This is my collection of writings for the three hundred and sixty five day writing challenge - where one has to write something daily, every day, for one whole year, based on the prompts provided - as part of an exercise to improve creative writing...
"There is a bizarre holiday for any date! Look up a holiday for today's date and create a poem in greeting card fashion or write a short story about the holiday to celebrate. "
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I had to google to confirm if there was indeed a holiday for each day of the year - and I hit a jackpot. Today, November 13 has six holidays. I picked the one for which a 'tongue-in-cheek' greeting card could be composed...
Actor's Day
National Indian Pudding Day - to enjoy puddings created by native American Indians. American Indian puddings are defined as a number recipes of native American Indian origin. Generally, they include molasses and cornmeal. Apples were often an ingredient. They were usually baked.
National Mom's and Dad's Day
Sadie Hawkins Day - Sadie Hawkins Day originated from Al Capp's comic strip, , which ran from 1934 to 1977. In the comic strip, Sadie Hawkins was the homely looking daughter of Hekzebiah Hawkins, and at the age of 35 she had not yet married. In an effort to marry her off, Hekzebiah brought together all the unmarried men of the town of Dogpatch, and had them run out of town while being pursued by Sadie Hawkins. Whoever lost the foot race had to marry Sadie Hawkins, and this ended up being John Jonston. Hekzebiah named this Sadie Hawkins Day. The unmarried women of Dogpatch thought the day was a good idea, and Sadie Hawkins Day became a yearly event where unmarried women chased bachelors, who had to marry the women who caught them if they were dragged across the finish line before sundown. Sadie Hawkins Day first appeared in Li'l Abner on November 15, 1937. Because of a great demand from readers, Al Capp brought back Sadie Hawkins Day the following year, and continued to each year following. The day inspired real life Sadie Hawkins events, including Sadie Hawkins dances, where women ask men to dances. Lifemagazine reported in 1939 that 201 colleges held Sadie Hawkins Days. By 1952 Sadie Hawkins Day was celebrated at 40,000 different locations.
It has been observed annually on November 13th since 1937.
Start a Rumour Day - There isn't much information available about this day, so there's a good chance it got started by a rumor. That's what the day is for anyway, to start a rumor! Rumors aren't anything new, they have been going on for Centuries
World Kindness Day - evolved from a series of conferences in 1996-1997 in Japan by a group known as the World Kindness Movement. These conferences brought together groups interested in promoting more kindness around the world. It culminated in the "Declaration of Kindness" on November 13,1997. With this declaration, a new and very special day was born.
Care Giver Appreciation Day
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A lovely way, the day to greet,
With a baked buttery cornmeal treat
And spices and milk and molasses sweet,
Never a better dessert to eat
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Word count - 445 - And I promise, no more cheesy poems - this takes the cake (no pun intended)
