On This Day: February 21st … Strange Holidays
Card Reading Day
National Grain-Free Day
National Sticky Bun Day
Another short list, then again, February is a short month, and I’m a short person, well sort of. Okay, enough meandering, time to rock and roll with this.
Card Reading Day
This day is a chance to get sentimental with any cards you have saved to break them and rereading them. A greeting card is an illustrated, folded card featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment.
Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas, or other holidays, they are also sent to convey thanks or express other feeling. Postcards, which are single-sided without the fold, can function in a manner somewhat similar to greeting cards.
Whoever said, "It is far better to give, than to receive?" As for me, I enjoy getting cards and reading them. That's because you can't read a card until you receive one.
It's a day to read cards; no more, no less. It also gives you a chance to ponder for a moment when you first received the card and why.
Honestly though, I had hoped there might have been a connection to suggest it is a day for Tarot card readings. I couldn’t find a connection.
What I can tell you, is that it’s very popular to send and receive cards today. In order to read a card, someone has to send one. So, get the ball rolling and send out some cards today. Chances are, you will get a few back.
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer.
It sings because it has a song."—Chinese Proverb
National Grain-Free Day
Today is set aside to inspire families and friends to gather and enjoy each other’s company over grain-free meals. It is an interesting way to devote an entire day to loved ones who cope with dietary limitations. Not only does the day create a way to recognize the difficulties of a restricted diet, but it celebrates the family and brings everyone back into the kitchen for a meal designed just for them.
(My initial thought was grain-free alcohol.)
Often someone who cannot have wheat, corn, or rice due to an allergy or another autoimmune disease finds themselves eating celery sticks at the latest family gathering or office party. But what we truly miss are the traditional family meals and feeling included. The celebration sets out to create an entire day full of meals entirely grain-free.
This day was created in 2019 by Siete Family Foods to support those whose dietary restrictions require them to eat grain-free. By raising awareness, they hope to bring them back around the table again, enjoying family meals.
National Sticky Bun Day
What goes better with coffee or a glass of milk than something a little sweet, nutty, and possibly oozing with caramel. It’s National Sticky Bun Day. This delightful confection, a Philadelphia specialty originally known as “Schnecken” (German for sticky bun) are thought to have been brought to the United States by German settlers in the 18th century. Often served for breakfast, Sticky buns are also sometimes known as cinnamon rolls, caramel rolls, or monkey bread.
Personally, I love the cinnamon but with raisins added and the gooier the better.
So, I have to ask—have you ever been to a state fair and catch the aroma of freshly made sticky buns and you find yourself practically levitated to where the sweet smell emanates from? I won’t lie to you, I have. Well, I wasn’t levitated.
“If your butt sticks to the chair,
you’ve been eating that sticky bun wrong—again.”—Me
More strange holidays are coming!