Good evening, welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: July 17th, 2022. I would like to ask you to check out the holidays being celebrated today and let me know which holiday you most want to celebrate. As for David and Charlie they want to celebrate National Ice Cream Day and David said bring on the Peach Ice Cream. Would you like to join them for Ice Cream this evening?
National Ice Cream Day – third Sunday in July
Ice Cream Day – December 13th
When you get the urge for a snack on a hot, Summer night, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Ice Cream! It’s only fitting that Ice Cream be given it’s own holiday. On this day, we hope you enjoy an Ice Cream Cone, Sundae, or Milk Shake. If your like me and on a diet then today set the diet aside and splurge a little and have Ice Cream.
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month and President Ronald Reagan also established National Ice Cream Day as the third Sunday in the month.
Did you know Ice Cream is nutritious? Although Ice Cream is a little heavy on the Sugar and calories, Ice Cream is otherwise good for you. The base ingredient of Ice Cream is Milk, which is loaded with healthy vitamins and minerals.
Charles E. Minches of St. Louis, Missouri is credited with inventing the Ice Cream Cone on July 23rd, 1904 at the World’s Fair in St. Louis, Charles E. Minches filled a Pastry Cone with two scoops of Ice Cream to make the first Ice Cream Cone. There is some controversy over this claim. Italo Marchiony of New York City filed a patent for the Ice Cream Cone months before the Fair opened. Italo Marchiony was selling Lemon Ice in cones as early as 1896.
There is also a celebration of Ice Cream Day on December 13th but we found no factual information about this holiday. We suspect that Ice Cream Day evolved from some local event. Perhaps a School Ice Cream Social somehow took on an undocumented, national recognition as a holiday.
History and Origin of National Ice Cram Day
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared July to be National Ice Cream Month and President Ronald Reagan also proclaimed the third Sunday in July as National Ice Cram Day. According to President Reagan ” Ice cream is a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by over 90% of Americans.
July 17th is Peach Ice Cream Day making it a Peachy keen day.
Peaches are one of the best flavors of Summer. People wait for about 48 weeks for the Peach Harvest to ripen. When it does, for a few short weeks, its “Peach everything”! In celebration of the harvest, Ice Cream companies make Peach Ice Cream which is hard to find other times of the year. Most major Ice Cream makers only produce Peach Ice Cream 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 which you can enjoy Peach Ice Cream on an Ice Cream Cone, in an Ice Cream Soda, or in a bowl.
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. We have yet to discover the real scoop over this Ice Cream holiday. 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. We believe Peach Ice Cream is so good, that Peach Ice Cream should always be on a day apart from National Ice Cream Day.
Did you know Emojis were first used in Japan in the late 1990s on mobile phones. Emojis are fun to use. As a result, Emojis popularity and use has grown. Today, most people couldn’t imagine a world without emojis.
In the last few years, major corporations have gotten into the act, 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.
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.
Related Holidays:
It is very easy to participate in this holiday. 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.
The History and Origin of World Emoji Day:
Jeremy Burge created Emojipedia in 2013 and Jeremy Burge followed that up, by creating World Emoji Day in 2014.
It is very appropriate for this to be a “World” day, as emojis are popular around the world.
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, Pot-Bellied pigs seen in zoos, are often the symbol of the holiday. Pigs are clever and intelligent Animals. But, most people are unaware of the Pigs high level of intelligence. Did you know Pigs can be taught to do tricks. Some people even keep Pigs as pets. Today is a holiday to give Pigs the respect that they deserve.
National Pig day is celebrated by Zoos, too and 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 but I wonder if there such a thing and the number 17. Yellow Pig Day 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 tradition!
If you are a mathematician, spend part of the day thinking and working in multiples of 17. 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 which we found in online calendars and on Ecard companies. We did not find it in any published documents. We did not find any factual evidence supporting this holiday on January 17th.
Did you know the color of the Day is pink, of course for Pig Day and 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 Ellen Stanley 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” holiday, 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. Michael Spivak and David C. Kelly were students at Princeton University, studying mathematics. History was made as Michael Spivak and David C. Kelly 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, the yellow Pig 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
