Something on a Stick Day
Something on a Stick Day celebrates things on a stick. Isn’t this just a neat day? We thought you’d agree.
So what comes on a stick? Practically anything. The first thing that comes to mind is popsicles and fudgecicles. Hotdogs are poplar on a stick at campfires. There’s also corndogs, and shrimp and many chinese treats. Cocktail wieners and cheese are picked and eaten on a stick(a toothpick).
You can also get just about anything on a stick when receiving food samples at a store or festival.
Celebrate this fun day by serving food for meals and snacks on a stick. The kids will love it. So will you!
National Joe Day
National Joe Day is a chance to change your name, if only for today.
Many people do not like their given name. They wish they could change it. A few actually do. On National Joe Day, it is perfectly okay to have everyone call your “Joe”. Why Joe, and not Bob or Mike or Radcliffe? Simply, because everyone likes the name Joe. If you are called Joe today, we know that you’re “Joe cool”!
This works well for the men out there. What about the ladies? We suggest you choose Josephine or Jody. – RIGHT!!!
Employee Appreciation Day
If the boss can get a Bosses Day, then it’s only fair and appropriate that you, the employee, gets a day in your honour. Employee Appreciation Day honours employees everywhere.
Celebrations today should be created and executed by your company. Recognitions vary widely, and may include a lunch, snack, cakes, or other munchies, and small recognition gifts. Don’t expect a day off. Chances are, it just won’t happen.
As we researched this day, we wondered if it was a coincidence that Employee’s Day and Bosses Day are six months apart…..hmmmmmm.
Member of The Month! – Lisa Maisonneuve
Today we celebrate our first official “Member of the Month”! Awarded to a standout member at our studio. This month, the honour goes to Lisa Maisonneuve! Lisa has been with us almost from the very beginning back in 2011. She is one of our most consistent members, usually practicing with us at least 3 times per week, every week, often seen with husband Colin. Lisa is a friendly and familiar face at our studio, balancing family, work, travel and her practice.
Thank you for being part of our community and sharing your practice with us! As member of the month, Lisa wins a free week of yoga.
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Candlemas
Candlemas is the last holiday of the Christmas season. Candlemas is a christian celebration, or festival, of the Feast of Purification of the Virgin Mary. It also celebrates the annual blessing of candles used by the church.
About the Feast of Purification:
According to Jewish customs, women were considered “unclean” after the birth of a child. The unclean period lasted 40 days after the birth of a son, and 60 days after the birth of a daughter. During this period, they were not allowed into the temple to worship. At the end of this time, the woman was brought to the temple and “purified” in a ceremony. After the birth of Christ, the Virgin Mary was purified on Candlemas or the Feast of Purification.
On Candlemas, candles used during the year are blessed. In christian churches, candles represent Jesus Christ as the light, the truth and the way.
Friday The 13th!
Beware superstitious friends: It’s Friday the 13th again! Here are some fun facts about the day you might not know:
Fear of the day is likely rooted in Christianity.
Jesus was crucified on a Friday and ever since the day has been associated with “general ill omen,” Michael Bailey, a history professor at Iowa State University who specializes in the origins of superstitions, told USA TODAY Network. Weddings in the Middle Ages, for instance, were not held on Fridays and it was not a day someone would start a journey, Bailey said.
Thirteen guests are believed to have attended the Last Supper, the night before Jesus was killed, according to Stuart Vyse, a psychology professor at Connecticut College. And Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, is considered to have been the 13th guest, Vyse said.
The superstition’s origins are mysterious.
It’s unclear when Friday and number 13 became linked in the way we think of them today, according to Vyse and Bailey. There are no mentions of Friday the 13th before the 19th century.
Fear of the day itself has an official name.
It’s called paraskevidekatriaphobia. Not sure how to pronounce it? NPR offers this handy audio guide.
You’re not more likely to make a trip to the hospital.
A 2011 German study published in the World Journal of Surgery explored whether there is a link between Friday the 13th and an increase of blood loss and the frequency of emergency room visits on those days.
Researchers reviewed 3,281 days at a hospital facility that included 15 Friday the 13ths. They found no correlation.
“Our data indicate that such beliefs are myths far beyond reality,” the study concludes.
Chocolate Cake Day
Chocolate Cake Day is a a chocolate lovers delight, and a day to eat cake. Why, this a day to “bake your chocolate cake….and eat it, too!”
On this day, a white or yellow cake will not do. Nor, will part chocolate, part white suffice. It must be chocolate, all chocolate. You can make milk chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate fudge, or any other type of chocolate cake.
There are three objectives of Chocolate Cake Day: To bake a chocolate cake. To decorate a chocolate cake. And, to eat a chocolate cake. Of course, if you are too busy to bake or decorate a cake, then just eating a chocolate cake will certainly do!
Enjoy!