Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: January 12th,2022. I would like to ask you to take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which one you most want to celebrate. For me this morning I think I will look up the Top 10 Sexiest Men while have a cup of Hot Tea. Would you like to join me?
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day– This holiday is always held on January 12th.
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day just could be your day. If you’re a fabulous wild guy.
Despite some deep diving into the internet, we were unable to determine the roots for this Holiday. The fact that this is referred to as a feast is intriguing. We can only speculate that the reference means to feast your eyes on fabulous wild men. Ladies, we suggest you check out the top 10 sexiest men who are readily accessible via a web search.
If you enjoy this Holiday, you will also enjoy Male Watcher’s Day.
National Hot Tea Day– is always enjoyed on January 12th.
Did you know Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the United States? Behind Coffee. A cold January day (and night) is a great time to enjoy a steaming Hot Cup of Tea. To most of us, Tea is a delicious and relaxing drink. Did you know drinking Tea is healthy for you? With these things in mind, it is only fitting that today is National Hot Tea Day.
Tea has been consumed for almost 5,000 years. Tea’s origin dates back to ancient China. The year was 2,737 B.C., during the Tang Dynasty. According to legend, Tea Leaves fell into a pot of Water that was being boiled for Chinese Emperor Shen-Nung. He drank the brew, finding it delicious and relaxing. Legend also says that he only drank Tea after this day. Tea became popular in Chinese and Asian culture and cuisine. But it wasn’t until the 1600s A.D., that Tea was brought to Europe and became popular.
Colonists to the Americas, brought Tea with them. By the mid 1770s, Britain was taxing all sorts of imports to America. The British “Tea Act” of May 10, 1773, proved the boiling point. American Colonists strongly objected to the taxes. It led to the biggest Tea party ever held. On December 16, 1773, the Colonists boarded a ship loaded with Tea being imported by the British East Indies Company. Yelling “No taxation without representation”, they dumped the entire shipment into the Boston harbor.
Let’s return to the present day and ponder how we can celebrate National Hot Tea Day. Perhaps, you and I can have a cup of Hot Tea during breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Why, we can even top it off with a spot of Tea during the evening hours.
Let’s use today, to begin consuming healthy Tea, or increasing consumption, if you already drink Tea. Tea is good for your health. Tea has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Tea settles the nervous system, helping you to relax. Tea is very soothing. Perhaps that’s why over 85% of Millennials drink Tea. Tea has Flavonoids and Antioxidants. Tea is low in Caffeine, has no Sodium, Fat or Sugar. And Tea has zero calories. Teas medicinal value is supported in many studies. tea contributes to good health in many ways, including lowering the risk of Heart Attack, Stroke, Cancer and Diabetes. If this isn’t good reasons to celebrate National Hot Tea Day, I don’t know what is.
75% to 80% of Tea consumption in the U.S. is Iced Tea. How cool is that!?
Test your knowledge about Tea: See Tea Trivia
History and Origin and History of National Hot Tea Day
This Holiday was created in 2016 by “The Tea Council of the USA”. The objective is to promote the consumption of Tea for better health.
There is no evidence to suggest that this is truly a “National” Holiday, which requires an act of Congress. and/or a Presidential proclamation.
Related Holidays: Iced Tea Day
National Pharmacist Day– Always January 12th.
National Pharmacist Day honors Pharmacists and recognizes their role in medical care. A Pharmacist must be knowledgeable of the chemistry of all medicines. A Pharmacist can inform you of a drugs’ side effects, and aspects of prescription medicine. Very importantly, Pharmacist understand and recognize the inter-action of drugs together. Many people take numerous drugs.
National Pharmacist Day recognizes this important role. If you are in the pharmacy today, make sure to wish your pharmacist a good day. Gifts and cards are not required.
History and Origin of National Pharmacist Day:
You can be sure that National Pharmacists Day was created by a pharmacist group. However, we have yet to discover the group that started the Holiday. As we began our research on this day, we fully expected to find one or two national pharmacy groups. To our surprise, we found a couple national groups and many state groups. We did not find a group that claimed to have created this Holiday.
There is no evidence to suggest that this is truly a “National” day, which requires an act of congress.
National Take the Stairs Day – Second Wednesday of January
Are you looking to get or remain healthy? Are you looking for an amateur sport that you can participate, and even compete in? Then National Take the Stairs Day is for you!
The primary goal of this Holiday is to encourage you and me to improve our health, by leaving the elevator behind, and walking up the stairs. Walking up and down stairs, instead of using of the elevator or escalator, is a non-impact activity that most of us can do. Climbing the stairs helps us tone our Muscles, maintain or even lose weight, and contribute to Cardio-vascular health.
Most smartphones have an app that counts stairs. If you phone does not have it, you can download a stair counting app.
Stair Climbing Factoid: A 160 pound person who climbs for 3 minutes, expends approximately 30 calories.
Did You Know? Stair Climbing, either walking or running, is an organized, amateur competitive event!
Discover and enjoy the health benefits of taking the stairs today. Then, make it a daily habit.
History and Origin of National Take the Stairs Day:
Our research found multiple sources stating that this Holiday was first held on January 6, 2016. The Holiday was clearly defined as the second Wednesday in January. Oddly, we did not find anyone who claimed to have created the Holiday. Based upon our research, we believe it was created by one of a couple of organized stairs running groups.
There is no evidence to suggest that this is truly a “National” day, which requires an act of Congress. and/or a Presidential Proclamation.
Note: In our research, we found just one reference to “Take the Stairs Day” on October 30th. This may have been just a one-time, localized event.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
