Holidays At The Limit

SEPTEMBER 29: CONFUCIUS DAY Confucius , translated as " Kong Fuzi " or "Master Kong" was one of the most famous Chinese thinkers and social philosophers, whose teachings had influences from the East Asian life. The philosophy of Confucius was based on morality, either personal or governmental, sincerity and , most of all, on justice. This values became more important in China than any other doctrines of the time (Legalism and Daoism). All his thoughts were developed in a philosophy system called Confucianism , introduced in Europe by Jesuit Matteo Ricci. This teachings are known primarily through the Analects of Confucius , an interesting collection of "brief aphoristic fragments", compiled many years after he died. Modern historians do not believe that any specific documents can be said to have been writen by Confucius, but for nearly 2,000 years he was thought to be the editor or author of all the Five Classics such as the Classic of Rites, and the ...

SEPTEMBER 13 - DEFY SUPERSTITION DAY

SEPTEMBER 10 - GRANDPARENTS DAY The founder of National Grandparents Day is Marian H. McQuade, a simple housewife from Fayette County, in West Virginia. This holiday is celebrated every year on the first Sunday after the Labor Day. The main reason for establishing this unusual holiday was the cause of lonely elderly living in nursing homes. Another reason was the hope to persuade the grandchildren to appreciate the wisdom of their grandparents. Therefore, in 1978, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed Grandparents Day as a national holiday. Click to send this e-card

SEPTEMBER 4 - LABOR DAY Celebrated on the first Monday in September, Labor Day is a holiday hold in honor of the worker. Therefore, it is also known as "workingman's holiday". The holiday is dedicated to people in respect and appreciation for their work in or outside of the home, union or non-union, big company, small companies, or government; better said for anyone who works in the society and for the society. As long as you work, this holiday is just for you and for the results of your work. The origins of the American Labor Day can be traced back to the Knights of Labor in the United States and a parade organized by them on September 5, 1882 in New York City. They were inspired by an annual labor day parade held in Toronto, Canada. In 1884 another parade was held, and the Knights passed resolutions to make this an annual event. Other labor organizations (and there were many), but notably the affiliates of the International Workingmen's Association favored a May...

SEPTEMBER 3 - SKYSCRAPERS DAY Skyscrapers day is the perfect time of the year to admire the world's tallest buildings and appreciate their special architecture. A new reason for a holiday . A skyscrap er is a ve ry tall, continuously habita ble building. Although there is no official definition, a height of approximately at least 150 metres or 500 feet is often used as a criterion for a building to qu alify as a skyscraper. Other criteria like shape and appearance also affect whether or not a building is considered a skyscraper. The word skyscraper was first applied to such buildings in the late 19th century, reflecting public amazement at the tall buildings being built in New York City. The structural definition of the word skyscraper was refined later by architectural historians, based on engineering developments of the 1880s that had enabled construction of tall multi-story buildings. This definition was based on the steel skeleton—as opposed to constructions of loa...

SEPTEMBER STRANGE HOLIDAYS September is Classical Music Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Fall Hat Month, International Square Dancing Month, National Blueberry Popsicle Month, National Courtesy Month, National Piano Month, Chicken Month, Baby Safety Month, Little League Month, Honey Month, Self Improvement Month, and Better Breakfast Month. SEPTEMBER STRANGE HOLIDAYS are: September 1: Emma M. Nutt Day, a day celebrating the first woman telephone operator September 2: VJ Day - Surrender ceremony aboard the USS Missouri and National Beheading Day September 3: Skyscraper Day and Uncle Sam Day September 4: Newspaper Carrier Day, and Labor Day ( first Monday of month) September 5: Be Late for Something Day, Cheese Pizza Day September 6: Fight Procrastination Day, Read a Book Day September 7: Neither Rain nor Snow Day September 8: International Literacy Day, Pardon Day September 9: Teddy Bear Day September 10: Sewing Machine Day, Swap Ideas Day , Grandparent's Day September 11: Make Your...