March 28 is National Black Forest Cake Day. It celebrates that baked delight composed of layers of chocolate cake, whipped cream, and cherry filling…and sometimes a little bit of cherry liqueur. The cake originated in German in the 1930s and is popular in German communities on both sides of the Atlantic. For a recipe, click […]
March 26 is Prince Kuhio Day in Hawaii. The day commemorates the birth of Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana’ole in 1871. Kuho was prince to the throne of Hawaii when the island nation was overthrown by American residents in 1893.
Kuhio was imprisonned after the uprising. Upon his release, he traveled throughout the world in a sort of […]
Today is National Chocolate-Covered Raisin Day. Why not? To celebrate, here’s a recipe for chocolate-covered raisin cookies, courtesy of the people at CDKitchen.com:
Chocolate-Covered Raisin Cookies2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 cup Butter or margarine, softened
1 cup Brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 1/2 cup Chocolate-covered raisins
Directions:
Sift together flour, […]
Spring officially arrived at 1:28am on March 20. Listen to Chris Brown’s ode to the event, accompanied by pictures of spring flowers popping up all over the country.
May your First Day of Spring be a happy one!
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Today, March 19, is the day that the swallows traditionally return to the Spanish mission in the California seaside town of San Juan Capistrano, located between Los Angeles and San Diego.
The celebration of the swallows’ return began early in the 20th century when the Mission’s pastor observed that the birds arrival coincided with St. […]
March 14 is White Day in many Asian countries, including Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Celebrated a month after Valentine’s Day, it is a day when men repay the attention and generousity shown them by women on February 14 (traditionally a day when women give men presents) by giving chocolate and other gifts of affection.
White […]
March 12 is Girl Scout Day. It’s the anniversary of the day that the Girl Scouts were founded in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia by Juliette Gordon Low (in the center of the above picture).
About much more than cookies, there are more than 3.7 million Girl Scout members today and more than 40 million American […]
March 11 is Johnny Appleseed Day. It honors one of America’s most beloved legends, that of the simple, somewhat eccentric itinerant farmer, Johnny Appleseed, who walked through the Ohio Valley barefoot with a pot on his head, planting apple seeds.
The true story, that of John Chapman, is only a little less sensational. The […]
March 10 is Harriet Tubman Day. The day marks the anniversary of the abolitionist’s death in 1913. Harriet Tubman, born in slavery in 1820, escaped to freedom in Philadephia via the Underground Railroad in 1849. She almost immediately returned to guide other slaves to freedom, leading 13 missions and never losing a passenger.
Tubman also […]
March 8 is International Women’s Day around the globe. This day, begun in 1908 celebrates the achievements of women throughout the world as well as works to draw attention to the plight of some women and challenges faced in many countries. To commemorate the day, there are 611 events planned in 52 countries. For a […]
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