Welcome to our series sharing Unique Food Holidays: July 17th, 2021. I would like to ask you to take a look at the Holidays and let me know which one you most would like to celebrate and why.
July 17th is Peach Ice Cream Day which is a cool, peachy keen day to have Ice Cream with your friends and family.
Did you know Peaches are one of the best flavors of the Summer season. People wait for about 48 weeks for the Peach Harvest to ripen. And, when it does, for a few short weeks, its “Peach everything”!
In celebration of the Harvest, Ice Cream companies make Peach Ice Cream. Its hard to find other times of the year. Most major Ice Cream makers only produce it during the Summer. It kinda makes you yearn for the old days of HOJO’s 28 Flavors!
Peach Ice Cream is the way to go today and you can enjoy Peach Ice Cream on an Ice Cream Cone, in an Ice Cream Soda, in a Sundae, or simply in a dish.
No, matter how you choose to eat Peach Ice Cream you’ll find Peach Ice Cream Day is the real scoop!
The History and Origin of Peach Ice Cream Day:
Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this Holiday. So, we have yet to discover the real scoop over Peach Ice Cream day. Our money is on the ice cream makers as the originators.
We wonder over the creation of this day that sometimes overlaps with National Ice Cream Day and we believe Peach Ice Cream is so good, that it always should always be on a day apart from National Ice Cream Day.
Come learn How to Grow Peaches.
Did you know Emojis were first used in Japan in the late 1990s on mobile phones. Emojis are fun to use and as a result, their popularity and use has grown exponentially. Today, you couldn’t imagine a world without emojis. Could you?
In the last few years, major corporations have gotten into the act,of creating an enormous assortment of Emojis for us to use for almost any emotion or occasion. Retail outlets have also joined the fun and you can find Emojis on all sorts of products, from Stationery to T-shirts, to Pillows.
Emojis have their roots in the yellow Smiley of the 1960s and 1970s. Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts created the Smiley face in 1963. Harvey’s Smiley also gained world-wide popularity.
The History and Origin of World Emoji Day:
Jeremy Burge created Emojipedia in 2013 and he followed that up, by creating World Emoji Day in 2014.
It is very appropriate for this to be a “World” day, because Emojis are popular around the world.
Related Holidays:
It is very easy to participate in the special day just get on your smart phone and add an Emoji to all of the texts you send today. Chances are, you already do that every day on many of your texts.
National Pig Day- always March 1st
Yellow Pig Day – always July 17th
About Pig Days- –
National Pig Day recognizes and gives thanks to domesticated Pigs. For some unknown reason, big, pot-bellied Pigs seen in Zoos, are often the symbol of the day.
Pigs are clever and intelligent Animals. But, most people are unaware of this high level of intelligence. Did you know Pigs can be taught to do tricks. Some people even keep Pets as pets. Today is a day to give Pigs the respect that they deserve.
National Pig day is celebrated by Zoos, too. Activities include Snort Offs, Pig Outs, and online Pig Chats. However you choose, do not miss celebrating Yellow Pig Day.
Yellow Pig Day is a mathematician’s holiday celebrating Yellow Pigs (is there such a thing!?!), and the number 17. The Holiday is celebrated annually since the early 1960’s, primarily on college campuses, and primarily by mathematicians. On campus, Yellow Pig Cake and Yellow Pig Carols are a tradition!
If you are a mathematician, spend part of the day thinking and working in multiples of 17. And, while you do so, give a little thought to Yellow Pigs.
Another Pig Day? There is also some references to a “Pig Day” on January 17th. We found it in online calendars and on Ecard companies. We didn’t find it in any published documents and we did not find any factual evidence supporting this day on January 17th.
Color of the Day: Pink, of course for Pig Day. Yellow, for Yellow Pig Day.
History and Origin of National Pig Day and Yellow Pig Day:
Ellen Stanley, a Texas art teacher created National Pig Day in 1972 and her intent was to recognize and be thankful for Pigs as intelligent domestic animals.
There is no evidence to suggest that this is truly a “National” day, which requires an act of congress.
The Yellow Pig was the brainstorm of mathematicians Michael Spivak and David C. Kelly in the early 1960’s. They were students at Princeton University, studying mathematics.
History was made as they were listing interesting properties of the number 17 (can you imagine the interesting properties!?). During this thought wave, the Yellow Pig was born. Most likely, it had 17 toes, 17 teeth, 17 eyelashes, etc. The Yellow Pig and the number 17 have been linked ever since.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
