September 21st 2023 - Holidays and Observances

 

(click on the day for details)

• Autumnal equinox observances in the Northern Hemisphere, vernal equinox observances in the Southern Hemisphere (see September 22):
  • Spring Day (Argentina)

• Christian feast day:
  • Ephigenia of Ethiopia
  • Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert (one of the Korean Martyrs)
  • Matthew the Evangelist (Western Church)
  • Nativity of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Church, Julian calendar)
  • September 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Arbor Day (Brazil)
• Commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law (Philippines)
• Customs Service Day (Poland)
• Founder's Day and National Volunteer Day (Ghana)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Armenia from the Soviet Union in 1991.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Belize from the United Kingdom in 1981.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Malta from the United Kingdom in 1964.
• International Day of Peace (International)
• Student's Day (Bolivia)
• Victory over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo (Russia)

 

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

National Cat & Dog Gut Health Awareness Day

Escapology Day

Get Ready Day

Mabon Day

National Brittany Day

National Chai Day

National Garage Condo Day

National Hannah Day

National Kristina Day

National Opioid Awareness Day

National Pawpaw Day

National Pecan Cookie Day

Telegraph Pole Appreciation Day

Wales International Film Festival

World Alzheimer’s Day

World Gratitude Day

World Mini Golf Day

 

Shay Shariatzadeh’s Birthday

Stephen King’s Birthday

Megan Everett’s Birthday

Nicole Richie’s Birthday

Jena Frumes’s Birthday

Liam Gallagher’s Birthday

Jason Derulo’s Birthday

Faith Hill’s Birthday

Elsy Guevara’s Birthday

Chen’s Birthday

Bill Murray’s Birthday

 

Fun Observances

Miniature Golf Day

On September 21 head on over to your local miniature golf course with your family and friends for a day of fun and adventure, because it is Miniature Golf Day!

An offshoot of golf, miniature golf is a leisure sport that focuses on putting and includes artificial turf and obstacles.

It is believed that miniature golf was first invented, sans their characteristic obstacles and windmills, in Scotland in the late 19th century as a way to allow women to golf. Because it was unseemly for women to use a full sized golf club, the Ladies' Putting Club of St. Andrews decided to miniaturize the sport.

"This'll Do"

Miniature golf or put put as it is also sometimes called made its commercial debut in the early 20th century in North Carolina under the name of Thistle Dhu. The name was derived from the Scottish pronunciation of the words "this'll do".

The holiday is also sometimes celebrated on the second Saturday of May.

How to Celebrate?

• Round up your family and friends and visit your local miniature golf course and play a few rounds of golf.
• What about having a miniature golf course crawl? Instead of spending the whole day at one course, visit as many miniature golf courses in your area and play a round at each one of them
• Install a miniature golf course in your backyard. Then, you'll be able to celebrate this fun holiday all year long!

Did You Know…

…that miniature golf is sometimes also known as crazy golf?

 

 

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Q. What did the hot dog say when his friend passed him in the race?

A. Wow, I relish the fact that you've mustard the strength to ketchup to me.

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Every morning I think I’m going to make pancakes, but I keep waffling.

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Q. Why did the dinosaur cross the road?

A. Because chickens didn't exist yet!

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Q: How do you fix a damaged jack-o-lantern?

A: You use a pumpkin patch!

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Q: Where do ghosts like to travel on vacation?

A: The Dead Sea!

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As I was treating my daughter and her family to the buffet at a casino, all the bells and whistles for a winning slot machine began to go off. My seven-year-old grandson was awed.

"Wow!" yelled Casey. "This is like Chuck E. Cheese for old people."

 

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I’m convinced my cockroaches have military training.

I set out a roach bomb—they defused it.

 

 

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While on a road trip, an elderly couple stopped at a roadside restaurant for lunch. After finishing their meal, they left the restaurant, and resumed their trip.

When leaving, the elderly woman unknowingly left her glasses on the table, and she didn’t miss them until they had been driving for about forty minutes.

By then, to add to the aggravation, they had to travel quite a distance before they could find a place to turnaround, in order to return to the restaurant to retrieve her glasses. All the way back, the elderly husband became the classic grumpy old man.

He fussed and complained, and scolded his wife relentlessly during the entire return drive

The more he chided her, the more agitated he became. He just wouldn’t let up for a single minute.

To her relief, they finally arrived at the restaurant. As the woman got out of the car, and hurried inside to retrieve her glasses, the old geezer yelled to her, While you’re in there, you might as well get my hat and the credit card.

 

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