Each year on the 12th day of December, people across the United States recognize National Poinsettia Day.

History

The poinsettia plant’s connection to the Christmas season dates back to 16th-century Mexico. Legend tells of a girl who worried she had no gift to celebrate Jesus’s birthday because she was too poor.  An angel tells her to give any gift with love. The young girl gathered weeds from alongside the road and placed them in the manger.  Miraculously the weeds bloomed into beautiful red stars.

The poinsettia first came to the United States by way of Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American botanist and the first United States Minister to Mexico. In 1825, he sent cuttings home to Charleston, South Carolina.

It wasn’t until the early 1920s when Paul Ecke, a second-generation farmer in California, discovered a grafting technique which caused the seedlings to branch, that the poinsettia started to take root in American culture. The family hawked their Christmas flower at roadside stands. Paul Ecke Jr. advanced the sales of the poinsettia through shipping and marketing.

The House of Representatives in 2002 created Poinsettia Day to honor the father of the poinsettia industry, Paul Ecke.  The date of December 12 marks the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett, the man responsible for bringing the plan to the United States.

For more information visit: National Day Calendar

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It’s National Clean Up Your Room Day!

National Clean Up Your Room Day isn’t just for kids to clean their rooms.  It is about picking up, straightening up and cleaning up.  It is a day to do some serious spring cleaning and make your surroundings more pleasant.

• Clean out a cluttered closet and donate or throw away those things you are not using.
• Help your children make their beds
• Help your children  clean their rooms
• Eliminate the toys and clothing they have outgrown

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Kitterman Woods resident’s did you know… that today is POPCORN LOVER’S DAY?!

Popcorn Lover’s Day is celebrated every year on the Second Thursday in March. Popcorn is a type of corn that expands from the kernel and puffs up when heated. There are many techniques for popping corn. Commercial large-scale popcorn machines were invented by Charles Cretors in the late 19th century. Many types of small-scale home methods for popping corn also exist, along with prepackaged popcorn.

Popcorn is commonly eaten in movie theaters. This snack is usually served salted or sweetened. In North America, it is traditionally served salted, often with butter or a butterlike topping. However, sweetened versions, such as caramel corn and kettle corn, are also commonly available.

Depending on how it is prepared and cooked, some consider it to be a health food while others caution against it.

This day is intended to enjoy popcorn and share it with others. There is no requirement as to what seasoning you use today,  as long as you enjoy and eat plenty of popcorn!!

For more information visit: https://www.cute-calendar.com/event/popcorn-lovers-day/20376.html

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