What Are We Celebrating Today?

I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas. It's STILL raining here in Georgia. It's too bad the rain wasn't snow, but it's in the 40's here. We didn't really do anything special for Christmas or Christmas dinner. The kids didn't get that much for Christmas, and Pher thinks we (okay, mostly me) view him as a villian. LOL. He didn't like the Darth Vader sweatshirt I got him (I still like it!), so he'll have to exchange that out tomorrow. Angela loved her picachu hat.

I have definitely picked something up in Florida. The coughing is worse and I've had a fever on and off since I got home. I seem to get sick every Christmas for some reason....pick it up from family ususally.

So...what are we celebrating....

1). Boxing Day: The roots of this holiday go back to the Middle Ages . On this day, members of the merchant class would take boxes, fill them with food and fruits, and give them to servants, tradespeople and the less fortunate. In the case of servants, they would work on Christmas Day, so it was only fitting that immediately after Christmas, they would be given a day off to celebrate. Usually celebrated the day after Christmas, some would celebrate the following Monday when Christmas fell on a Friday or Saturday.

2). Candy Cane Day: Yum! I do like candy canes, and they are probably on sale at a lot of stores today also. The candy cane was originally a straight, hard, and all-white candy stick invented by French priests in the early 1400s. The cane shape is traditionally credited to a choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany, who, legend has it, in 1670 bent straight sugar sticks into canes to represent a shepherd's staff, and gave them to children at church services. Candy with red stripes first appeared in the early 1900s. So celebrate this holiday by eating a candy cane...I will.





3). National Whiner's Day: In 1986 Rev. Kevin Zaborney designated December 26 as National Whiner’s Day. Zaborney founded the holiday in hopes of encouraging people to be thankful for what they have rather than unhappy about what they don’t have. Suggestions for celebrating National Whiner’s Day include visiting a mall or store to watch people whine as they return or exchange unwanted gifts, inviting friends over for a “Whine and Geeze” party, and holding a whining contest with family and friends.

4). National Thank-you Card Day: This one makes perfect sense, as it's time to write all those notes thanking people for the gifts you received on Christmas. And don't underestimate the power of a thank-you note, especially with the grandparents. I know my kids have a few thank-you notes to write. Start the kids off early writing the thank-yous and you won't have as many problems when they get older.

It's also St. Stephen's Day in the Western Church or on the 27th in the Eastern Church. For more on St. Stephen's Day go HERE.

Have a Happy Hump Day!