Things to Celebrate in September by Poppy Flynn

Things to Celebrate in September

by Poppy Flynn

Every day of month has some kind of official celebration and usually more than one! It might be big, it might be small…it might be wacky or downright bizarre! There are over 1500 National Days throughout the year, here’s just one observance of the many for each day in September 2020.

September 1st - Cherry Popover Day - celebrate with the recipe at the end of this article.

September 2nd - VJ Day (WWII) There is always some confusion surrounding this celebration as there are actually three dates connected to Victory over Japan or VJ Day. August 14th, the actual date of surrender; August 15th, the day it was announced to the world and September 2nd which is the date that the formal surrender ceremony was held in Tokyo Bay aboard the USS Missouri. At that time, President Truman declared September 2nd to be VJ Day.

September 3rd - National Welsh Rarebit Day - Is it just a fancy name for cheese on toast? You decide!

September 4th - National Wildlife Day - created to celebrate the life of the late wildlife conservationist, ‘the Crocodile Hunter’ Steve Irwin, who died on 4th September 2006

September 5th - International Day of Charity - Although originally a Hungarian initiative to commemorate Mother Teresa’s death, this celebration took off worldwide in 2012 when the UN declared it an international holiday.

September 6th - Read a Book Day - What better reason to curl up with your favourite read?

September 7th - Salami Day - Try some for your lunch.

September 8th - International Literacy Day - celebrating and promoting literacy worldwide, this day was created by the United Nations in 1965. September 9th - International Sudoku Day- The game that took the world by storm. Try your hand at the puzzle in this months magazine.

September 10th - National TV Dinner Day - In 1953, C.A. Swanson & Sons changed the pre-packaged meal business with the introduction of the TV Dinner which revolutionised prepackaged, frozen convenience food. Today the term is synonymous with microwave meals.

September 11th - No News is Good News Day - The idea here is that everybody turns off their radios and TV’s and cancels the newspapers, undoubtedly as a response to the harrowing events of 2001

September 12th - National Video Games Day - Gamers will be pleased to know there are a few of these, another one being in July. Not that any excuse is needed, I’m sure.

September 13th - Fortune Cookie Day - What does yours say?

September 14th - Cream-Filled Donut Day - Guess what treats are on the menu today.

September 15th -Greenpeace Day - Commemorating the movement that was founded in 1971

September 16th - Guacamole Day - Make sure you have some fresh avocados in stock so you can whip up a batch.

September 17th - Monte Cristo Day - No, it’s not what you’re thinking. A Monte Cristo is actually a fried ham and cheese sandwich which the French call the croque-monsieur inspired by Monte Cristo.

September 18th - Cheeseburger Day - In 1926 Lionel Sternberger is reported to have ‘experimentally dropped a slab of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger’ at his father's Pasadena sandwich shop and the humble cheeseburger was born.

September 19th -Talk Like a Pirate Day- Avast Ye, me hearties!

September 20th - Pepperoni Pizza Day- Recognising the most popular pizza ever created.

September 21st -Inter

national Peace Day - Created by the United Nations and celebrated in hundreds of different countries, all with the same goal in mind…the global cessation of war and violence.

September 22nd - Hobbit Day - Celebrating the birthdays of both Frodo and Bilbo Baggins from Lord of the Rings fame.

September 23rd - National Great American Pot

Pie Day - Typically including both a flaky top and bottom crust. Fill them with chicken, beef, pork or seafood and any manner of vegetables to create tour own personal favourite. September 24th - National Punctuation Day - Full stops, commas, apostrophes and question marks. They clarify meaning. Without them, meaning would be lost or up for interpretation.

September 25th - Comic Book Day - Dig out all those old favourites. Which one was yours?

September 26th - International Rabbit Day - always celebrated on fourth Saturday in September, this is a nod to the third most popular pet behind cats

and dogs. September 27th - World Tourism Day - raising awareness of the need for accessible tourism all over the planet.

September 28th - National Drink Beer Day - Does what it says on the can.

September 29 th -Coffee Day - I’m guessing they thought you might need this after all that beer!

September 30 th -Love People Day -Founded in 2017 to inspire the spirit of unconditional love as a national event to bring us all together. Spread a little love today.

Poppy Flynn was born in Buckinghamshire, UK and moved to Wales at eight years old with parents who wanted to live the 'self-sufficiency' lifestyle. Today she still lives in rural Wales and is married with six children. Poppy's love of reading and writing stemmed from her parents' encouragement and the fact that they didn't have a television in the house. "When you're surrounded by fields, cows and sheep, no neighbors, no TV and the closest tiny village is four miles away, there's a certain limit to your op

tions, but with books your adventures and your horizons are endless." Discover more about Poppy on Mom's Favorite Reads website:

https://moms-favorite-reads.com/moms-authors/poppy-flynn