Welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: June 29th, 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. If we had our Camera from storage Charlie and I would have taken a walk and took pictures to use in our homeschool art class. Would you like to join us on a walk and we can use our phones instead even though it isn’t the same as a camera.
Camera Day is best celebrated with pictures because pictures are invaluable memories of our lives or the world around us. Pictures tell stories and our memories and stories are captured by a camera. With digital technology, using a camera has never been easier. Cameras are built into cell phones, so you always have a camera with you, ready to record the moments of your life.
To many people, a camera is a vital tool to record important events in the family and in the world. Cameras captures the moment forever and cameras creates the memories that we share and look back upon. From the birth of a baby, to high school graduations, people take pictures. Year after year, cameras record family vacations, holidays and Christmas. Camera takes pictures of good times, and even bad times.
George Eastman is the “Father of Photography” but George Eastman didn’t invent photography he made many photographic inventions, and created the mass production that brought cameras into everyday use by millions, if not billions of people. At one point Kodak had so much of the camera and film market, that the company basically had a monopoly on the market. George Eastman’s most famous slogan “You take the picture, we do the rest.”
Celebrate Camera Day today in a memorable way using your digital camera to take photos of your friends and family and don’t forget to take plenty of selfies.
Related Holiday: National Selfie Day
Did you know you can make a camera that costs nothing and it’s a great project for school especially homeschooling students. Or as a Boy or Girl Scout project, or just for fun. This camera is called the “Pinhole Camera”.
A shoe box is infamous for storing pictures and this shoe box can also be converted into a camera. Take a shoe box and poke a pinhole in the middle of one end. Cover the pinhole with a piece of black tape. In a completely dark room, place a large piece of unexposed film on the inside of the end opposite the pinhole. Re-close the cover of the shoe box. Now, take a picture in a snap!
Hug Holiday Day encourages everyone to give hugs to those who need them. On this holiday, people go out and give hugs at Senior Citizen Centers, hospitals. The focus of Hug Holiday is upon the elderly, sick and invalid, lonely people or anyone who needs the love that a hug provides.
This holiday was created by the “Hugs for Health Foundation”. According to the Foundation:
” Hug Holiday is founded on the premise that hugs, friendship and volunteer support are vital components to the overall senior care plan.”
Celebrate Hug Holiday Day today:
- Give hugs to anyone who needs a hug
- Join Hugs for Heath
- Make a donation to Hugs for Health or another group
Today is International Mud Day. I think we should get down and dirty!! Are you ready?
To celebrate this holiday, all you need is some water and some dirt then you will mix the mud and water together, and have some fun creating mud pies in all shapes and sizes.
International Mud Day is for everyone. Set aside the electronic games and turn off the television. Set down the phone, because the purpose of this holiday is to help children, by bringing them back outdoors to learn and enjoy nature, along and all nature has to offer.
To celebrate International Mud Day:
- Immerse yourself and family in a mud pit if you can find one if not make your own mud pit
- Make mud pies or sculptures
- Visit a Spa for a mud facial
- Organize a nature hike for children or yourself your family and look for mud to play in while hiking
The History and Origin of International Mud Day:
In Nepal, where International Mud Day began, the intention of the original event was to enrich the lives of 58 orphans, by getting them outdoors to enjoy the environment. After splashing in the mud, the Orphans moods were much improved.
This holiday was first created at a World Forum in 2009, by Gillian McAuliffe from Australia, and Bishnu Bhatta from Nepal.
This holiday is sponsored by the World Forum Foundation.
Waffle Iron Day celebrates the waffle Iron which is used to prepare Waffles. Waffles are cooked between two metal plates. A waffle iron is powered by electricity to heat the plates and create, Waffles ready that just need Syrup, or Fruits.
Waffles are not just for breakfast did you know Waffles are good for lunch or dinner, too.
Did you know the Waffle dates back to the 1300s in Greece. Greeks cooked Flat Cakes between two metal pans. At the time, they topped this dish with Cheeses and Herbs. Did you know Pancake Syrup wasn’t around back then.
You do know how to celebrate Waffle Iron Day don’t you!? If you don’t have a waffle iron, today is a perfect time to purchase a Waffle Iron. While shopping for the Waffle Iron there is Mini-Waffle children would like. If you are too busy to make Waffles yourself, purchase frozen Waffles in your grocery store, or order Waffles at a restaurant.
Also see: Waffle Day in March
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
