Great news! You don't have to wait
until December 23rd for "Festivus for the rest of us", you
have plenty to celebrate right now. According to the website
www.timeanddate.com, there are tons of holidays in December. There are some fun
ones and I think we all could use some fun right about now. Here are some of my faves.
December 5 is The Day of the Ninja,
a day to honor and celebrate the masked warriors in black garb from ancient
Japan. This unofficial holiday was created
in 2003 to commemorate the release of Tom Cruise’s movie, The Last Samurai.
How
to Celebrate?
§ Watch ninja movies or have a Teenage
Mutant Ninja marathon.
§ Have a ninja themed party.
§ Go to work dressed as a ninja
Did You Know…
…that contrary to popular belief,
ninjas were not all men? Women ninjas were known as Kunoichi.
December 8 is Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
How
to Celebrate?
§ Watch your favorite time traveling movies and shows (Dr. Who, anyone?)
§ Host a blast from the past party. Choose an era and base the
party around the clothing, food and language of that period.
§ Walk around dressed like someone from the past or the future.
People will think you're cool, I swear!
December 12 is Gingerbread
House Day This
unofficial holiday celebrates the tradition of making houses and architectural
models out of gingerbread cookies. The tradition can be traced back to the
1600s.
How to Celebrate?
§ Make your own
gingerbread house. Maybe try and recreate a architectural landmark with
gingerbread.
§ Hold a gingerbread
house competition
Did You Know…
….that according the
Guinness Book of World Records, the World’s largest gingerbread house was made
in 2013 by the Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas.
The house was 60 ft long and 10.1 ft tall.
My kind of house!
December 17 is Wright Brothers Day and recognizes the
first time Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully flew their heavier-than-air,
mechanically propelled aircraft in 1903.The
day has been observed nationally since 1959 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower
signed a proclamation declaring December 17 as Wright Brothers Day.
How to
Celebrate?
§ Read more about the
history of aviation
§ Visit your local
aviation museum
§ If you have always
wanted to learn how to fly, why not start lessons on this day?
§ Catch a plane home
for the holidays and marvel at the fact that you don't have to travel by steam
locomotive or covered wagon.
December 30 is Bicarbonate
of Soda Day. Used
in baking, cleaning, polishing silver and treating heartburn, bicarbonate of
soda was used by ancient Egyptians for painting. Its scientific name is sodium
hydrogen carbonate but it is known by many other names around the world. Some
of the common ones are baking soda, cooking soda and bread soda.
How to Celebrate?
§ Learn about the history of the manufacturing and use of
baking soda.
§ Learn what other things you can use baking soda for.
AND DON'T FORGET THE BEST ONE OF ALL
TIME:
§ Build a baking soda and vinegar volcano at home!
Happy December to all!
