National Indian Pudding Day: More
It is a custard, made with eggs, molasses, cornmeal, milk, butter,
spices, and maybe apples. This is an early American version of some of
the English puddings. For example: Hasty Pudding, with a substitution of
cornmeal for flour, Plumb Pudding, with a substitution of apples for raisins
(in old England, raisins were called plumbs. And molasses often is substituted for
sugar in the American versions..
Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Indian Pudding Day'. It is a custard, made with eggs, molasses, cornmeal, milk, butter, spices, and maybe apples. This is an early American version of some of the English puddings. For example: Hasty Pudding, with a substitution of cornmeal for flour, Plumb Pudding, with a substitution of apples for raisins (in old England, raisins were called plumbs. And molasses is often substituted for sugar in the American versions.
[The Hankster says] I wish I could find a restaurant that specialized in original recipe dishes, American and otherwise. I bet there is a world of flavor to be found and free of additives and such. I know there are cookbooks for such things, but a first try by me is nowhere near what an experienced cook would make. It might be original, very, very original, but not authentic.
Tomorrow is 'World Kindness Day'. Begun by the World Kindness Movement in 1997 and with an official start of 2000 from Singapore.
[The Hankster says] Another no-brainer. It shouldn't take that much thought to figure out how to celebrate this day. And remember, you are doing this for at least two people, someone else and yourself. Feel good tomorrow. Do something good tomorrow.
Bachelors, run for the hills for, or from, tomorrow's 'Sadie Hawkins Day'. According to Old Farmer's Almanac, Sadie Hawkins Day has long been celebrated on November 13 of every year. The actual day was unspecified in the comic strip that gave it birth. Other says Nov. 15 as that was the issue date of the of Li'l Abner comic in which it first appeared.
From Wikipedia: 'An American folk event, Sadie Hawkins Day is a pseudo-holiday that originated in Al Capp's classic hillbilly comic strip, Li'l Abner (1934-1978). This inspired real-world Sadie Hawkins dances, where girls ask boys out'.
'In Li'l Abner, Sadie Hawkins was the daughter of one of Dogpatch's earliest settlers, Hekzebiah Hawkins. The 'homeliest gal in all them hills', she grew frantic waiting for suitors to come a-courtin'. When she reached the age of 35, still a spinster, her father was even more frantic-about Sadie living at home for the rest of her life. In desperation, he called together all the unmarried men of Dogpatch and declared it 'Sadie Hawkins Day'. A foot race was decreed, with Sadie in hot pursuit of
the town's eligible bachelors'. ' With matrimony as the consequence of losing the foot race, the men of the town were running for their freedom'. And the loser, I mean winner was ohn Jonston. Sadie was hoping to catch Stud-muffin Adam Olis.
[The Hankster says] Guys, make preparations now, to be out of town for the next Sadie Hawkins Dance. An there are some who think Feb 29, in a leap year, is also a target day.
Awareness / Observance Days on: November 13
o Health
- 'Buddy Day'. In New Zealand by Child Matters. Focuses on providing a positive childhood. The website provides a buddy sign-up.
- 'Diabetes Australia Walk to Work Day'. In Australia. Focuses on a healthy life style. It is also a fund raiser day.
- 'World Pancreatic Cancer Day'. Focuses on awareness of the cancer. Also a fund raiser day.
Historical events in the past on: November 13
In 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, 'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes'. From Wikipedia: 'However, Franklin's letter is not the origin of the phrase, which appeared earlier in Daniel Defoe's The History of the Devil'. -Daniel Defoe The Political History of the Devil 1726.
In 1841, James Braid's first sees a demonstration of animal magnetism, which leads to his study of the subject he eventually calls hypnotism.
In 1940, The movie of Walt Disney's 'Fantasia' premieres.
In 1940, Willys-Overland submits the Jeep prototype to the U.S. Army. By 1945, 600,000 Jeeps had been made.
In 1961, The song, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, by the Tokens was released.
In 1970. The Bhola cyclone: A 150-mph tropical cyclone hits the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people in one night. This is regarded as the 20th century's worst natural disaster.
In 1971, Mariner 9 is the first spacecraft to orbit Mars.
In 1977, The comic strip of Li'l Abner is published for the last time. It ran from 1934 - 1977.
In 1982, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. From Wikipedia: 'The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a 3-acre (12,000 mý) national memorial in Washington, DC. It honors U.S. service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia, and those service members who were unaccounted for (Missing In Action) during the War'.
'Its construction and related issues have been the source of controversies, some of which have resulted in additions to the memorial complex. The memorial currently consists of three separate parts: the Three Servicemen Memorial, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, which is the best-known part of the memorial'.
In 1997, The Broadway version of Disney's 'The Lion King' opens at Amsterdam Theater in New York. It is Broadway's seventh longest-running show in history.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in November
Food
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
National Pomegranate Month
Sweet Potato Awareness Month
Teff and Millet Month
Vegan Month
Animal / Pet
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Adopt A Turkey Month
Manatee Awareness Month
National Adoption Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
Health
American and National Diabetes Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Movember (Mens Health)
National PPSI AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month
National COPD Month
National Diabetes Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Home Care and Hospice Month
National Impotency Month
National Long-term Care Awareness Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
National Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Awareness and Appreciation Month
National PPSI Aids Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Other
American Indian Heritage Month
Aviation History Month
Family Stories Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month
MADD's Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign (11/16-12/31)
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Entrepreneurship Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Memoir Writing Month
National Native American Heritage Month
National Family Literacy Month
National Novel Writing Month
National Runaway Prevention Month
National Scholarship Month
Picture Book Month
Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month
World Sponge Month
November is:
November origin (from Wikipedia): 'November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian
Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was
the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name
(from the Latin novem meaning 'nine') when January and February were added
to the Roman calendar.
'
'November is a month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn in
the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere
is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice
versa.'
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