Daily Holidays - February 19

[Sherman A1]

National Chocolate Mint Day How to Celebrate Chocolate Mint Day
Chocolate and mint goes together as good as the enjoyable peanut butter and jelly. On February 19th, allow yourself to tickle your sweet side with this great dessert combination. http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Chocolate-Mint-Day

Lunar New Year For Chinese, in China and in ethnic communities around the world, the lunar new year is the most important and most festive holiday of the year. Through centuries of China’s agrarian tradition, this was the one period when farmers could rest from their work in the fields. Family members from near and far would travel to be with loved ones in time to usher out the old year and welcome in the new, with great celebratory flourish. With a calendar dating from the third millennium BCE, the Chinese people have for thousands of years been building on ancient customs of New Year celebrations. Although they may vary from region to region, village to village, and even family to family according to social position, many of these customs are still observed. Today, all over China, during what is now commonly referred to as the Spring Festival, passenger trains, buses, and river boats are packed with holiday travelers; shops do a flurry of business selling gifts, new clothes, and festive foods; kitchens are bustling with preparations for elaborate feasts; and streets are filled with the sounds of firecrackers and seasonal greetings. http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_general_lunar.htm

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[bigwillq]

1. Happy Birthday Roger Goodell.

[femmocrat]

2. Happy birthday, Jeff Daniels, aka Will McAvoy:

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/jeff-daniels.html



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