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[Bob Riebe]

2024  Holidays May 9

• Ascension Day (of Jesus) - May 9, 2024 (40th Day after Easter)

[Bob Riebe]

2024 Holidays June 16

• Bunker Hill Day - June 16, 2024 (State of Massachusetts)
• Father's Day - June 16, 2024 (Third Sunday in June)
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• International Day of Family Remittances 
• World Sea Turtle Day
• Arborist Appreciation Day (June 16th)

 

[Bob Riebe]

2024  Holidays  June 25

• Color TV Day
• Day of the Seafarer 
• National Catfish Day 
• National Columnists Day - June 25, 2024 (Fourth Tuesday in June
• Statehood Day in Virginia
• World Vitiligo Day 

2024  Holidays that include June 25

• National Camping Week - June 23-29, 2024 (Last Full Week in June)
• National Lightning Safety Awareness Week - June 23-29, 2024 (Last Full Week of June)
• National Tennis Week - June 23-29, 2024 (Fourth Full Week in June)
• National Water Safety Week - June 18-25, 2024 (In Ireland)
• Organic Beer Fest (Portland, OR) - June 25-27
• Windjammer Days - June 23-29, 2024

[MCS]

National Catfish Day > ordinarily okay.  And I have enjoyed it many times over the years.

 

But I had some Asian derivative today (Basa) which wasn't quite the ticket and when I looked it up various people suggested it mighn't be too healthy or even safe to eat, as follows;

 

The ponds that catfish like basa are farmed in are susceptible to contamination. To control this, fish farmers often have to use chemical agents and drugs to control pathogens and parasites — these components may affect the fish. Some studies have found that imported catfish — including basa fish — from Vietnam have not met international standards for safety.

In fact, fish from Vietnam were more likely to contain traces of veterinary drugs, including antibiotics, in concentrations exceeding legal limits (21Trusted Source).

One study also observed that 70–80% of the catfish exported to the European countries Germany, Poland, and Ukraine were contaminated with Vibrio bacteria — a common cause of food poisoning (19Trusted Source).

 

All great news - let's see what tomorrow brings . . .

 

(Keep going Bob!)

[john aston]

When we went to the South in 2013 we resolved to eat the usual suspects - grits (ugh), biscuits (hmm..ok ) and gravy (emetic) , and catfish(ok, if a bit bland ) . Romantic that I am , I imagined that our restaurant somewhere  in Mississippi (or was it Tennessee ?) would have caught the catfish we enjoyed from the river out back , preferably while listening to Bill Monroe or John Lee Hooker . 

 

Our Limey dreams were rudely shattered when we were told that the catfish had probably come from Vietnam . Olympic scale  irony though. 

[LittleChris]

Been eating Basa for years. Very nice with Jersey Royal potatoes, broccoli and tarragon butter 😁

[10kDA]

My family is from the South and we had catfish often when I was growing up. The bland taste of catfish is exploited in Southern cooking because it's one of those fish that does not taste "fishy" - as long as it's reasonably fresh - and the practice is Season To Taste. Any farm-raised fish is suspect re: possible contamination plus other undesireable factors, and I don't eat it. It's possible to find wild-caught catfish in certain US grocery stores. National Catfish Day  = Hoo Lawd! Love me some catfish.

[Bob Riebe]

2024  Holidays July 1

• Canada Day  
• National Postal Workers Day 
• Second Half of the Year Day - July 1, 2024 (Leap Years)
• U.S. Postage Stamp Day
• Zip Code Day

[Bob Riebe]

July 5, 2024 This Day in History

• 1884 - Germany takes possession of Cameroon
• 1915 - The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia to go to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition
• 1934 - Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. The day becomes known as "Bloody Thursday"
• 1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the National Labor Relations Act into law
• 1937 - Hormel Foods Corp. introduces Spam into the market
• 1943 - During World War II at the Battle of Kursk, German forces began a massive offensive against the Soviet Union
• 1945 - During World War II, the liberation of the Philippines is declared
• 1946 - The "BIKINI" is debuted at an outdoor fashion show in Paris, France and goes on sale
• 1950 - The Law of Return is passed by the Knesset which allows all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel
• 1954 - The first television news bulletin is broadcast by the BBC
• 1962 - After an 8 year war with France, Algeria declares their independance
• 1971 - President Richard Nixon certifies the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years
• 1975 - Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal
• 1996 - Dolly the sheep is the first mammal cloned from an adult cell
• 2004 - The first Indonesian Presidential election is held
• 2012 - The Shard in London becomes the tallest building in Europe with a height of 1,020 feet
• 2016 - The Juno space probe begins a 20 month survey of Jupiter
• 2018 - Lithuania becomes the 36th member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Also the day I went for a ride iwth some friends, he rolled the car, I flew out and landed on the size of my face, spent a month in he hospital, and came out different from when I went in, probalby, in an odd way, the best thing that happened to me. 

[Bob Riebe]

2024  Holidays  July 17

• Disneyland's Anniversary - (First Opened July 17, 1955) 
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• International Firgun Day
• A genuine, heartfelt, and sincere celebration of another person's success. This, I believe, is one of the moral peaks that a person can attain. "Being happy for our friend" in purity, without comparisons or jealousy, as well as without remembering their previous failures to normalize their success and without getting into battles with our thirsty-for-superiority self.
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• NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY

  National Hot Dog Day in July celebrates a summertime staple on a bun. Enjoy one piping hot and add some relish and mustard to go! One thing we want to know - is it a sandwich or not? 

  #NationalHotDogDayCelebrated every year during National Hot Dog Month, this day pays homage to the frankfurter, the footlong or wienie, wiener, wienerwurst or even red hot. They taste just as great no matter what we call it

  We make them a variety of ways. They're portable and easy to make. While many of us prefer them grilled or toasted over a fire, we also boil, pan-fry, and rotisserie-cook them. The list of toppings are numerous - from the basic ketchup, mustard or relish to onions, mayonnaise, cheese, bacon, chili and sauerkraut - the list keeps growing. Adults and children alike love them, too.

  
  

   

• Take Your Poet to Work Day - July 17, 2024 (Third Wednesday of July)
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• Wrong Way Corrigan Day 
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Edited by Bob Riebe, 16 July 2024 - 18:01.

[Bob Riebe]

2024 Holidays August 5:

• Assistance Dog Day - August 5, 2024
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• International Traffic Light Day 

 

History of International Traffic Light Day

The history of the traffic light starts with a manual version of traffic signaling that was first used in London in 1868, but its two signal arms were manually manipulated by a lever instead of being operated through electricity.

Commemorating the installation of the first electric traffic signal system in the United States, International Traffic Light Day dates back to August 5, 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio. The system was designed by a policeman named Lester Wire, from Salt Lake City, Utah. Only ten years after this remarkable achievement in Cleveland, the first electric traffic light system in Europe was installed in Berlin, Germany.

That first traffic light signal only had two colors but just a few years later, in 1923, the three color signal light was invented bringing the yellow “caution” light into play. International Traffic Light Day offers an ideal opportunity to celebrate this interesting anniversary.

Edited by Bob Riebe, 05 August 2024 - 04:42.

[Bob Riebe]

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on September 1, include:

• Bowling League Day - September 1, 2024 (First Sunday in September)
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• Wattle Day - September 1 (Australia - First Day of their Spring)
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• World Letter Writing Day
• World Letter Writing Day is celebrated on September 1st every year. It's a day to acknowledge and celebrate the art of writing letters by hand, and to encourage people to pick up a pen and paper.

[Bob Riebe]

2024 Holidays September 18

• Rice Krispies Treats Day
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  1939

   

  Treats Invented by Kellogg Employees

  Mildred Day and Malitta Jensen, employees at the Kellogg Company, invented the Rice Krispies Treat recipe for a Camp Fire Girls event.
   

  1960

   

  Recipe Included on Cereal Boxes

  Kellogg began to print the recipe for Rice Krispies Treats on their cereal boxes, helping it gain nationwide recognition.

   
• US Air Force Birthday (USAF) 

 

     I put this here because 40 years ago when Coffee Houses were making a come-back, one up here for One Dollar at one coffee house, you got a huge 5in. by 3in. by 2in. Rice Kripie bar made with butter.

Lordy, life was great back then.

Edited by Bob Riebe, 17 September 2024 - 20:14.

[Bob Riebe]

2024 Holidays October 4

• National Taco Day 

• Today is a day for tacos! There is some evidence that tacos with small fish were eaten in the Valley of Mexico before Spaniards arrived to the continent. In the 18th century Mexican silver miners used "plugs" or "wads"—paper wrappers with gunpowder fillings—to extract ore, and these were also called tacos. Tacos likely got their modern name because they resembled the explosives. Tacos usually consist of a protein such as beef, chicken, pork, or fish, wrapped in a hard or soft shell made of corn or flour. Toppings may include tomatoes, onion, lettuce, cheese, refried beans, cilantro, salsa, sour cream, or guacamole.

  Traditional Mexican tacos include the al pastor, carne asada, tacos de camarones (shrimp tacos), tacos de pescado (fish tacos), and others. They are often served at taco stands and many times are accompanied with sliced red radishes, lime, salt, and chilis.

  Whereas most traditional tacos have corn tortillas with a soft pliable shell, in the United States the hard-shelled U-shaped taco has been the most popular, and was first described in a cookbook in 1949. Wheat flour soft-shell tacos are also popular in the United States. In 1962 Taco Bell opened in California and helped fuel the rise in popularity of tacos in the United States, and there are now about 5,800 locations. Other popular types of tacos are breakfast tacos—which are soft corn or flour tortilla tacos with meat, eggs, and cheese—and Indian tacos, also known as Navajo tacos, which use frybread instead of tortillas and are commonly eaten by indigenous people in the United States and Canada.

 

[E1pix]

Diabolically-critical info, Roberto!

For us this weekend, Ahi Tuna steak tacos. Onion, red bell, Chipotle sauce, lime, and of course, Negro Modelo.

Thanks for honoring a topic so critical to our lives. :-)

[Bob Riebe]

2024 Holidays October 14

•  Canadian Thanksgiving

  Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October and is an official statutory holiday, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

  In Nova Scotia, Thanksgiving is a Designated Retail Closing Day. This means under the Retail Business Designated Day Closing Act, some retail businesses are prohibited from opening, but it is not a paid holiday.

  Traditions of Canadian Thanksgiving

  On Thanksgiving, Canadians give thanks for a successful year and harvest.

  The Thanksgiving holiday tradition in Canada dates back to when the English explorer, Martin Frobisher, came upon the land we now know as Canada while searching for a Northern passage to the Orient.

  When Frobisher arrived in Canada on his third voyage in 1578, he held a formal ceremony where he gave thanks for surviving the long journey - one of his ships had been lost on the way. Frobisher celebrated with salt beef and peas. South of the border, it would be another 43 years before the Pilgrims sat down to celebrate their first Thanksgiving meal.

  Apart from taking place years before its American counterpart, Canadian thanksgiving also takes place over a month earlier. One reason is that the harvest season starts earlier in the more northerly Canada than it does in the US. 

  Initially, this festival was held on November 6th each year, irrespective of what day of the week it was. However, in 1908, railway workers lobbied for it to be held on Mondays so they could take a long weekend. 

  Thanksgiving became a nationally recognised holiday in Canada in 1879. The date of the holiday has moved around a few times since then, and settled on the current date in 1957.

• Columbus Day - October 14, 2024 (Second Monday in October)
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• Indigenous People's Day - October 14, 2024 (State Holiday in some U.S. States)

 

[Bob Riebe]

2024  Holidays  October 31

• All Hallows Eve 
• All Hallows’ Eve, (contraction  Halloween,)  a holiday observed on October 31, the evening before All Saints’ (or All Hallows’) Day. The celebration marks the day before the Western Christian feast of All Saints and initiates the season of Allhallowtide, which lasts three days and concludes with All Souls’ Day.
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• National Caramel Apple Day
• Caramel Apple Day celebrates caramel apples, and takes place after the apple harvest, on Halloween. Caramel apples—also known as taffy apples—are made by dipping or rolling apples-on-a-stick in hot caramel, and then oftentimes rolling them in nuts or other toppings. Tart and crisp apples such as Granny Smith and Fuji are often used. Caramel apples should not be confused with candy apples, which are apples coated with a sugar coating. It is believed that caramel apples were invented by Dan Walker, a representative of Kraft foods, in the 1950's.
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• Reformation Day 

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  Reformation Day commemorates the day in 1517 when a German monk named Martin Luther (1483-1546) strode up to the church in Wittenburg and nailed his 95 'theses' (or propositions) to the church door.

• Luther chose to do this on October 31st as he knew the church would be full on the next day for All Saints' Day.

  Luther's intention when posting his theses was to highlight the practice of indulgences in the Roman Catholic Church. Indulgences were pardons from sin that could be bought, meaning that those who were rich enough could buy forgiveness for all manner of sins.Luther had hoped that pinning his protestations would spark wider debate and harden public opinion against the practice.

  However, so many people agreed with his ideas that they quickly spread across western Europe, helped by the recent invention of the printing press, leading to the religious revolt known as the Reformation.

  The reformation led many Christians to break off from the Roman Catholic Church and establish new, independent churches of their own, such as the Lutheran Church.The pivotal act would ultimately lead to the creation of the numerous Protestant denominations, so-called as they trace their theological lineage to this "protestation" of the Catholic Church. 

  In 2010, around 37% of all Christians around the world identify as Protestants, according to the Pew Research Center.Reformation Day was first celebrated in the Germanic region in the seventeenth century and between 1949 and 1967, Reformation Day was a national holiday in East Germany.

Edited by Bob Riebe, 30 October 2024 - 00:39.

[Doug Nye]

Perchance - End of Thread Day?

 

DCN

[Bob Riebe]

2024  Holidays  November 1

 

All Saints' Day

 

All Saints' Day generally celebrated on 1st November as a commemoration day for all Christian saints. It may also be known as All Hallows' Day, Solemnity of All Saints, Hallowmas, or Feast of Saints.

Traditions of All Saints' Day

The origin of All Saints' Day may date back to a Greek Christian tradition from the 4th century when a festival was held to honour saints and martyrs on the Sunday following Pentecost.

 

The first recorded All Saints’ Day occurred on May 13th 609 AD when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon in Rome as a gift from Emperor Phocas. The Pope dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs. 

In 835 AD, during the reign of Pope Gregory III, the festival was moved to 1st November and was expanded to include the honouring of all saints, including those whose sainthood is only known to God.

 

It is likely that 1st November was intentionally chosen to replace the pagan feast of the dead, Samhain. The night before Samhain was a time when evil spirits roamed the land looking for humans. To confuse the spirits, people would dress up as creatures. This tradition carried on after November 1st became a Christian festival, hence the name of Halloween - which is a shortened version of All Hallows' Eve.

 

The day survived the Reformation, though the Protestants combined it with All Souls’ Day, which was on November 2nd.

The day was abolished as a church festival in 1770, but may be celebrated by many churches on the first Sunday in November.

[Bob Riebe]

Perchance - End of Thread Day?

DCN

 

[Bob Riebe]

2024 Holidays November 28

 

• Thanksgiving - November 28, 2024 (Fourth Thursday of November)
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• International Hamburger Day
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  International Hamburger Day celebrates hamburgers! Traditionally, a hamburger consists of a patty of ground beef that has been pan-fried, barbecued, or flame broiled, and it is served in a bun. Condiments such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and relish are often included, as well as toppings such as lettuce, tomato, onion, bacon, pickles, and cheese. Besides the hamburger made of ground beef, there are many variations of the burger, such as the turkey burger, veggie burger, and bison burger. Burgers are commonly served at fast food restaurants and diners, and even at high-end restaurants.

  There are many people who claim to have invented the burger. Some sources say that Louis Lassen did it, at Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, on July 28, 1900. No matter who came up with the hamburger, it was created sometime around the turn of the nineteenth century, and its popularity was boosted at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. Some popular early restaurants that served a burger were White Castle starting in 1921, Kewpee Hamburgers starting in 1923, Big Boy beginning in 1936, and McDonald's beginning in 1940. Although the hamburger was created in the United States, its name is taken from the city of Hamburg, Germany.

Edited by Bob Riebe, 29 November 2024 - 23:28.