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Cariloha Friday!… is almost here… and it’s yet another holiday weekend, so we’re trying to get an early start to the New Year’s weekend – just like you.
If you’re looking for a few more reasons (pre and post New Year’s) to pop open that bottle of Martinelli’s , we’ve got a few dates and events that may help you ring in 2012 with a smile.
This list will take you from today through next Tuesday, celebrating everything from Pepper Pot Day (today), National Bicarbonate of Soda Day (tomorrow), New Year’s Eve (Saturday), and of course New Year’s Day on Sunday – should be a party-packed weekend of banging pots and pans and toasting to good times with your friends. Have fun and don’t forget to wrap up in your Cariloha bamboo-soft clothing, sheets or towels along the way.
December 29 – January 3
29 – Pepper Pot Day
30 – National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
31 – Make-Up-Your-Mind Day
31 – New Year’s Eve
31 – Unlucky Day
31 – (1943) John Denver, singer, songwriter, “Rocky Mountain High”
1 – New Year’s Day
1 – The ball was first dropped at Times Square in New York City in 1908.
1 – (1735) Paul Revere, Revolutionary War
1 – (1752) Betsy Ross, designed first U.S. flag
2 – Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day
3 – Festival of Sleep Day
3 – Fruitcake Toss Day
3 – Humiliation Day
3 – (1892) J.R.R. Tolkien, Author of “Lord of the Rings”
Bonus party inspiration: For the northern hemisphere of the world, January is a typically known as a cold, dark month. It doesn’t half to be, though. January recognizes the following interesting causes and events that make the month a little bit brighter:
National Bath Safety Month
National Blood Donor Month
National Braille Literacy Month
National Hobby Month
Hot Tea Month
National Oatmeal Month
National Soup Month