Good evening welcome to our series sharing Unique Holidays: September 28th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which Holiday you most want to celebrate and why. Charlie says he is going to work on the most stupid question he can come up with to ask today. LOL
Today is Ask a Stupid Question Day and its your opportunity to speak up, and to ask all those questions you were afraid to ask. Wuestions that you thought were too stupid or dumb to ask, which have been piling up all year long. Today is the day to unload them. Give it a try. Nobody will laugh……we hope.
This may be a stupid question, but I will ask it anyway…… Teachers say there is no such thing as a stupid question. Or, that no question is too stupid to ask. If this is true, then why do your classmates laugh when you ask a question? Yes, kids can be cruel. But, if you have a question, there’s no better place to ask, than in the classroom.
Movie of the Day: “Dumb and Dumber”
Other “Stupid” stuff:
- Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer.
- This might sound stupid, but……
- Do you think I’m stupid enough to fall for that (duh!)
- Seen on a T-shirt “I’m with Stupid”. Well, if that’s true, how smart are you?
History and Origin of Ask a Stupid Question Day:
The roots of this special Holiday goes back to the 1980’s at the time, there was a movement by teachers to try to get kids to ask more questions in the classroom. Kids sometimes hold back, fearing their question is stupid, and asking there question will result in ridicule. Teachers created this Holiday on September 28, If the Holiday fell on a weekend, we would celebrate it on the last day of the month.
National Good Neighbor Day – Always September 28, previously the 4th Sunday in the Month
Ah, Good Neighbor Day and its definitely a good thing. Being good neighbors is an important part of the social fiber that makes this country so great and it seems fitting that one day a year honors good neighbors.
This day of recognition is not to be confused with other forms of “Good Neighbor Days”. Stores proclaim “Good Neighbor Days” to promote sales, a wide range of organizations announce “Good Neighbor Days” to promote their cause, and local municipalities and governments proclaim “Good Neighbor Days” for a variety of reasons.
Rather, this Holiday is to truly recognize and appreciate your good neighbor. Hopefully, one of those good neighbors is you!
History:
In the early 1970’s, Mrs. Becky Mattson from Lakeside, Montana recognized the importance of good neighbors, and started the effort to make this Holiday a National day. With the help of congressman Mike Mansfield, Mrs. Becky Mattson succeed in getting three presidents (Nixon, Ford, and Carter) to issue proclamations, along with numerous governors.
In 2003, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution, sponsored by Montana Senator Max Baucus, making September 28, National Good Neighbor Day. Previously, this Holiday was celebrated on the fourth Sunday of September.
Rhode Island initiated a movement to pass a National Neighbor Day on the Sunday before Memorial Day but action never materialized into a formal national proclamation or law.
How to Celebrate:
- Help your neighbors in some way.
- Offer a smile and friendly hello to your neighbor
- Have your neighbor over for a meal
- Hold a block party
- Get to know your neighbor a little better
Today is National Public Lands Day and on this day, Government organizations and agencies, and Environmental groups, team up with hundreds of thousands of volunteers around the Country in support of Public Lands and Parks. Improvement projects are performed to restore and renew the Land and Waters, as well as make to make these Natural resources more resilient to future natural and man-made disasters. Centered around the restoration and improvement of our public lands and parks, National Public Lands Day is the largest single volunteer day in support of these National treasures.
National Public Lands Day is organized by the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF). NEEF was chartered by congress in 1990 and several other government agencies also cooperate in this effort, among them: Departments of Interior, Army, Defense and Agriculture, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.
While the focus is upon national parks or lands, State and Local government groups organize projects on this Holiday in support of areas under their jurisdiction.
No private lands are included in this endeavor. It’s easy to participate in this Holiday. Volunteer your time and talents.
History and Origin of National Public Lands Day
National Environmental Education Foundations (NEEF) first organized projects on this day in 1994 and they have continued to do so every year.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
