MDBCs 13 May 2024

Entry posted by sandrewn in Bread Crumbs 1016 May 13

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May 13th 2024 - Holidays and Observances

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Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England)
Christian feast day:
- Our Lady of Fátima
- Gerard of Villamagna
- Glyceria
- John the Silent (Roman Catholic)
- Julian of Norwich (Roman Catholic)
- Frances Perkins (Episcopal Church (USA))
- Servatius
- May 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Rotuma Day (Rotuma)

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

Children of Fallen Patriots Day

National Fruit Cocktail Day - 1

National Women's Check-up Day - 1

National Women’s Checkup Day - 2

Harvey Keitel

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Mon May 13th, 2024 - Fri May 17th, 2024

Water Saving Week

Mon May 13th, 2024 - Sun May 19th, 2024

American Craft Beer Week

National Stationery Week

Bike to Work Week

Coeliac Awareness Week

Dementia Awareness Week

National Salvation Army Week

National Volunteering Week

Mon May 13th, 2024 - Sun May 26th, 2024

Foster Care Fortnight

Mon May 13th, 2024 - Thu Jun 13th, 2024

National Smile Month

Fun Observances

Frog Jumping Day

May 13 is Frog Jumping Day, a fun day to jump like a frog.

According to several sources, the unofficial holiday celebrates a short story named Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog by Mark Twain. In the story, a compulsive better named Jim Smiley trains a frog to jump and bets with a man that his frog can jump higher than any other frog in the town. The man dupes Jim Smiley and wins the bet. It is, however, unclear why the inventor of this day chose May 13 as the date for this “hoppy” holiday.

Frogs have great jumping capabilities and are the best jumpers among all vertebrates given their size.

How to Celebrate?

Jump around like a frog. Make sure you do not do this in a heavily crowded or trafficked area.
Go see frogs jump at your local aquarium or pond. And learn more about frogs and their habitats.
Read Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog and other works by Mark Twain.

Did You Know…

…that a group of frogs is called an army?

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Years of smoking finally caught up with my friend John one morning when he keeled over at work, clutching his heart. He was rushed to a hospital and peppered with questions.

"Do you smoke?" asked a paramedic.

"No," John whispered. "I quit."

"That"s good. When did you quit?"

"Around 9:30 this morning."

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During Sunday school, the substitute teacher asked my four-year-old what his name was. "Spider-Man," said my son.

"No, I mean your real name," pressed the teacher.

My son apologized. "Oh, I"m sorry. It"s Peter Parker."

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"As another year rolls in," read an ad in our paper, "we"d like to offer our best wishes to all of you who have given us reason to celebrate." It was signed "Gunter"s Funeral Homes."

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Driving in Ohio, we spotted a sign that said "Wildlife Refuge." Seeing a dead deer lying in front of it, my husband shook his head.

"He almost made it."