On This Day: September 9th … Strange Holidays
Teddy Bear Day
Care Bears Share Your Bear Day
National Wiener Schnitzel Day
Today is leaning toward bears. One could say today could be a "beary" nice day. But would bears like a Wiener Schnitzel?
Teddy Bear Day
Come on, admit it. You had a teddy bear when growing up. I did and not ashamed to say so.
A Teddy Bear is a special friend to children all over the world. He's cuddly. He makes you feel secure in an otherwise insecure world. He's lovable. Your Teddy Bear is both a companion and a comforter. And, he's not afraid of the dark. He'll keep you safe.
Spend the day and night with your teddy bear . Cuddle up to him. Talk to him. And do all of your favorite things together.
Parents and adults: No child should grow up without a teddy bear. If you know of any kid without one, use this day to buy a teddy bear for them.
As we become adults, some find it difficult to give up our teddy bears. We feel there is no reason to give him up. Some adults have their teddy bears around all their lives. Its perfectly normal—and okay.
Have a happy Teddy Bear Day!
"You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think."—Winnie the Pooh
Care Bears Share Your Bear Day
Care Bears are on a mission to spread caring and sharing around the world, and encourage fans to spread caring, sharing, love, friendship, acceptance, fun and happiness to those you love every day.
The Care Bears toy line was originally introduced in 1983 to caring fans everywhere. In the last 10 years alone, 90 million plush bears have been sold at retail.
Care Bears are all unique and each one has a specialized belly badge that represents his or her duty and personality such as Tenderheart Bear, Harmony Bear, Share Bear, Cheer Bear and Grumpy Bear, among many others. They live in a far-away place in the clouds called Care-a-Lot, part of the Kingdom of Caring.
At their core, the Care Bears have heart, and are all about love, caring and sharing. The Care Bars are also big supporters of charities around the world that help families in need including the United Way, Operation Smile and many more.
The Care Bears hope to generate national support for a movement called #ShareYourCare that they hope will inspire people to spread caring, sharing, love, friendship, acceptance, fun, happiness, compassion and philanthropic generosity not just today, but every day of the year.
National Wiener Schnitzel Day
National Wiener Schnitzel Day is served up every September 9. Contrary to what most Americans know, Wiener Schnitzel isn’t just a chain restaurant. In fact, a Wiener Schnitzel is a veal cutlet coated in bread and then pan-fried. This renowned dish is considered an Austrian delicacy in its beautiful capital, Vienna.
Wiener Schnitzel, (again, the dish, not the restaurant chain,) is so iconic that there are copycat recipes all over the world. For example, in America, there’s the ever-popular chicken-fried steak and in Japan, tonkatsu, a breaded and deep-friend pork cutlet. But you haven’t lived until you savor an authentic dish of Wiener Schnitzel. There are lots of pretenders to the throne but for the real deal, head to Austria. If you do a culinary tour of Europe, put this incredible dish — Wiener Schnitzel — at the top of your bucket list.
A man goes up to the counter to order Polish sausage,
The cashier asks, "Hey, are you polish?"
The man then responds, "You think I'm polish just because I ordered a Polish sausage? If I ordered a wiener schnitzel would you think I'm German? If I ordered sushi would you think I'm Japanese? If I ordered Pizza would you think I'm Italian?"
The cashier responds, "No, it's just that this is s hardware store."
More Strange Holidays Coming!