
 
bless his heart.
 

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Posted by Marvin the Martian (# 4360) on :
 
Hey look! It is possible for an Admin to have a birthday without there being a H&A Day or Name Change Amnesty!


 

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Posted by QLib (# 43) on :
 
Because you're too busy with Christmas to bother, right?

Happy Birthday.
 

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Posted by Piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Many happy returns, Marvin!
 

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Posted by Japes (# 5358) on :
 
Happy Birthday, Marvin!
 

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Posted by Curiosity killed ... (# 11770) on :
 
Hope you've enjoyed most of your birthday and will enjoy what is left of it
 

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Posted by Tree Bee (# 4033) on :
 
Happy birthday Marvin!
 

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