#frogjumpingday

[hagleyvault]

May 13th is National Frog Jumping Day. This, of course, is not news to residents of Calaveras County, California, which, inspired by Mark Twain’s 1865 short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", has hosted a Jumping Frog Jubilee the third weekend of May since 1928. This year’s frogs will be hopping for a spot in the Frog Hop Hall of Fame and to beat the world record set by Rosie the Ribiter, who leapt 21 feet, 5 3/4 inches in 1986. Fans of the critters will be relieved to know that all of the little competitors this year will be biding their time in a frog spa under the protection of a welfare policy that presumably does not allow for the kind of handling seen in this undated photograph of Ruth Haig, seen here with two bullfrogs.

This photograph is part of the Hagley Library’s Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials, Series II. Nation’s Business photographs (Accession 1993.230.II) collection. To view more materials from this collection online, click here to visit its page in our Digital Archive.

[canna-bis]

🐸GUESS WHAT??? May 13 TODAY IS FROG JUMPING DAY🐸 🐸 The roots of Frog Jumping Day go back to Mark Twain's first short story. It was first published in 1865 as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog". Later, he published it as "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". 🐸 Hey!! How come you guys are not jumping??~~~Doobie🐕🐾

[canna-bis]

🐸GUESS WHAT??? May 13 TODAY IS FROG JUMPING DAY🐸 It's a great day to jump like a frog🐸. 😄!! Or, is today intended to jump "over" a frog?😕 Either way, today is a fun day. But, is this truely the reason for this day? 🎵ENTERTAINMENT🎵 Michigan J. Frog 🐸👇👇 "Hello my Baby!!!!👇 http://area512.htmlplanet.com/wavs/helomybaby.wav 🐸 The roots of Frog Jumping Day go back to Mark Twain's first short story. It was first published in 1865 as "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog". Later, he published it as "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". 🐸

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Frog Jumping Day Messages and Quotes

Celebrate this amazing day with your family and friends with some amazing and cute frog quotes. Send to your dear ones the Frog Jumping Day slogans and Happy Frog Jumping Day wishes to make this day a special one for all.

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Frog Jumping Day Messages and Quotes

Celebrate this amazing day with your family and friends with some amazing and cute frog quotes. Send to your dear ones the Frog Jumping Day slogans and Happy Frog Jumping Day wishes to make this day a special one for all.

[sfc-paulchambers]

• @natdaycal Today is Friday the 13th, prepare accordingly. And by prepare, we mean bake an Apple Pie to share with others. Have a wonderful day. #BlameSomeoneElseDay #NationalApplePieDay #FrogJumpingDay #FruitCocktailDay #NationalCroutonDay Did you know tomorrow never comes? That is why we Celebrate Every Day. Tag @NatDayCal with your favorite way to celebrate the over 1,500 National Days. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdfr6I1uFYG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[aliciacomic]

Buenos días ❤️ Good morning ❤️ #applepieday #BlameSomeoneElseDay #CroutonDay #FrogJumpingDay #FruitCocktailDay Disfruta tu dia 👊 Enjoy your day 👊 Alexander Pedro Harp https://www.instagram.com/p/CdfpR0_uB6M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[rosesilverangel]

#Repost @todayisanational_day • • • • • “Observed each year on May 13th, National Frog Jumping Day is a favorite of young and old alike. In 1865, Mark Twain published his first short story, Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog. Later, he changed the name and published it as The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. This same story also had a third title, The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. The current frog jumping record was set in 1986 by Rosie the Ribeter, who jumped 21 feet, 5-3/4 inches. While fans of Mark Twain or perhaps the Calaveras County Fair might have you believe frog jumping competitions only happen in Calaveras County, that’s just not true. They happen throughout the country and with more frequency than one might expect. Frog jumping contests happened in other states and municipalities in 1865 and the events take place across borders in the last century and this one, too. You might even know of one where you live, say in Michigan or Florida or Idaho. However, we might have to concede, the most well-known might be the Calaveras County Frog Jumping Contest if for no other reason than Mark Twain wrote a story about it, and the author became well-known and loved for his stories. Mark Twain’s story about a pet frog named Dan’l Webster and a casual competition between two men betting on whose frog jumps higher, is the origin of National Frog Jumping Day. The annual Frog Jumping Contest, which began in 1849 in Calaveras County, California is also the origin of this holiday. The international counterpart of this celebration is February 19.” #FrogJumpingDay (at Darlington, South Carolina) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO1qpR1jVlw/?igshid=1f2f3ne59xjrr