Good morning, how are you? I would like to welcome you back to our series sharing Unique Holidays: July 12th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays being celebrated this morning and let me know which one you most would like to celebrate and why. As well as with who.
National Different Colored Eyes Day has two reasons to celebrate first of all, this Holiday celebrates the diversity of different eye color. Wouldn’t the world be boring, if everyone had the same color of eyes?
Jeanne Quinn, the creator of Different Colored Eyes day says it’s “a good day to celebrate the uniqueness of people…. especially those with different colored eyes!”
Secondly, this Holiday recognizes an eye condition called Heterochromia. People who have this trait, have two different colors of eyes. One eye may be brown, while the other is blue.
Yes, before you ask there is Famous people who have Heterochromia and it includes David Bowie, Jane Seymour, Max Scherzer, and Christopher Walken.
Your eyes are an important part of your appearance and they are also important in communications. When you look into your lover’s eyes, you need to like what you see.
Making “eye contact” just wouldn’t be the same without different colored eye. Isn’t it great that we have a variety of eye colors to set us apart from one another?
Eye colors include:
- Shades of brown
- Shades of blue
- Shades of green
- Black
- Grey
- Hazel
Celebrate National Different Colored Eyes Day by taking particular notice of the eye colors of everyone you see and another way to celebrate, is to wear different (not matching) shoes, socks, earrings, today. Are you brave enough to do this because Charlie is but I am not sure I am.
Homeschool Music Class: Listen to the following songs Don’t it Turn Your Brown Eyes Blue? Honorable Mention: Brown Eyed Girl and Green Eyed Lady.
Look up the Music Album of ‘Ol Blue Eyes is Back, Frank Sinatra (1973) and tell me 3 things you learned from the Album and write your answers inside your Music Journal.
The History and Origin of National Different Colored Eyes Day:
This holiday was created in 1986 by Jeanne Quinn from Suburban Philadelphia, PA. Yes, Jeanne has Heterochromia . The date was selected, because its her birthday.
At its inception, Quinn named this holiday “National Different Colored Eyes Day”. Shortly after, and for decades, it was simply called “Different Colored Eyes Day”.
Around 2017, a couple websites added the word “National” back onto the title and we use the word “National” in the title, as this is the preference of the creator of this Holiday.
Today is a day people go nuts about. because its National Pecan Pie Day, which is a wonderful day to eat ….Pecan Pie!
If you like Nuts, and you like Pie, and sweets, then today is your day. Sweet and crunchy, Pecan Pie is a regular on the menu of most restaurants for good reason.
Celebrate National Pecan Pie Day by baking and eating Pecan Pie. If your baking a Pecan Pie bake an extra Pie to a friend. Or, bring a Pecan Pie to work to share with co-workers. If you don’t have time to bake today, go to the bakery or a restaurant of your choice and have a piece of Pecan Pie. Take a friend with you because having a piece of Pie is more fun with a friend.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
