Good evening, welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: February 12th, 2022. I would like to ask you to take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which Holiday you most want to celebrate and why. Charlie said if it would get him some Birthday Cake then he would like to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday. As for David and I we want to celebrate National Lost Penny Day. Would you like to join us in our celebration?
February 12th is Abraham Lincoln’s actual birth date. However, in modern times President Lincoln and all of the U.S. Presidents, are celebrated on Presidents Day.
Every American knows President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States as”Honest Abe”, which he was commonly known, was born in the Wilderness Country of Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12th, 1809.
Abraham Lincoln became president in 1861. Although Abraham Lincoln hated war, he was drawn into War as he believed it was the only way to save the Nation, after the Southern States declared their secession from the Union.
In addition to serving as President during the Civil War and saving the Union, Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation that ended Slavery in the U.S. forever. Abraham Lincoln also wrote and gave The Gettysburg Address, memorializing the bloodiest and most important battle of the Civil War. Gettysburg proved to be the turning point of the War.
Shortly after the war ended, Abraham Lincoln became the first U.S. President to be assassinated. Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded on Good Friday, April 14th, 1865, by John Wilkes Booth in Ford’s Theatre.
National Lost Penny Day– always held on February 12th.
Today you can make a few pennies, by seeking out lost pennies, of which there are probably quite a few in the nooks and crannies of your home. An individual penny may not have a lot of monetary value these days but however, finding a penny is a sign of good luck. Go on a hunt for lost pennies today and pile up good fortune.
The first U.S. penny was designed by Benjamin Franklin, and the penny was minted in 1787. Since then, billions of pennies have been minted and put into circulation. In 1909, the penny became the first coin to bear a President’s image and it was first released on February 12th, 1909, to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s 100th birthday.
Things to do on National Lost Penny Day:
- Look for lost pennies. Make a game of finding pennies. Include the kids in this scavenger hunt.
- Flip a penny to help you make decisions today.
- Donate pennies to a good cause.
- Roll up and cash in your horde of pennies.
- Start a penny collection.
- Throw pennies in a fountain then make a wish.
- Give someone a penny for their thoughts.
- Take a few pennies and buy some penny candy if you can find penny candy.
History and Origin of National Lost Penny Day:
Was created by Eventologist Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith in 1995. According to Koopersmith : “Petty change can make an astounding difference”
Plum Pudding Day– always on February 12th.
I bet there is a lot of people who are tickled purple, that today is Plum Pudding Day. Your chance to eat Plum Pudding. You must admit, if it wasn’t Plum Pudding Day, you probably wouldn’t even think about Plum Pudding.
Participating in Plum Pudding Day might take a little work. You will find Vanilla and Chocolate Pudding in the Grocery Story and you’ll find Banana and Tapioca Pudding, too. There is not a packaged Plum Pudding on the market. That means you have to find a recipe and Fresh Plums in the middle of February and making Plum Pudding from scratch. Or you can call a restaurant and ask if they sell Plum Pudding.
Plums are popular in Chinese and Asian Cuisine. It is entirely possible that this Holiday originated either in Asia,or was created by someone enjoying a Chinese Plum Pudding for dessert.
Related Holidays: National Prune Day
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
