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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDaily Holidays - January 16
National Fig Newton Day Newtons are a Nabisco trademarked version of the fig roll, a pastry filled with fig paste. Their distinctive shape is a characteristic that has been adopted by many competitors including generic fig bars sold in many markets. They are produced by an extrusion process. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtons_(cookie)International Hot & Spicy Food Day Just about every day is National Some-Kind-of-Yummy-Food Day, and most of them we kind of shrug at. (Plum Pudding Day on February 12? Eh.) But today is International Hot and Spicy Food Day, and thats a concept we can get behind. Not that you need a special reason to eat a big helping of passage-clearing, eye-watering, fire-breathing, chile-laced grub, but this is great belly-warming food to battle against the cold (and, well, your cold). Weve rounded up 15 of our hottest recipes, from spicy pineapple to Sichuan favorite Mapo Tofu. Just make sure you grab a beer to quell the spiceyou dont want your mouth to be on fire for too long. http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/article/15-hot-recipes-for-international-hot-and-spicy-food-day
Appreciate A Dragon Day https://www.facebook.com/events/252228084817744/
Nothing Day Nothing Day is an "un-event" proposed in 1972 by columnist Harold Pullman Coffin and observed annually on January 16 since 1973, when it was added to Chase's Calendar of Events. It is not actually a "National Holiday," as that requires an act of Congress. [1] [2] [3] Its purpose is:
to provide Americans with one National day when they can just sit without celebrating, observing or honoring anything. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Nothing_Day
Religious Freedom Day Religious Freedom Day
Each year, the President declares January 16th to be Religious Freedom Day, and calls upon Americans to "observe this day through appropriate events and activities in homes, schools, and places of worship." The day is the anniversary of the passage, in 1786, of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. We encourage schools to recognize Religious Freedom Day during the school week leading up to January 16. http://religiousfreedomday.com
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Daily Holidays - January 16 (Original Post)
Sherman A1
Jan 2015
OP
betsuni
(25,538 posts)1. My husband was born on a snowy January 16th ...
at home, 1959. Fresh out of the womb:
The house:
Love that face!
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)7. Happy birthday to him!
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)2. I never liked Fig Newton's
Just thought they were gross.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)4. If you see a dragon, show it some love!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)5. Absolutely
This sticker is on my pilot car's bumper. I wonder how many truckers have laughed about it.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)6. Very cute!