MDBCs 16 Dec 2023
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December 16th 2023 - Holidays and Observances
(click on the day for details)
- Christian feast day:
- Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
- National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.
- National Sports Day (Thailand)
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The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad😞
- The first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America)
- The first day of the Simbang Gabi novena of masses (Philippines)
- Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India)
Observances (click on the day, BD, or week for details)
Barbie And Barney Backlash Day
National Wreaths Across America Day
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Birthday
Fun Observances
Chocolate Covered Anything Day
December 16 is all about chocolate because it is Chocolate Covered Anything Day.
And we are not complaining because it is the one-day where no one can question our obsession. Want to drizzle chocolate over your salad? Go right ahead, it is Chocolate Covered Anything Day! Add chocolate to your morning cup of coffee? That is a brilliant idea! Eat chocolate covered fruits for lunch? You are in the spirit of the holiday!
Celebrating Chocolate Around the Year
Chocolate is a very popular theme for a fun holiday. Other chocolate themed holidays are Chocolate Pudding Day, Milk Chocolate Day, Chocolate Pecan Pie Day, Chocolate Milkshake Day, Chocolate Cupcake Day, and Chocolate Cake Day.
How to Celebrate?
- Eat only chocolate covered items on this day. Chocolate covered donuts for breakfast, chocolate covered fruits for lunch and a chocolate rubbed steak for dinner.
- Get creative and try to experiment by pairing chocolate with dishes and food items you may never think about putting together.
Did You Know…
…that the earliest record of humans consuming chocolate dates back to 1700 B.C.?
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Since the coronavirus outbreak, my 47-year-old son has been washing his hands religiously.
In fact, he said, “I’ve been washing my hands so much, I found the answers to an old eighth-grade math quiz.”
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An utterly confused woman called our local fire station about getting a haircut.
“I’m sorry, you have the wrong number,” I said.
“Is this the salon near the fire station?” she asked.
“No, this is the fire station.”
“Oh! Are you cutting hair in there now?”
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I work in the front office of a housing complex that supports people living with mental illness. On one particularly hectic day, a tenant came in to pay her rent.
Frazzled, I said, “Ever have one of those days when you feel everyone is out to get you?”
She smiled and replied, “I take medication for that.”
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A man goes to a job interview and the interviewer begins with the question, "What do you think is your biggest weakness?"
The man thinks for a moment, then says, "I think my biggest weakness is my brutal honesty."
The interviewer says, "I don't think that's a weakness."
The man then says, "I don't give a #%^& what you think!"
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When my grandson, Jimmy, was 4 or 5, we asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up.
“I want to be a machine,” he said without hesitation.
When we asked him why, he explained,
“Well, you can replace the parts in a machine when they wear out.”
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