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National Mulled Wine Day celebrates heated wine steeped in spices, referred to as mulled wine. The Romans were the first to heat wine and add spices to keep warm during the long winters. Today mulled wine is a tradition at Christmas and Christmas fairs throughout much of Europe.

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Mar

Namesake Day, Ntl.: March 3

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Part of Celebrate Your Name Week, Namesake Day is a time to learn where your name came from and about the person you were named for. Celebrated on Sunday of Celebrate Your Name Week.

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Mar

Peach Blossom Day: March 3

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National Peach Blossom Day has significant connotations in Chinese mythology. An ancient Chinese parable entitled "The Peach Blossom Spring," also known as "The Legend of Shangri-La," tells of escape from political unrest into a utopia of peace at the end of a river shrouded in peach blossoms. The parable is likely the source of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon," which brought the mythical Shangri-la into global awareness. In this utopia, told through the journey of a lone fisherman navigating the flower-laden river, a valley hidden by the peach blossoms emerges, introducing him to a civilization absent of hate, war, pettiness, prejudice, lying, despair, and scorn. It is a world where man and beast live in peace and harmony, and all is perfect. Perfection is too much for the man. Failing to appreciate it, he leaves and returns to the real world. But he is quickly disillusioned and yearns for what he had. Having experienced paradise, he is horrified by reality. Vainly he attempts to return to his perfect place, Shangri-La, never to find it again. Peach blossoms symbolize an ideal society where personal differences, illustrated in the divisions caused by politics, abate, and people work together rather than against each other.

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Mar

Pet Sitters Week, Professional: March 3-9

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After a corporate layoff in 1983, Patti J. Moran decided to start her own small petsitting business, a service unheard of at the time, in North Carolina. As requests for information on starting similar companies came in from around the globe, Moran’s passion for pets and her new petsitting business led her to write Pet Sitting for Profit, establish an international association, and spearhead an entirely new industry. Pet Sitters International (PSI), the professional petsitting organization, is now the world’s leading educational association for petsitters. Introduced by PSI in 1995, Professional Pet Sitters Week™ (PPSW™) is an annual observance that honors professional petcare providers, seeks to educate the pet-owning public about the advantages of professional in-home pet care, and encourages pet-loving entrepreneurs to explore professional petsitting as a viable career.

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Mar

Procrastination Week, Ntl.: March 4-10

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National Procrastination Week takes place in March. Putting off that to-do list or waiting until the last day to start an assignment is what these weeks celebrate. Use this time as an excuse to give yourself two weeks off from deadlines. Then you can tackle any issue with a fresh perspective. Just be careful not to let it develop into a habit. Feel free to procrastinate celebrating National Procrastination Week.

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Mar

Read an E-book Week, Intl.: March 3-9

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Read an E-book Week is celebrated on the first whole week of March to promote reading e-books and the fantastic benefits they bring to the reading experience. With the explosion of tablets, e-books have risen in popularity over the past 15 years. They've been around since the beginning of the internet, first published as Word Documents and PDFs. Today e-books require programming skills to lay them out on multiple platforms available. Apple requires one format, Kindle another, and Nook yet another. The platform is still evolving, but what is clear is that e-books are here to stay. Many e-book distributors online have specials this month, allowing you to try an e-book if you've never read one or pick up something that interests you. Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org), an online repository and source for classics, has many of the most outstanding books available for free in English, Portuguese, German and French." In Canada, this event is supported by Shaw, Canada. In the United States by Smashwords, Inc.

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Mar

Return Borrowed Books Week: March 3-9

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Return Borrowed Books Week encourages returning books you've borrowed, especially from your local library. Return Borrowed Books Week was created by the late Al Kaelin and is supported by the American Library Association (ALA). Books are libraries' most significant asset, and not returning them means someone cannot access that knowledge elsewhere.

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Mar

School Social Work Week, Ntl.: March 3-9

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National Schools Social Work Week in the United States is promoted by the School Social Work Association of America (SSWAA). According to SSWAA, school social work is a specialized practice area within the broad field of professional social work. School social workers bring unique knowledge and skills to the school system and the student services team. They are trained mental health professionals who can assist with mental health concerns, behavioral concerns, positive behavioral support, academic, and classroom support, consultation with teachers, parents, and administrators, and provide individual and group counseling/therapy. They are instrumental in furthering the school's mission to provide a setting for teaching, learning, and attaining competence and confidence. School districts hire them to enhance their ability to meet their academic mission, especially where home, school, and community collaboration is the key to student success.

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Feb

Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month: February

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The Food Marketing Institute reports that nearly 2 million shopping carts (trollies) are stolen each year in the United States, translating into a per-store loss of $8,000 to $10,000 annually, and that's only in the food industry. Like all industries, the cost is passed on to the consumer. Return Shopping Carts to the Store Month is about returning the carts that have wandered off or have been borrowed and have yet to be returned. It's also about safety. Children will often play with the carts left on the streets or in vacant lots unchaperoned. Animals can get wound up in them, and they can roll away into traffic or cause other hazards. Mark this month and help your local retailer out by returning a shopping cart to the store. This event was originally created by Anthony A Dinolfo and the Illinois Food Retailers Association.

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Feb

Robinson Crusoe Day (1709): February 1

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Be Adventurous and Self-reliant Day marks the anniversary of February 1, 1709, when Daniel Defoe's epic adventure "The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" was published. The book has been translated and reenacted over 1,700 times since it was first published. It continues to be one of the best-loved classics for adults and children. Watch the full 1954 movie Robinson Crusoe or read the book today. Download it free from Project Gutenberg at: http://www.gutenberg.org/e-books/521.

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Feb

Serpent Day, Ntl.: February 1

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Serpent Day celebrates snakes and the importance they play in the ecosystem. It's also a day to learn about safe handling, caring for, and safety in handling snakes, and it is an especially popular event with boys. HiSSSSSS! Serpent Day is an unofficial event with no sponsor.

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Feb

Snack Food Month: February

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Snack Food Month is sponsored by the Snack Food Association and National Potato Promotion Board. Its purpose is to bring a little happiness into the mid-winter doldrums following the Super Bowl snack fest.

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Feb

Spay/Neuter Awareness Month: February

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Spay/Neuter Awareness Month is an international awareness campaign highlighting spay and neuter programs implemented by animal shelters and rescue organizations to increase community awareness and support. Local veterinarians also offer discounted spaying and neutering at their clinics or provide seminars on the importance of neutering and spaying. World Spaying/Neutering Month is part of the Human Society International and Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association. Governments frequently employ cruel means such as shooting and putting animals to sleep to solve the increasing number of homeless animals in the community. Neutering or spaying reduces the number of litters stray animals produce.

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Feb

Spunky Old Broads Month: February

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If you’re over 50 and female, Spunky Old Broads Month is your month! Of course, the term ‘old’ is debatable. Fifty is only old if you’re under 40! What does spunky mean? First used in 1786, according to Webster, it describes a courageous person with an attitude, high-spirited and energetic. The word “Broad” was first used in 1659, though not to refer to a woman. The English slang appeared during the early 20th century as a derogatory term for common women of the lower classes. The context used for Spunky Old Broads Month is cheeky and defiant. How will you celebrate Spunky Old Broads Month? This event was created by Dr. Gayle Carson, lifestyle coach and media personality, to celebrate personal reinvention and living life to its fullest. Her practice mentors individuals so that they not only survive but flourish and reinvent themselves personally and professionally.

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