Welcome to our series featuring Unique Holidays: December 5th, 2022. I would like to ask you to check out the holidays being celebrated today and let me know why you picked out that holiday to celebrate and why.
Bartender Appreciation Day – in Europe– always held on February 24th
Cheers to the bartenders of the world today, today is World Bartender Day. Today is a holiday to celebrate the bar tending craft. To give recognition and appreciation to the men and women behind the counters at bars, pubs, breweries or wineries we frequent.
Did you know tending bar is among the world’s oldest professions, and a very important profession at that. You trust your local barkeep to fix your drink to your liking, and in a timely manner. In addition to perfectly preparing and serving drinks, a bartender is often a part-time psychologist of sorts. Bartenders are excellent listeners. Many a patron has unloaded their problems or sought advice, while cozied up to the bar. Patrons have confessed up things they wouldn’t tell their spouse, closet friend, doctor, and even perhaps their Church Priest.
There are all types of bartenders and they can be a professional or non-professional. Tending bar is a skill position. The real professionals attend Bartender’s school for a formal education. Bartenders know by heart, how to mix hundreds of drinks. You yourself may have been a casual type of bartender without even knowing it. If you’ve ever mixed and served drinks behind a counter at a Church or club function, at parties, or even in your own home, you’ve been a bartender.
The most memorable bartenders were Sam (Ted Danson) and the lovable “Coach” (Nicholas Colasanto) on the television sitcom “Cheers”. Did you watch this sitcom because if you want to know I did and still do at times. I’ve even gotten Charlie to watch Cheers with me.
How to Celebrate bar Tender Apperception Day:
- Visit your local bar, pub, brewery or Winery.
- Give your bartender a warm smile and a hearty thank you.
- Leave your bartender a generous tip.
- Become a bartender yourself.
Did you know in Europe there is a Bartender Appreciation Day.
History and Origin of World Bartender Day
Our research did not uncover any information about the creator of Bartender Appreciation Day or when Bartender Appreciation Day started which appears to have begun no earlier than 2010.
St. Nicholas Day-always observed on December 6th
St. Nicholas Day is today. Did you know there really was a Christian Saint Nicholas? Christian Saint Nicholas lived in the Country of Greece, just a couple hundred years after the birth of Christ. Christian Saint Nicholas is in honor of Saint Nicholas and his life. Saint Nicholas became a Priest, and later, a Bishop of the early Catholic Church. True to the Christian concept of giving up belongings and following Christ, St. Nicholas gave up all of his belongings. Christian Saint Nicholas was well known for giving to needy people, especially children. There are many stories and tales of Christian Saint Nicholas helping out children in need.
The practice of hanging up stockings originated with Saint Nicholas. As the ancient legend goes, Saint Nicholas was known to throw small bags of gold coins into the open windows of poor homes. After one bag of gold fell into the stocking of a child, news got around. Children soon began hanging their stockings by their chimneys “in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there”.
It wasn’t until the 1800’s that the spirit of St. Nicholas’ life evolved into the creation of Santa Claus which happened in America. Santa Claus emerged from the stories and legends of St. Nicholas. Santa Claus was kind and generous to children. Unlike “St. Nick”, Santa Claus is largely a non-religious character. Although Sant Nicholas does have roots in Christianity.
How to Celebrate Saint Nicholas Day
- Read more about Saint Nicholas.
- Practice the generosity of Saint Nicholas by giving to the poor and needy during the holiday season.
History and Origin of Saint Nicholas Day
St. Nicholas Day has been celebrated for hundreds and hundreds of years. St. Nicholas Day commemorates the death of this very special, very holy person on December 6th. Record-keeping was not perfect in his time. St. Nicholas Day death is believed to have been in either 345A.D. or 352 A.D.
Mitten Tree Day– always observed on December 6th
Mitten Tree Day is today, a great holiday for grade school children. Mittens are the central theme of the day. Classroom activities are centered around mittens. In art class, the students can draw pictures of colorful and decorative mittens. Counting games are created for younger students using mittens. Teachers can educate children about how mittens are made. We’ve got ideas for people of any age to enjoy mitten tree day at school and work, too.
How to Celebrate Mitten Tree Day
- Read the story The Mitten to young children which is a grade school favorite activity.
- Set up a Christmas Tree and have people bring in mittens to decorate the tree to be donated. This activity is popular in both schools and work environments.
- Take a poster board and cut out the shape of a Christmas tree. Have the children color and decorate the Christmas Tree and hang the Christmas Tree on a wall. Then, have each child cut out mittens from construction paper. Have them color and decorate the mittens Make sure they put their name on the mittens, before hanging them on the tree.
- Read the story “The Three Little Kitten Who Lost Their Mittens” to nursery and pre-K children.
- Purchase new pair of mittens for your children.
History and Origin of Mitten Tree Day
Or research has not uncovered the person who created Mitten Tree Day or why Mitten Tree Day was created.
Mitten Tree Day was likely created by a grade school teacher because its the perfect grade school craft project or story hour. The timing of Mitten Tree Day in early December is perfect.
Put on your own Shoes Day– always observed on December 6th
Do you know the old saying “If the shoe fits, wear it”? Well, ignore that saying today. Put on Your Own Shoes Day is today, and there isn’t much to say about this holiday. The message is straightforward wear your shoes. Don’t you do this every day? You sure wouldn’t want to intentionally put your stinky toes into someone else’s shoes. The opportunity to make this mistake is pretty infrequent.
We understand the meaning behind Wear Brown Shoe Day, celebrated just a few days ago. What could possibly cause someone to create Put on Your Own Shoes Day? Perhaps, it was created by young mothers teaching their children how to put their shoes on for the first time!?
Well, regardless of what you think of Put on Your Own Shoes Day, we celebrate all of the holidays. We are going to put our best foot forward as we put our own shoes on today. As for you put your stinky toes into your own shoes!
How to Celebrate Put on our Own Shoes Day
- Put on your own shoes today, not only today but every day.
- Donate your old shoes.
History and Origin of Put on our Own Shoes Day
We are totally clueless and we have absolutely no idea who created put on our Own Shoes Day, or when Put on our Own Shoes Day was first celebrated. And what is even more baffling, is why Put on our Own Shoes Day was created.
As we researched Put on our Own Shoes Day, we kept on asking Why, does Put on our Own Shoes Day day exist? We found no answer.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
