National Gazpacho Day: More
From Wikipedia: 'Gazpacho is a soup made of raw vegetables
and served cold, usually with a tomato base, originating in the southern
Spanish region of Andalusia. Gazpacho is widely eaten in Spain and
neighbouring Portugal, particularly during the hot summers, as it
is refreshing and cool.
Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Gazpacho Day'. From Wikipedia: 'Gazpacho is a soup made of raw vegetables and served cold, usually with a tomato base, originating in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia. Gazpacho is widely eaten in Spain and neighbouring Portugal, particularly during the hot summers, as it is refreshing and cool.
[The Hankster says] Cold soup in December, hum. Here in America we delight in Americanizing dishes from other countries and it is December. Sounds like it might be good heated-up in a mug, this time of year. Nope, I looked it up. There is no
hot-tomato-soup-in-a-mug day, one of my favorites.
Hey, you can heat that Gazpacho or tomato soup up in the microwave tomorrow, since it is 'Microwave Oven Day'.
[The Hankster says] Another mystery day with no known origin. However I bet it was created by some microwave manufacture to promote holiday sales.
You might be able to find a used microwave tomorrow on 'National Pawnbrokers Day'.
[The Hankster says] The word pawn, comes from Latin – 'patinum' meaning cloth or clothing'.
Tomorrow is 'Mitten Tree Day'. This may be a celebration of colder weather and the mitten trees that are used to hang up snow laden mittens and such. Another idea is that it celebrates a time of giving as is told in the book, The Mitten Tree, by Candace Christiansen. In the story a lady makes mittens for needy children and hangs them on a tree for them to take.
[The Hankster says] I like the second idea best.
Awareness / Observance Days on: December 6
o Health
- 'National Influenza Vaccination Week'. Week of December 6-12 in the U.S.
o Other
- 'National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada'. AKA: White Ribbon Day.
- 'Miners' Day'. Proclaimed in 2009 by the U.S. Congress to commemorate the 1907 Monogah, West Virginia mine disaster, in which there were 362 deaths.
Historical events in the past on: December 6
In 1768, The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica is published. From Wikipedia: 'The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for 'British Encyclopaedia'), published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It is written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors, who have included 110 Nobel Prize winners and five American presidents. In 2012 it was announced that the 2010 edition—the 15th, spanning 32 volumes and 32,640
pages—would be the last printed edition, with digital content and distribution continuing after that'.
In 1865, The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, banning slavery.
In 1883, The magazine, Ladies' Home Journal, was published for the first time.
In 1884, The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is completed.
In 1907, A coal mine explosion at Monongah, West Virginia, kills 362 workers. The accident left approximately 250 widows and 1,000 fatherless children.
In 1947, The Everglades National Park in Florida is dedicated. From Wikipedia: 'Everglades National Park is a U.S. National Park in Florida that protects the southern 20 percent of the original Everglades. In the United States, it is the largest tropical wilderness, the largest wilderness of any kind east of the Mississippi River, and is visited on average by one million people each year'.
In 1957, A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.
In 1964, The first TV presentation of 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' airs.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in December
Food
Buckwheat Month
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Health
Aids Awareness Month
Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking (TANYRSS) (12/17 - 2/7)
Other
Bingo's Birthday Month
National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
National Tie Month
National Write A Business Plan Month
Operation Santa Paws (1-19)
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Universal Human Rights Month
December is:
December origin (from Wikipedia): '
December gets its name from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March. The winter days following December were not included as part of any month. Later, the months of January and February were created out of the monthless period and added to the beginning of the calendar, but December retained its name.
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December is the first month of meteorological winter in the Northern
Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, December is the seasonal equivalent
to June in the Northern hemisphere, which is the first month of summer. D
ecember is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the
Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the
Southern Hemisphere.
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