Good evening, welcome to our series celebrating Unique Holidays: November 8th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which Holiday you most want to celebrate and why. For me I will pass on celebrating both Holidays because I don’t know what I would cook that would be bold. How about you?
Cook Something Bold Day – Always November 8th
According to it’s creator, Wellcat.com, Cook Something Bold Day is designed to encourage us to cook something bold and daring, that will fill up the house with warm, “homey” odors and the Holiday is celebrated in the month of November, as houses are closed up for Winter, and capture the cooking smells.
Origin of Cook Something Bold Day:
Did you know Cook Something Bold Day is a copyrighted Holiday created and is provided, courtesy of the great folks at Wellcat.com
Dunce Day– always held on November 8th
Dunce Day celebrates the term “Dunce” and Dunce caps. Today marks the death (November 8, 1308) of Medieval scholar Duns Scotus of Duns, Scotland.
Dunce Day is all about learning and we should get right to learning and learn about dunce caps and the creator of dunce caps.
Duns Scotus of Duns, Scotland was a Medieval scholar and perceptions of his views ranged from brilliant to less than complimentary. Duns Scotus believed that cone shaped hats increased learning potential and he believed knowledge would flow from the point of the cap, down into the head of the wearer, making that person smarter. About all this accomplished over time, was the perception of a person wearing a dunce cap to be a dunce. There was a positive side to his use of dunce caps which motivated the wearer to learn more, so he could be rid of the cap. Scholar critics of his work derived the term “dunce” from his name and place of birth.
Put on a Dunce Cap today, and have a very smart and educational Dunce Day!!!
Origin of Dunce Day:
While we know about the origin of the term dunce and the dunce cap, we do not know when this Holiday was first celebrated.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
