August 6th 2023 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• • Blessed Anna Maria Rubatto
  • Hormisdas
  • Justus and Pastor
  • August 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Accession Day. (United Arab Emirates)
• Independence Day (Bolivia), celebrates the independence of Bolivia from Spain in 1825.
• Independence Day (Jamaica), celebrates the independence of Jamaica from the United Kingdom in 1962.
• Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony (Hiroshima, Japan)
• Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia)

 

Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)

National Friendship Day

National Root Beer Float Day

American Family Day

Balloons to Heaven Day

Farmworker Appreciation Day

Celebrations of San Salvador - 1

Fiesta de San Salvador - 2

Fiesta Patronales Holiday - 3

International Sailor Moon Day

National Carolyn Day

National Henry Day

National Tree Day

National Tree Day

Psychic Day

National Wiggle Your Toes Day

Cycle to Work Day

 

Veronica Merrell’s Birthday

Ty Simpkins’s Birthday

Lucille Ball’s Birthday

Elliott Smith’s Birthday

Andy Warhol’s Birthday

George Jung

Vera Farmiga

 

Fun Observances (2)

Fresh Breath Day

August 6 is Fresh Breath Day; a holiday we think should be celebrated every day of the year.

On Fresh Breath Day we suggest that you spend some time learning more about oral health and how to take care of your teeth and maintain fresh breath every day.

How to Celebrate?

• If you are overdue or up for an appointment with your dentist, maybe today is the time to make an appointment with them.
• Replenish your stash of mints and breath fresheners.
• What about making your own organic breath fresheners? Chew on a pod of cardamom or a stick of cinnamon to get rid of that bad breath.

Did You Know…

…that the use of mouth fresheners can be dated back to 2700 BC in Chinese and Indian medicine?

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Sister's Day

The first Sunday of August every year is celebrated around the world as Sisters’ Day.

The unofficial holiday honors the strong bond that people share with their sister(s). Sometimes called National Sisters' Day in the United States, the holiday encourages people to celebrate the special relationship between them and their sister(s).

This is a day to acknowledge the joy and love that your sister brings into your life and to make sure that she knows that you cherish all that she does for you.

Describes Many Different Relationships

While sister is usually used to refer to a female sibling, the term can be used for a variety of relationships. In many cultures, the term is used to address a female nurse, a woman who is in religious service, like a nun, or any other unrelated woman who shares a person's religion. Members of a sorority - a female social organization on college campuses - also call each other sisters.

How to Celebrate?

• If you live far from your sister, call them or send them a card telling them how much you love them and appreciate them.
• If you live close to them, visit them or take them out for a nice meal and treat them to their favorite dessert.
• Don't have a sister who you share genes with? What about celebrating your female friends who have provided you the love and support that only a sister can?

Did You Know...

...that a similar holiday, Rakshabandhan or Rakhi is celebrated by those who follow the Hindu religion around the same time as Sisters' Day? Celebrated every year on a full Moon day, the holiday honors the sacred bond between brothers and sisters.

 

 

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An extensive government study has revealed that the leading cause of cancer in laboratory rats is scientists.

 

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Several years ago we headed to a nearby town to visit some relatives. I had a new car and was having fun driving fast on the twisty country roads. As we zoomed along, I noticed a three-legged chicken keeping pace with me. I slowed to get a better look at the speedster when it turned and went down a dirt road. I stopped, turned around and followed it.

After a short ride, we came upon a house with an older couple sitting on the porch and dozens of three-legged chickens in the yard. I asked them, “Are these your chickens? They’re the fastest I’ve ever seen.”

The old man said, “Yep.”

So I asked him where they came from, and he replied,

“When the kids were younger, they always fought over the chicken legs, so we decided to breed a three-legged chicken.”

I nodded and said, “Well, they are fast, but what do they taste like?”

He admitted, “Not rightly sure; we never could catch one.”

 

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As soon as the hospital made me put on one of those little gowns, I knew the end was in sight.

 

 

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G'Day, mate!

 

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B.T.W. - The cat is over her left hand shoulder.

sandrewn

SORRY!! - I spent several hours today trying to to put a photo of my Trans Am into my album, it was 2.2 Mgs, 2 Mgs is the maximum allowed. I tried so many different things that now I can't even copy a joke or picture to this post, from anywhere. If the same thing happens with my 'Did You Know' and 'Spiders' you will know shortly after I do. If so, bear with me until I figure it out.

I am sure it is a simple solution, I'll try my best. I keep getting, Insert existing attachment or Insert image from URL.

Any suggestions would be welcomed.

 

Thanks in advance,