Good morning, welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: November 13th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which one you most want to celebrate and why.
Caregiver Appreciation Day– November 13th and/or March 3rd
This is a very important day of recognition for the tens of millions of Americans, who give their time to care for those who are ill, disabled, or elderly.
Many individuals and organizations have declared a care giver recognition day on many different dates. The most common of them are November 13th, and March 3rd. We give the nod to November 13th, as November is National Caregiver Appreciation Month.
This day of recognition is for both paid and unpaid care givers. We believe unpaid care givers, deserve even more recognition. They silently go about the task of supporting someone in need, most often a family member. They give their time freely, and often spend their own money in taking care of there patients. Caregiver Appreciation Day can be a thankless task. Without even a thanks from the person being cared for or other relatives who find countless reasons not to help.
Interesting statistics:
- 29% of the U.S. population, some 65 million Americans are caregivers in some way.
- According to the U.S. Department of Labor, over 40 million Americans, age 15 or older, provide unpaid care to the elderly alone.
How to Celebrate Caregiver Appreciation Day:
Most care givers, especially unpaid care givers, do not seek any form of recognition. They do what they do, because it needs to be done, and its the right thing to do.
- Give a simple thank you to caregivers in any capacity.
- Send a thank you card by mail or email to caregivers.
- Give caregivers a day off and take care of the patient today.
- If you are an organization, make up certificates to give to the caregivers.
Origin and Date of Caregivers Appreciation Day:
There are many, many individuals and groups who have declared a Caregivers Appreciation or Recognition Day. But, no one individual or entity appears consistently in our research. The roots of these days go back at least to the early 2000’s.
With a variety of people and entities declaring a Caregiver Appreciation Day, it should come as no surprise that there are many dates.
There are some references to this as a “National” Holiday but we found no presidential proclamation or congressional act declaring Caregivers Appreciation Day as a National Holiday. We certainly feel caregivers are deserving of this recognition.
National Indian Pudding Day– Always November 13th.
National Indian Pudding Day is a day to enjoy Puddings created by Native American Indians.
It seems appropriate to hold this day in mid November, as we approach Thanksgiving. Native American Indians were very much a part of the first Thanksgiving feast. It is quite likely these Puddings were served, and enjoyed, during the first Thanksgiving.
American Indian puddings are defined as a number recipes of Native American Indian origin. Generally, the Puddings include Molasses and Cornmeal. Apples were often added. The Puddings were usually baked.
Make sure to enjoy your American heritage, and a dish or bowl of Indian pudding today.
Origin of National Indian Pudding Day:
We have not discovered who created National Indian Pudding Day. But, we do know who created these puddings….Native American Indians, of course!
We found no congressional records or presidential proclamation creating this day as a National Holiday.
Sadie Hawkins Day– always held on November 13th.
A Holiday that originated from a Cartoon. It all began in Al Capp’s “Lil Abner Cartoon in the 1930’s. In the cartoon series, the Mayor of Dogpatch was desperate to marry off his ugly daughter. So he created Sadie Hawkin’s Day. On this day, a race is held and all the single men were given a short head start. Then, all the single women, including the Mayor’s daughter, chased the boys. If a girl catches her man, he had to marry her.
Sadie Hawkins Day races grew in popularity during the course of All Capp’s long running Cartoon. This cartoon which created the Holiday died out after 40 years when the Cartoon was discontinued. You can occasionally dee Sadie Hawkins Day celebrated on college campuses.
History and Origin of Sadie Hawkins Day.
Sadie Hawkins Holiday was created on November 9, 1937 by Al Capp, the “Lil Abner” comic creator. Sadie Hawkins Day was first celebrated in the comic strip on November 15, 1937. In later years, Sadie Hawkins was included on a number of other dates, and was finally established as November 13.
World Kindness Day– Always November 13th.
I thought you might want to learn more about World Kindness Day which encourages us to be kind to others. Helping to create a nicer, better world.
According to the World Kindness Movement website, the Holiday is intended to “build a kinder and more compassionate world”.
Use today as an opportunity to be kind to family, friends, and everyone you see today. You will find kindness rubs off on others, Generating even more kindness.
Check out Random Acts of Kindness Day
Origin of World Kindness Day:
World Kindness Day evolved from a series of conferences in 1996-1997 in Japan. By a group known as the World Kindness Movement. These conferences brought together groups interested in promoting more kindness around the world. It culminated in the “Declaration of Kindness” on November 13,1997 when a new and very special Holiday was born.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
