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February 2024 witch guide

Full moon: February 24th

New moon: February 9th

Sabbats: Imbolc-February 1st

February Snow Moon

Known as: Eagle Moon, Horning Moon, Solmonath Moon, Bear moon, Ice Moon, Wild Moon, Raccoon Moon, Big Winter Moon, Groundhog Moon, Quickening Moon, Storm Moon, Goose Moon, Hungry Moon & Red/Cleansing Moon

Element: Fire

Zodiac: Aquarius & Pisces

Nature spirits: House Faeries

Deities: Aphrodite, Brigid & Nut

Animals: Otter & Unicorn

Birds: Chickadee & Eagle

Trees: Cedar, laurel, myrtle & rowan

Herbs: Balm of Gilead, hyssop, myrrh, sage & spikenard

Flowers: Primrose

Scents: Heliotrope & wisteria

Stones: Amethyst, jasper, moonstone, obsidian, onyx , rose quartz, topaz & red zircon

Colors: Light blue & violet

Energy: Astral travel, banishing, beginnings, breaking bad habits, creativity expressiveness, empowerment, energy working to the surface, fertility, forgiveness, freedom, friendships, future plans, growth, healing, problem solving, purification, responsibility & science

February’s full Moon is a “Micromoon” this year. Think of this term as the opposite of a “Supermoon.” It simply means that the full Moon is at its farthest point from Earth (not the nearest point).

The explanation behind February’s full Moon name is a fairly straightforward one: it’s known as the Snow Moon due to the typically heavy snowfall that occurs in February. On average, February is the United States’ snowiest month, according to data from the National Weather Service. In the 1760s, Captain Jonathan Carver, who had visited with the Naudowessie(Dakota), wrote that the name used for this period was the Snow Moon, “because more snow commonly falls during this month than any other in the winter.”

Imbolc

Known as: Feast of Torches, Feast of Waxing Light, Oimele & Brigid's Day

Season: Winter

Symbols: Besoms, Brighid's crosses, candles, candle wheels, fertility symbols, fire, ploughs, priapic wands & white flowers

Colors: Black, brown, Earth tones, lavender, light green, orange, pink, red, white & yellow

Oils/Incense: Apricot, basil, bay, carnation, chamomile, cinnamon, dragon's blood, frankincense, heather, jasmine, myrrh, neroli, red sandalwood, sage, vanilla, violet & wisteria

Animals: Badger, cow, deer,groudhog, robin, sheep, snake, & swan

Mythical: Dragon

Stones: Amethyst, bloodstone, citrine, clear quartz, garnet, green tourmaline, hematite, iron, lodestone, onyx, red zircon, rose quartz, ruby, turquoise, yellow tourmaline

Food: Breads, chives, curries, dairy products, grains, garlic, herbal teas, honey cakes, lamb, muffins, onions, peppers, poppy seed cakes, pork, poultry, pumpkin seeds, raisins, scones, spiced wines & sunflower seeeds

Herbs/Plants: Angelica, ashleaf, balsam, basil, bay laurel, benzoin, blackberry, clover, coltsfoot, coriander, dragon's blood, garlic, heather, lemon, myrrh, rosemary, sage, vervain, wheat & witch hazel

Flowers: Celandine, chamomile, iris, rose hips, snowdrop, sunflower, tansy, violets, white flowers & yellow flowers

Goddesses: Anu, Aradia, Arianrhod, Artio, Athena, Branwen, Brigid, Danu, Februa, Gaia, Inanna, Juno, Selene, Sirona & Vesta

Gods: Aegus Mac Og, Bragi, Cupid, Dian Cecht, Dumuzi, Eros, Februus & Pax

Issues, Intentions & Powers: Activation/awakening, animals, beginnings, fertility, healing, hope, illumination, inspiration, light, pregnancy/childbirth, prophecy, transformation, well-being & youth

Spellwork: Air magick, banishings, candle spells, divination, fertility spells, prosperity & purification

Activities:

• Make & light white candles

• Clean/decorate your altar & consecrate your altar tools

• Go on a walk in nature & look for signs of spring

• Make a Brigid's Cross

• Have a feast with your family/friends

• Give thanks & leave offerings to the Earth

• Set intentions, reflect & look deeper into your goals for spring

• Start a bonfire

• Find Imboloc prayers & devotionals that bid farewell to the winter months, honor the goddess Brigid, as well as seasonal blessings for your meals, hearth, & home.

• Pepare plans for your upcoming garden

• Craft a priapic wand

• Spend time with children celebrating Imbolc by making crafts & or baking

• Practice divination & fire scrying

• Draw a cleansing ritual bath for yourself

• Meditate, reflect & say your farewells to winter

• Cleanse & clean your house to prepare for spring

• Create a Brídeóg: a doll of Brigid made of straw

• Make Bride's bouquet satchets & exchange as symbols of good luck and fertility

• Set aside food & or drinks as an offering to Brigid to invite her in your home

Imbolc is a Gaelic festival marking the beginning of spring. Most commonly it is held on January 31 – February 1, or halfway between the winter solstice & the spring equinox. The holiday is a festival of the hearth, home, a celebration of the lengthening days & the early signs of spring.

The word "imbolc" means "in the belly" and refers to the pregnancy of ewes at this time of year. The term "oimelc" means ewe's milk. Around this time of year, many herd animals give birth to their first offspring of the year or are heavily pregnant & as a result, they are producing milk. This creation of life’s milk is a part of the symbolic hope for spring.

Imbolc is mentioned in some of the earliest Irish literature and it is associated with important events in Irish mythology. It has been suggested that it was originally a pagan festival associated with the goddess Brigid and that it was Christianized as a festival of Saint Brigid, who herself is thought to be a Christianization of the goddess.

Some use Imbolc to celebrate the longer days which herald the return of Spring & The Goddess's recovery from giving birth to The Sun (The God) at Yule. The God & The Goddess are children symbolizing new life, new beginnings & new resurrections.

Related festivals:

• Groundhog Day- Is a tradition observed in the United States & Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day & sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den & winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early.

While the tradition remains popular in the 21st century, studies have found no consistent association between a groundhog seeing its shadow & the subsequent arrival time of spring-like weather.

•St. Brigid's Day- 1 February. It was originally Imbolc, the first day of spring in Irish tradition. Because Saint Brigid has been theorised as linked to the goddess Brigid, some associate the festival of Imbolc with the goddess. St. Brigid is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland. She is patroness of many things, including poetry, learning, healing, protection, blacksmithing, livestock & dairy production. In her honour, a perpetual fire was kept burning at Kildare for centuries.

A recent campaign successfully established her feast day as a national holiday in 2023.

• Chinese New Year- (February 10th) the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. In Chinese, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival,- marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season. Observances traditionally take place from Chinese New Year's Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year, to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between January 21st & February 20th.

The Chinese New Year is associated with several myths and customs. The festival was traditionally a time to honour deities as well as ancestors. Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the New Year vary widely & the evening preceding the New Year's Day is frequently regarded as an occasion for Chinese families to gather for the annual reunion dinner.

It is also a tradition for every family to thoroughly clean their house, in order to sweep away any ill fortune & to make way for incoming good luck. Another custom is the decoration of windows & doors with red paper-cuts and couplets. Popular themes among these paper-cuts and couplets include good fortune or happiness, wealth & longevity. Other activities include lighting firecrackers & giving money in red envelopes.

• Candlemas- is a Christian feast day on February 2nd commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22-40.

While it is customary for Christians in some countries to remove their Christmas decorations on Twelfth Night, those in other Christian countries historically remove them after Candlemas.On Candlemas, many Christians also take their candles to their local church, where they are blessed and then used for the rest of the year.

•Setsubun- (February 3rd) Is the day before the beginning of spring in the old calendar in Japan. The name literally means 'seasonal division', referring to the day just before the first day of spring.

Both Setsubun & Risshun are celebrated yearly as part of the Spring Festival (Haru matsuri ) in Japan. In its association with the Lunar New Year, Setsubun, though not the official New Year, was thought of as similar in its ritual & cultural associations of 'cleansing' the previous year as the beginning of the new season of spring. Setsubun was accompanied by a number of rituals & traditions held at various levels to drive away the previous year's bad fortunes & evil spirits for the year to come.

Other Celebrations:

• Lupercalia-

In ancient Rome, this festival was conducted annually on February 13th through 15th under the superintendence of a corporation of priests called Luperci. The origins of the festival are obscure, although the likely derivation of its name from lupus (Latin: “wolf”) has variously suggested connection with an ancient deity who protected herds from wolves and with the legendary she-wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus. As a fertility rite, the festival is also associated with the god Faunus.

to purify the city, promoting health & fertility.

Each Lupercalia began with the sacrifice by the Luperci of goats and a dog, after which two of the Luperci were led to the altar, their foreheads were touched with a bloody knife & the blood was wiped off with wool dipped in milk; the ritual required that the two young men laugh. The sacrificial feast followed, after which the Luperci cut thongs from the skins of the sacrificial animals & ran in two bands around the Palatine hill, striking with the thongs at any woman who came near them. A blow from the thong was supposed to render a woman fertile.

In 494 CE the Christian church under Pope Gelasius I forbade participation in the festival. Tradition holds that he appropriated the form of the rite as the Feast of the Purification (Candlemas), celebrated on February 2, but it is likely that the Christian feast was established in the previous century. It has also been alternately suggested that Pope Gelasius I replaced Lupercalia with St. Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14th, but the origin of that holiday was likely much later.

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

Wikipedia

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Encyclopedia britannica

Llewellyn 2024 magical almanac Practical magic for everyday living

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mariacallous · 1 month ago

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This summer, I traveled to Transylvania, on a Birthright-esque tour for young North Americans of Hungarian heritage. Almost everyone I told about the trip made some sort of Dracula joke. I rolled my eyes, knowing the region was much richer than this. But truth be told, I didn’t have too much yet to counter with.

Here’s the history book version: Transylvania, now part of Romania, belonged to Hungary for more than a thousand years. It’s far larger than I had imagined – at around 100,000 square kilometers, the region is bigger than the whole of present-day Hungary itself, which ceded the region to Romania after WWI. There are currently around one million ethnic Hungarians who still live in Transylvania. The community speaks the language and passionately keeps their customs alive, from music to dance to crafts and, of course, food.

And my version? It was easy to fall in love with Transylvania. From the moment I clambered off the small, tinny plane from Budapest at the small regional airport in Marosvásárhely, I was taken by its beauty. Rows and rows of golden sunflowers, framed by the verdant hills and rugged peaks of the Apuseni Mountains rolled by as we headed for our bed and breakfast. We spent a week learning about the Hungarian community in Romania, hiking, exploring cavernous salt mines and lakes, taking in medieval frescos and wandering cobblestoned streets.

We also ate well — very well.

Growing up, many of our cherished family recipes were very traditionally Hungarian (with a twist, to make them kosher), and the rich goulash, tender chicken paprikash and juicy stuffed cabbage we ate on the trip were familiar. Truth be told, aside from the dizzying assortment of wild blueberry and rosehip jams, I wasn’t really focused on dessert.

That is, until I tried a pastry called somodi kalácsin a tiny village called Torockó. Lightly sweet and yeasted, with a cinnamon swirl, it’s as if cinnamon-raisin bread and babka had a baby. While every meal served by our grandmotherly hosts left us stuffed, I loved the folded bread so much that our guide got the inn to pack us a honey-glazed loaf to go.

Transylvania was home to a sizable Hungarian-Jewish population. In 1910, according to The Museum of the Holocaust in Northern Transylvania, the Jewish population numbered above 64,000. By World War I, Hungary itself had the second largest Jewish population in Europe at almost one million. By this time YIVO’s Encyclopedia of Eastern European Jews notes Jews were “fervently assimilated” to the language and culture (and, rather sadly, looking back now), “passionately identified with Hungarian nationalism.”

Upon my return home to Los Angeles, I made it my mission to find somodi kalács. I knew that Jewish immigrants to the U.S. and Israel popularized other classic pastries from Hungary, such as chimney cakes and monkey bread (aka aranygaluska), and was hopeful I’d succeed.

While I haven’t (yet) found somodi kalácsin my city, I discovered that it’s available at Zingerman’s Bakehouse, the iconic Jewish bakery in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Like me, the Zingerman team tried somodi kalács for the first time in Torockó. The recipe, they found, dates back 400 years, when the village was a flourishing mining town, whose residents could afford the luxury of cinnamon and sugar. It’s typically served for Christmas, Easter and Pentecost, and until the 20th century, Zingerman’s notes, somodi kalács was the customary wedding cake. Theirs is a pretty traditional version. However, like my own great grandmother would do often, they sub the traditional lard for butter when greasing the pans, explained Managing Partner Amy Emberling.

At Zingerman’s, Emberling told me, it’s a beloved special item that they only bake a couple days each year. “Customers order many loaves of it and stock them in their freezer,” she said. And it’s not uncommon for customers to “let us know that they have not seen this since their childhood days in Hungary.”

It’s also not uncommon to see patrons shed happy tears. I may have felt like shedding a couple happy tears myself when she shared their recipe.

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nobertsales · 2 months ago

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Happy National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day!

Cinnamon raisin bread is classified as a sweet bread; different versions have existed since the 15th century, but oddly enough, raisin bread was invented by Henry David Thoreau, the famed author, poet, and philosopher best known for Walden.

According to historical accounts, while baking bread at his home on Walden Pond one day, Thoreau tossed a handful of raisins into the dough. Hardly a culinary stretch, but the housewives of Concord, Massachusetts were used to baking in a very particular manner, and this breach of protocol was quite scandalous at the time. Stunned though they were, one taste was enough to convince them that ol’ Henry was onto something good.

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brookston · 2 months ago

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Holidays 9.16

Holidays

Aluminum Foil Day

American Legion Day

Anne Bradstreet Day

Armed Forces Day (Malaysia)

Artemis Asteroid Day

Cherokee Strip Day (Oklahoma)

Collect Rocks Day

Eleven Days of Global Unity, Day 6: Children and Youth

Federal Fast (Switzerland)

Fiestas Patrias (Chile)

Global Female Condom Day

Hari Taika (a.k.a. Teej; Special Female Employees Holiday; Nepal)

Heroes’ Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Hole-in-One Day

International Day for Interventional Cardiology

International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South (UN)

International Day For the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (UN)

International Day of Listening

International Identity Day

International Potcake Day

Juliet’s Day (Verona, Italy)

Lesbian Visibility Day (Paraguay)

Malaysia Day (Australia; Malaysia)

Martyrs’ Day (Libya)

Mayflower Day

Miniature Day

National Ask an Atheist Day [also 4.16]

National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina

National Gymnastics Day

National Identity Day (Nigeria)

National Latino Crafts Day

National Opioid Awareness Day

National Sit with a Stranger Day

National 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day

National Stepfamily Day

National Tattoo Story Day

National Teaching Assistants’ Day (UK)

National Working Parents Day

916 Day

Owain Glyndŵr Day (Wales)

Pack Basket Day (French Republic)

Penama Day (Vanuatu)

Play Doh Day

Plover Appreciation Day

Sabra and Shatila Anniversary Day (Lebanon)

Sea Starwort Day

Stay Away From Seattle Day

Stepfamily Day

Tattoo Story Day

Teenager Workout Day

Trail of Tears Commemoration Day

Working Parents Day

World Barber Day

World Jhatka Day

World Ozone Day (India)

World Play-Doh Day (a.k.a. National Play-Doh Day)

Wrinkled Raincoat Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day

National Choose Your Chocolate Day

National ‘Clink’ and Drink Champagne in Your Kitchen Day

National Guacamole Day

Independence & Related Days

Alagoas Statehood Day (Brazil; 1902)

Indokistan (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Mexico (from Spain, 1810)

Papua New Guinea (from Australia, 1975)

3rd Monday in September

Bettagsmontag (Switzerland) [Monday after 3rd Sunday]

Human Rights Day (Antarctica) [3rd Monday]

Manic Monday [3rd Monday of Each Month]

Meatball Monday [3rd Monday of Each Month]

Meditation Monday [Every Monday]

Monday Musings [Every Monday]

Motivation Monday [Every Monday]

National Cupcake Week begins (UK) [3rd Monday]

National Woman Road Warrior Day [3rd Monday]

Respect For the Aged Day (Japan) [3rd Monday]

Weekly Holidays beginning September 16 (3rd Full Week of September)

Astronomy Week [Fall] (thru 9.22)

Hate Week (in George Orwell’s “1984”) [Monday of Last Full Week of Summer]

Malnutrition Awareness Week (thru 9.20)

National Love Your Files Week (thru 9.20) [3rd Full Mon-Fri Week]

National Postdoc Appreciation Week (thru 9.20)

Pollution Prevention Week (thru 9.22) [Begins 3rd Monday]

Festivals Beginning September 16, 2024

Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference (Miami Beach, Florida) [thru 9.18]

Columbia County Fair & Livestock Show (Magnolia, Arkansas) [thru 9.21]

Sharon Corn and Music Festival (Sharon, Tennessee) [thru 9.21]

A Taste of the States: Miami (Miami, Florida) [thru 9.18]

Feast Days

Abundius, Abundantius and Their Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Andrew Kim Taegon (Christian; One of The Korean Martyrs)

Annie Afghan (Muppetism)

Art Sansom (Artology)

Calderon (Positivist; Saint)

Cornelius, Pope (Christian; Martyr)

Cornely (Christian; Saint) [Horned Animals]

Curcodomus (Christian; Saint)

Cynicism Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Cyprian of Carthage (Catholic Church)

Day of the Great Mother (Pagan)

The Day That Shall Not Be Named (Church of the SubGenius)

Edith of Wilton (Christian; Saint)

Euphemia (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Het-Het (Hathor, Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness)

Flying Ointment Recipe Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

H. A. Rey (Artology)

Hiroya Oku (Artology)

James Alan McPherson (Writerism)

Jean Arp (Artology)

John Knowles (Writerism)

Lucia and Geminianus (Christian; Martyrs)

Ludmila (Christian; Saint)

Martyrdom of Imam Reza (Islamic; Iran)

Martyr’s Day (Libya)

Media Aestas X (Pagan)

Mike Mignola (Artology)

Ninian (a.k.a. Ninyas; Christian; Saint)

Seth (Artology)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chusok (Harvest Moon Festival; South Korea)

Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday (China)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [30 of 37]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [45 of 57]

Premieres

Antony and Cleopatra, by Samuel Barber (Opera; 1966)

Barney’s Version, by Mordecai Richler (Novel; 1997)

The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series; 1972)

Buena Vista Social Club (Album; 1997)

Corpse Bride (Animated Film; 2005)

Curious George, by H.A. Rey (Children’s Book; 1941)

The Dean Martin Show (TV Variety Series; 1965)

Drive (Film; 2011)

Fatal Attraction (Film; 1987)

A Fractured Leghorn (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)

Frasier (TV Series; 1993)

The Grass Is Singing, by Doris Lessing (Novel; 1950)

Handy Manny (Animated TV Series; 2006)

Hounds of Love, by Kate Bush (Album; 1985)

In the Mood (Film; 1987)

Logan’s Run (TV Series; 1977)

Miami Vice (TV Series; 1984)

Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman (Novel; 1996)

Oil’s Well (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

The Pied Piper (Silly Symphony Disney Cartoon; 1933)

Pink Arcade (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1978)

Pink S.W.A.T. (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1978)

Play Ball, featuring Willie Whopper (Ub Iwerks MGM Cartoon; 1933)

Postman Pat (Animated TV Series; 1981)

Princess Caraboo (Film; 1994)

Punky Brewster (TV Series; 1984)

Rapper’s Delight, by The Sugarhill Gang (Song; 1979)

The Robe (Film; 1953)

See How They Run (Film; 2022)

Shindig! (Musical TV Series; 1964)

Sky King (Radio Series; 1951)

Sleepy Hollow (TV Series; 2013)

Snapchat (Social Media App; 2011)

The Soul Sessions, by Joss Stone (Album; 2003)

Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation (Animated Compilation Film; 1992)

Surfer Girl, by The Beach Boys (Album; 1963)

Talking Heads: 77, by Talking Heads (Album; 1977)

Timecop (Film; 1994)

Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1950)

A Victim of Gravity (Science Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1978)

Webster (TV Series; 1983)

Yogi’s Ark Lark (Hanna Barbera Animated TV Movie; 1972)

You’re Sixteen, recorded by Johnny Burnett (Song; 1960)

Today’s Name Days

Edith, Ludmilla, Mechthild (Austria)

Lyudmil, Lyudmila (Bulgaria)

Ciprijan, Eufemija, Kornelije (Croatia)

Ludmila (Czech Republic)

Euphemia (Denmark)

Aila, Aile, Aili, Alice, Aliise (Estonia)

Hellevi, Hilla, Hille, Hillevi (Finland)

Édith (France)

Cornelius, Euphemia (Germany)

Evfemia, Lountmilla, Melina (Greece)

Edit (Hungary)

Cipriano, Cipriano, Cornelio, Dolcissima, Edoardo, Eufemia (Italy)

Asja, Asnate (Latvia)

Edita, Jogintė, Kamilė, Rimgaudas (Lithuania)

Aslak, Eskil (Norway)

Antym, Cyprian, Edda, Edyta, Eufemia, Eugenia, Franciszek, Jakobina, Kamila, Kornel, Łucja, Lucja, Sebastiana, Sędzisław, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz (Poland)

Ludmila (Slovakia)

Cipriano, Cornelio, Juan, Rogelio (Spain)

Dag, Daga (Sweden)

Ludmilla (Ukraine)

Cornelia, Cornelius, Cornell, Edith, Nila, Nyla (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 260 of 2024; 106 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of Week 38 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guy-You), Day 14 (Guy-Wei)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 13 Elul 5784

Islamic: 12 Rabi I 1446

J Cal: 20 Gold; Sixday [20 of 30]

Julian: 3 September 2024

Moon: 97%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 8 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Tirso]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 89 of 94)

Week: 3rd Full Week of September

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 26 of 32)

#calendar #Holidays

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brookstonalmanac · 2 months ago

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Holidays 9.16

Holidays

Aluminum Foil Day

American Legion Day

Anne Bradstreet Day

Armed Forces Day (Malaysia)

Artemis Asteroid Day

Cherokee Strip Day (Oklahoma)

Collect Rocks Day

Eleven Days of Global Unity, Day 6: Children and Youth

Federal Fast (Switzerland)

Fiestas Patrias (Chile)

Global Female Condom Day

Hari Taika (a.k.a. Teej; Special Female Employees Holiday; Nepal)

Heroes’ Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Hole-in-One Day

International Day for Interventional Cardiology

International Day of Science, Technology and Innovation for the South (UN)

International Day For the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (UN)

International Day of Listening

International Identity Day

International Potcake Day

Juliet’s Day (Verona, Italy)

Lesbian Visibility Day (Paraguay)

Malaysia Day (Australia; Malaysia)

Martyrs’ Day (Libya)

Mayflower Day

Miniature Day

National Ask an Atheist Day [also 4.16]

National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina

National Gymnastics Day

National Identity Day (Nigeria)

National Latino Crafts Day

National Opioid Awareness Day

National Sit with a Stranger Day

National 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion Day

National Stepfamily Day

National Tattoo Story Day

National Teaching Assistants’ Day (UK)

National Working Parents Day

916 Day

Owain Glyndŵr Day (Wales)

Pack Basket Day (French Republic)

Penama Day (Vanuatu)

Play Doh Day

Plover Appreciation Day

Sabra and Shatila Anniversary Day (Lebanon)

Sea Starwort Day

Stay Away From Seattle Day

Stepfamily Day

Tattoo Story Day

Teenager Workout Day

Trail of Tears Commemoration Day

Working Parents Day

World Barber Day

World Jhatka Day

World Ozone Day (India)

World Play-Doh Day (a.k.a. National Play-Doh Day)

Wrinkled Raincoat Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day

National Choose Your Chocolate Day

National ‘Clink’ and Drink Champagne in Your Kitchen Day

National Guacamole Day

Independence & Related Days

Alagoas Statehood Day (Brazil; 1902)

Indokistan (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Mexico (from Spain, 1810)

Papua New Guinea (from Australia, 1975)

3rd Monday in September

Bettagsmontag (Switzerland) [Monday after 3rd Sunday]

Human Rights Day (Antarctica) [3rd Monday]

Manic Monday [3rd Monday of Each Month]

Meatball Monday [3rd Monday of Each Month]

Meditation Monday [Every Monday]

Monday Musings [Every Monday]

Motivation Monday [Every Monday]

National Cupcake Week begins (UK) [3rd Monday]

National Woman Road Warrior Day [3rd Monday]

Respect For the Aged Day (Japan) [3rd Monday]

Weekly Holidays beginning September 16 (3rd Full Week of September)

Astronomy Week [Fall] (thru 9.22)

Hate Week (in George Orwell’s “1984”) [Monday of Last Full Week of Summer]

Malnutrition Awareness Week (thru 9.20)

National Love Your Files Week (thru 9.20) [3rd Full Mon-Fri Week]

National Postdoc Appreciation Week (thru 9.20)

Pollution Prevention Week (thru 9.22) [Begins 3rd Monday]

Festivals Beginning September 16, 2024

Americas Food & Beverage Show & Conference (Miami Beach, Florida) [thru 9.18]

Columbia County Fair & Livestock Show (Magnolia, Arkansas) [thru 9.21]

Sharon Corn and Music Festival (Sharon, Tennessee) [thru 9.21]

A Taste of the States: Miami (Miami, Florida) [thru 9.18]

Feast Days

Abundius, Abundantius and Their Companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Andrew Kim Taegon (Christian; One of The Korean Martyrs)

Annie Afghan (Muppetism)

Art Sansom (Artology)

Calderon (Positivist; Saint)

Cornelius, Pope (Christian; Martyr)

Cornely (Christian; Saint) [Horned Animals]

Curcodomus (Christian; Saint)

Cynicism Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Cyprian of Carthage (Catholic Church)

Day of the Great Mother (Pagan)

The Day That Shall Not Be Named (Church of the SubGenius)

Edith of Wilton (Christian; Saint)

Euphemia (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Het-Het (Hathor, Egyptian Goddess of Drunkenness)

Flying Ointment Recipe Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

H. A. Rey (Artology)

Hiroya Oku (Artology)

James Alan McPherson (Writerism)

Jean Arp (Artology)

John Knowles (Writerism)

Lucia and Geminianus (Christian; Martyrs)

Ludmila (Christian; Saint)

Martyrdom of Imam Reza (Islamic; Iran)

Martyr’s Day (Libya)

Media Aestas X (Pagan)

Mike Mignola (Artology)

Ninian (a.k.a. Ninyas; Christian; Saint)

Seth (Artology)

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Chusok (Harvest Moon Festival; South Korea)

Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday (China)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Tycho Brahe Unlucky Day (Scandinavia) [30 of 37]

Unfortunate Day (Pagan) [45 of 57]

Premieres

Antony and Cleopatra, by Samuel Barber (Opera; 1966)

Barney’s Version, by Mordecai Richler (Novel; 1997)

The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series; 1972)

Buena Vista Social Club (Album; 1997)

Corpse Bride (Animated Film; 2005)

Curious George, by H.A. Rey (Children’s Book; 1941)

The Dean Martin Show (TV Variety Series; 1965)

Drive (Film; 2011)

Fatal Attraction (Film; 1987)

A Fractured Leghorn (WB MM Cartoon; 1950)

Frasier (TV Series; 1993)

The Grass Is Singing, by Doris Lessing (Novel; 1950)

Handy Manny (Animated TV Series; 2006)

Hounds of Love, by Kate Bush (Album; 1985)

In the Mood (Film; 1987)

Logan’s Run (TV Series; 1977)

Miami Vice (TV Series; 1984)

Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman (Novel; 1996)

Oil’s Well (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

The Pied Piper (Silly Symphony Disney Cartoon; 1933)

Pink Arcade (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1978)

Pink S.W.A.T. (Pink Panther Cartoon; 1978)

Play Ball, featuring Willie Whopper (Ub Iwerks MGM Cartoon; 1933)

Postman Pat (Animated TV Series; 1981)

Princess Caraboo (Film; 1994)

Punky Brewster (TV Series; 1984)

Rapper’s Delight, by The Sugarhill Gang (Song; 1979)

The Robe (Film; 1953)

See How They Run (Film; 2022)

Shindig! (Musical TV Series; 1964)

Sky King (Radio Series; 1951)

Sleepy Hollow (TV Series; 2013)

Snapchat (Social Media App; 2011)

The Soul Sessions, by Joss Stone (Album; 2003)

Spike & Mike’s Festival of Animation (Animated Compilation Film; 1992)

Surfer Girl, by The Beach Boys (Album; 1963)

Talking Heads: 77, by Talking Heads (Album; 1977)

Timecop (Film; 1994)

Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1950)

A Victim of Gravity (Science Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1978)

Webster (TV Series; 1983)

Yogi’s Ark Lark (Hanna Barbera Animated TV Movie; 1972)

You’re Sixteen, recorded by Johnny Burnett (Song; 1960)

Today’s Name Days

Edith, Ludmilla, Mechthild (Austria)

Lyudmil, Lyudmila (Bulgaria)

Ciprijan, Eufemija, Kornelije (Croatia)

Ludmila (Czech Republic)

Euphemia (Denmark)

Aila, Aile, Aili, Alice, Aliise (Estonia)

Hellevi, Hilla, Hille, Hillevi (Finland)

Édith (France)

Cornelius, Euphemia (Germany)

Evfemia, Lountmilla, Melina (Greece)

Edit (Hungary)

Cipriano, Cipriano, Cornelio, Dolcissima, Edoardo, Eufemia (Italy)

Asja, Asnate (Latvia)

Edita, Jogintė, Kamilė, Rimgaudas (Lithuania)

Aslak, Eskil (Norway)

Antym, Cyprian, Edda, Edyta, Eufemia, Eugenia, Franciszek, Jakobina, Kamila, Kornel, Łucja, Lucja, Sebastiana, Sędzisław, Wiktor, Wiktoriusz (Poland)

Ludmila (Slovakia)

Cipriano, Cornelio, Juan, Rogelio (Spain)

Dag, Daga (Sweden)

Ludmilla (Ukraine)

Cornelia, Cornelius, Cornell, Edith, Nila, Nyla (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 260 of 2024; 106 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of Week 38 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guy-You), Day 14 (Guy-Wei)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 13 Elul 5784

Islamic: 12 Rabi I 1446

J Cal: 20 Gold; Sixday [20 of 30]

Julian: 3 September 2024

Moon: 97%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 8 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Tirso]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 89 of 94)

Week: 3rd Full Week of September

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 26 of 32)

#Holidays

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National Food Day

Getting families to pay more attention to what they are eating and then make improvements toward eating more real and whole foods is the entire essence of National Food Day!

History of National Food Day

When packaged foods and convenience foods began to grow in popularity during and after World War II, the number of people cooking meals at home from scratch seemed to hit a decline. And with women working outside the home more than ever, this seemed like a great compromise for family life.

But with the convenience came the addition of non-natural preservatives, artificial trans-fats and a lack of clear labeling. Because of this, many scientists and nutritionists were concerned that families were finding themselves uninformed and unaware about the things that they were ingesting into their bodies.

In 1971, the Center for Science in the Public Interest was founded by several scientists who were concerned for the health of families. As a consumer advocacy group that is science-based and independent of any government agency, the clear and ambitious agenda of CSPI has been to improve the food system in the United States to support healthier eating for American families.

One large goal of the CSPI was to make sustainable, healthy food available to anyone, and they have gone about advocating for this and raising awareness in a variety of ways. This includes legislation for more informed labeling, removal of certain dangerous trans-fats, advocacy for better school lunches and much more.

By 1975, the CSPI founded National Food Day in an effort to get more people involved in learning to shop, eat and cook in a healthier and more natural manner. In an attempt to offer something similar to Earth Day, National Food Day has been celebrated annually for several decades.

National Food Day is all about making an effort to eat more whole, real foods, such as fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains and natural proteins. While it might take a bit of thinking ahead and creating some new habits, the potential for massive results is certainly worth a little bit of effort!

National Food Day Timeline

1500 BC Yeast bread is first recorded

The earliest recorded bread made with yeast is in Ancient Egypt, though it is likely that fermentation was used in bread much earlier than this.

1921 First fast food restaurant opens

White Castle, America’s first fast food chain, opens in Wichita, Kansas and serves burgers made on an assembly line.

1971 Center for Science and Public Interest is founded

CSPI, the founding organization for National Food Day, is established by several scientists.

1975 First National Food Day is celebrated

Founded to raise awareness about the increasing industrialization of food in America, as well as hunger, increasing food prices, as well as the diet and health crisis in the United States.

2015 Food Day Apple Crunch takes place

On National Food Day this year, students are encouraged to participate by posting a picture of themselves biting into an apple, with the hashtag #FoodDay2015.

How to Celebrate National Food Day

Celebrating and joining in on the fun of National Food Day can not only be a delight to enjoy, but also is a great step in creating healthier habits that can last a lifetime!

Consider implementing some of these tasty ideas in honor of the day:

Eat Some Real Food!

Sure, it’s something that most humans do on most days, but National Food Day is a particularly important day for eating – and for enjoying the food that is eaten! On this day, make a bit of an effort to get all of the meals for today from the produce section or fresh meat section, rather than eating from pre-made, preservative filled convenience food.

Got a craving for some crunchy food? Put down that bag of potato chips and, instead, pick up a crisp apple or a crunchy carrot stick. Feeling like a sweet snack? Instead of that pre-packaged granola bar, consider whipping up some homemade granola that includes oats, raisins, cinnamon, vanilla extract and honey.

When it comes to eating real food for National Food Day (and beyond), the changes can be small but the effects are important and lasting!

Learn to Shop Differently for National Food Day

Many times, simply out of habit, people tend to do the same things over and over again. For those who are accustomed to purchasing processed foods, it can feel a bit difficult to overcome that habit. But, National Food Day is a great time to try to re-think the old habits of grocery shopping.

All it takes is a bit of time to stop and reconsider the way grocery lists are made and food is purchased. One of the best ways to level up that food shopping experience is to make a plan in advance, filled with healthier, natural and fresh foods.

In most cases, an important factor for learning to grocery shop differently is to spend the most amount of time around the perimeter of the grocery store. This is because the perimeter is typically where the healthier and most natural foods are located. Fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy items, the meat counter, and freshly baked items are all often located on the outside loop. Start by filling up the cart with produce and move on around the outside from there.

On the other hand, at the center are items that may be filled with preservatives, like frozen foods, pre-packaged snacks, convenience foods and more. Although some of these are not bad, simply being aware of this can help change the way grocery shopping impacts a family’s health.

Join in on a National Food Day Event

Different events in honor of National Food Day are planned in local communities around the country. Whether this means attending a lecture on how to stock a more natural kitchen at home, or joining in on a community event that is advocating for healthier school lunches, this day is a great one for getting connected with others who are making similar efforts!

Try Some New Healthy Recipes

Just because it is healthy doesn’t mean it can’t be quick and convenient! It’s all about learning to think a little differently about the way food is shopped for and prepared.

For instance, when the kids come home from school and want a snack, it’s easy to grab a bag of potato chips or a package of cookies. But what if they had some pre-cut carrots to dip into peanut butter instead? It’s just as delicious and tons more nutritious.

Or, instead of cooking up that box of prepared mac and cheese or a package of ramen noodles, try some Asian stir fry made from frozen, pre-sliced veggies. It’s just as easy and much tastier and healthier.

Longing for proteins that are more convenient? Try grabbing a rotisserie chicken from the deli section of the grocery store. It’s quick and easy, but also healthier than grabbing hamburgers at a fast food joint. Simply add some sliced cucumbers or home baked sweet potato fries as a side.

Even with a small effort, and simply paying attention, National Food Day has the potential to improve the diets and the health of Americans as well as people all over the world!

National Food Day FAQs

How is food important to culture?

Food provides cultures and individuals with identity, comfort, status, pleasure and belonging and, for some, it is more important than geography or even language.

How long can you go without food?

A person could possibly survive up to two months without eating food, although this would cause some serious health problems.

Does food give you energy?

Yes, all food gives energy to the body, but the type of energy can range from a quick jolt with refined sugars to more sustained energy with whole grains or veggies.

How long does it take to digest food?

It typically takes 6-8 hours to digest food from eating to its arrival in the small intestine. From here, it is another 36 hours or so until the food moves through the entire colon.

Can food poisoning cause a fever?

Yes, food poisoning can be accompanied by a fever, nausea, stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea.

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mariacallous · 10 months ago

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We also ate well — very well.

While I haven’t (yet) found somodi kalácsin my city, I discovered that it’s available at Zingerman’s Bakehouse, the iconic Jewish bakery in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

It’s also not uncommon to see patrons shed happy tears. I may have felt like shedding a couple happy tears myself when she shared their recipe.

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