EVENTS "Time fo-ah what's goin' on," as the man who owned a television station in Bangor, Maine used to say when presenting community events.
HAPPY DECEMBER!
December 1st – Advent begins. It’s also Eat A Red Apple Day!
December 2nd – Cyber Monday
December 3rd – National Roof Over Your Head Day – and a reminder to appreciate our blessings.
December 4th – National Cookie Day – AND – Santa’s List Day! So, have you been naughty or nice?
December 5th – Repeal Day – I’ll drink to that!
December 6th – St. Nicholas Day
December 7th – Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Never forget.
December 8th – International Children’s Day
December 9th – Christmas Card Day
December 10th – Human Rights Day
December 11th – National Noodle Ring Day . . . OK.
December 12th – Poinsettia Day
December 13th – Happy Birthday to the United States National Guard! The Guard was established on this date in 1636. Thank you for your service!
December 14th – Roast Chestnuts Day
December 15th – Bill of Rights Day – ratified on this date in 1791, the Bill of Rights guarantees rights and freedoms afforded all citizens of the United States of America. Among them – free speech, free press, freedom of religion, and the right to keep and bear arms. Men and women have bravely died to protect these rights and preserve our wonderful way of life, reminding us that freedom is not free.
December 16th – National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
December 17th – National Maple Syrup Day
December 18th – Bake Cookies Day
December 19th – Look for an Evergreen Day
December 20th – Go Caroling Day
December 21st – Winter Solstice – and the shortest day of the year
December 22nd – National Date Nut Bread Day . . . not a fave.
December 23rd – Festivus . . . for the rest of us . . .
December 24th – Christmas Eve
December 25th – MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! – AND – HAPPY HANUKAH!!! The Jewish holiday begins tonight.
December 26th – National Candy Cane Day – AND – Boxing Day
December 27th – National Fruitcake Day
December 28th – Card Playing Day
December 29th – Pepper Pot Day – so named for the “soup that won the war.” General George Washington’s Continental Army was in bad shape during the brutal winter of 1777-1778. This spicy soup has been credited with keeping the men warm and healthy, despite the harsh conditions at Valley Forge.
December 30th – Bacon Day
December 31st – New Year’s Eve!
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