Everyday is a Holiday

Feb 9 is Pizza Day. How was pizza invented and where was Hawaiian pizza invented? For those who still don’t know official pizza story begins with the invention of pizza for the queen consort of Italy Margherita of Savoy. It is called the same name and just consists of tomato sauce, basil, and some cheese. Later, people got hungrier and added everything they had in their fridges. One of the most famous and my favorite pizzas is Hawaiian Pizza. And it was invented here in Ontario by an immigrant from Greece, he combined sweet and sour flavors and now we have the best pizza ever. By the way, it was invented not so far away from Windsor in Chatham-Kent in a Satellite restaurant. 

Feb 10 Chinese New Year! A VERY loud and fun week. People in China do not celebrate their New Year for a day, it takes a week. This time of the year is when the whole family gathers together. 

According to Chinese traditions, people in China eat noodles to have a long life, dumplings to be rich and give red envelopes with money in it .It is an ancient tradition to scare a demon that comes at night to take souls of kids .They also decorate homes with mandarins or tangerines. For me, it is a very special year because it is a year of dragon and I’m a dragon. Also, they explode firecrackers, it is an extremely loud week, and all the streets are full of red paper.  

Happy New Year! Xinnian Kuaile! 

Feb 11 is Making a Friend Day and Inventor’s Day. Thomas Edison was born on this day. He is famous not just for inventing the light bulb but also phonograph, motion picture camera, improved telegraph, and telephone. 

Feb 12 Darwin Day let’s celebrate the theory of evolution. 

Feb 13, Tuesday 13 in Spain it is an unlucky day like here Friday 13. Also, it is tortellini day, it’s mini dumplings. 

February 14 is Valentine’s Day in Western countries, while in Brazil it is 12 of June. Every decade there are found more and more different origins for Valentine’s Day, one of them is about a priest named Valentinus who was beheaded by the orders of the Roman emperor Claudius II because he refused to deny Christ. So, do you still think it is a romantic holiday to celebrate? 

February 15 Gumdrop Day. Did you know that in 1890 the word “gumdrop” became an official slang word for a “sweetheart.” 

Have a little holiday every day!