January 15th is...
Bagel Day - Polish-Jewish immigrants introduced the bagel to the United States. Throughout New York City and the surrounding boroughs, they grew thriving businesses. Of course, it didn’t take long for the bakers to organize. In 1907, they created the International Beigel Bakers’ Union. For decades, Bagel Bakers Local 338 held contracts with nearly all bagel bakeries for its workers in and around the city.
Booch Day - Kombucha, or “booch,” is a lightly effervescent fermented beverage with a bold, invigorating taste. If you like tea, you will probably like booch, too. Thanks to the probiotics, booch contains a significant amount of B vitamins. Depending on the type of tea your kombucha is made from, you enjoy the same benefits that tea offers.
Hat Day - There are so many hats, fashions, and names we give them. Certainly, we could wear a hat a day and never get through them all. We wear hats for numerous reasons. Many hats protect us from elements or harm. Others were worn for ceremonial or religious reasons. Some hats just make us look good or cover up what we think doesn’t. Through the centuries, we’ve given our hats a lot of meaning.
Museum Selfie Day - Many museums don’t allow cameras. There is one day that they make an exception, however. On this day, participating museums encourage visitors to take a selfie next to their favorite piece of art.
Strawberry Ice Cream Day - Strawberry ice cream is made by blending either strawberries or strawberry flavoring with eggs, cream, vanilla, and sugar. Food coloring is often used to give it the pink or light red hue.
Use Your Gift Card Day - Reminds Americans to use the $1 billion in unused gift cards each year. We all do it. Stash away gift cards, thinking we will have more time later to use them. Instead, they collect dust and disappear into an abyss somewhere. We discover them as we clean and often don’t remember how much was on the card or if we used a portion of it. Those partial balances add up.
