Daily Holidays - May 23

[Sherman A1]

National Taffy Day National Taffy Day is celebrated annually on May 23. Taffy candy has been made and sold for many years and has become a popular souvenir of many vacationers.

“Taffy is made by stretching or pulling a sticky mass of boiled sugar, butter or vegetable oil, flavorings, and coloring until fluffy.” It is then rolled and cut into small pieces before it is wrapped in a waxed paper which keeps it soft. Taffy is noted for its fruit flavors however there are other flavors available as well, including licorice.

Salt water taffy in was invented 1883 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

More fun facts about taffy can be found at:
http://www.candyusa.com/FunStuff/FunFactsDetail.cfm?ItemNumber=975

Lucky Penny Day Pennies are often just a nuisance. They don’t seem to be worth much, especially considering their weight, which is decidedly disproportionate to their actual value. So what are they really good for? Well, for centuries, finding a penny has been considered a good omen, an event that suggested something good would happen in the life of the finder. Lucky Penny Day is all about celebrating this simple superstition and doing what we can to make sure some good does in fact come of pennies. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/lucky-penny-day/

National Title Track Day Some albums are defined by a single track, ones that tie the entire album together and will be the banner for the sound it brings, and often the best of these are the title track of the album. Title Track Day is a day to dust off and break out those albums whose artists have nailed it, and placed the most iconic of a collections music right there on the label. Title tracks are, simply put, the song on an album that shares the name of the album itself.

Occasionally you get a brilliant trifecta that sets off a chain reaction that goes on to define a band. Black Sabbath produced an album that was self-titled, with a track of the same name that went on to define the band itself. The deep sonorous tones implemented the “diabla in musica”, or the devil’s chord, a discordant set of notes used to represent satanic influences since time immemorial in western music. The band was off to a running start in its desire to create the ‘horror movie’ equivalent of music.

Title tracks tend to be the most memorable of an albums songs, as Quiet Riots “Metal Health” album demonstrates beautifully. While not quite as popular as the second track on the album “Cum on feel the noize”, the song Metal Health makes you want to Bang Your Head within the first few bars. While they went on to produce many more albums after this, this song and the album it came from is by far one of their most memorable.

When a title track really shines and does its job, it sets the theme for an entire album, and this is the case with Metallicas “Master of Puppets”. As an album “Master of Puppets” speaks of control and abusing power, and is far and away the magnum opus of this particular band. The title track is specifically referencing the way a drug addiction can rule a person’s life, pulling their strings so that everything is about the drug, and serving the addiction.https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/title-track-day/


World Turtle Day Turtle Day encourages you to discover the world of turtles and tortoises, and to learn how you can help to protect and help them to thrive. Some ideas include dressing up as turtles, saving turtles on roads, or getting involved in turtle research. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/turtle-day/

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[betsuni]

1. Happy Birthday Rosemary Clooney

[bigwillq]

2. I love turtles!

[femmocrat]

3. Time to shell-abrate Turtles!

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