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  To All : Have a Safe Holiday and New Year! National Fruitcake Day 27 th National Chocolate Candy Day 28 th Call a Friend Day Pledge of Allegiance Day- In 1942 December 28, Congressional legislation recognized the words of the Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge was written by Francis Bellamy, a socialist Baptist minister, for the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. President Benjamin Harrison proclaimed, October 12 as a day to commemorate Christopher Columbus, and stated, "Let the national flag float over every schoolhouse in the country and the exercises be such as shall impress upon our youth the patriotic duties of American citizenship." The "exercise" being referred to be the Pledge Of Allegiance, and it was on this day that it was first recite. Source: ·       http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416700/posts ·       http://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm ·       https:

  To All : Have a Delightful and Safe Holiday!                         December 20- 26 th Go Caroling Day 20 th Crossword Puzzle Day 21 st Look on the Bright Side Day National Flashlight Day Winter Solstice 22 nd –   The shortest day of the year, date varies   Abilities Day December Celebrated in 1999, for the first time Abilities Day honors and celebrate people with disabilities and their caregivers.   National Chocolate Day 24 th National Eggnog Day Christmas Day 25 th National Pumpkin Pie Day Kwanzaa 26 th                     Christmas   Christ mas is filled with many traditions celebrated on the 25th of December , no matter what day the 25th falls on.   Many celebrate the eve of Christmas by: ·         Sharing and opening gifts ·         Attends special services ·         Prayers for the departed ·         Charity and visiting hospitals     The holiday’s, main central core is the ‘Birth of Christ.’ Christmas is the Christian celebration of the

 December Holidays  December 12- 19 TH Gingerbread House Day 12 th Poinsettia Day 12 th Ice Cream Day 13 th Violin Day 13 th National Lemon Cupcake Day 15 th Bill of Rights Day 15 th National Maple Syrup Day 17 th Bake Cookies Day 18 th Oatmeal Muffin Day 19 th National Poinsettia Day  Saturday, December 12 th The 1600s Poinsettias appeared in print for the first time ​Spanish botanist Juan Balme referenced the poinsettia plant in his writings, calling them by their Aztec name, Cuitlaxochitl — meaning “star flower."   Source: nationaltoday.com/national-poinsettia- National Cocoa Day First chocolate beverage is thought to have been created by the Mayans around 500 BCE, although some believe chocolate drinks predate them. The Mayans ground cocoa seeds into a paste and mixed it with ingredients such as water, chili peppers, and cornmeal; this was drinking cold. By 1,400 CE, a cocoa beverage called xocōlātl was important to the Aztecs. It was having an acqu