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Doughnut Day is the first Friday in June each year. Many people avoid doughnuts on a regular basis, because they’re “fattening.” But still, everyone has a favourite, one that she or he wouldn’t say no to. If you’re going to treat yourself to that doughnut this year, today is the day to do it. Or,...
The Duck feast is held every year on the 1st of June at the Cat Inn, in the village of Charlton, Wiltshire.
Egg Day © Bill Davenport / freeimages.com / http://lightnshadowphotoportfolio.blogspot.com The challenge for today, National Egg Day is to make a meal around eggs. Breakfast if you want, but higher points are awarded to those who make eggs the main course for dinner! Winlock, in Washington State, holds its Egg Day festival on the third weekend...
Gingerbread Day © Karo / pixabay.com / 2015 / CC0 1.0 The 5th of June is Gingerbread Day. Gingerbread is more traditional at Christmas or during the winter, when the warming effects of the spicy ginger could be most appreciated. Holding a special day for it in June is perhaps an attempt to popularize it...
On this day, 8th June, in 1784, a boy named Marie-Antoine Carême was born. He would become the world's first celebrity chef, and codify French cooking in a way that still serves as a foundation today for European cooking.
Medard of Noyon © Baring-Gould, S. The Lives of the Saints. London: John C. Nimmo. 1898. Volume 6, page 80. [Via Cornell Library] Medard of Noyon is the Patron Saint of brewers and good harvests. He is sometimes depicted with a giant eagle hovering over his head to shelter him from rain, while others around...
Columba banging on the gate of Bridei, son of Maelchon, King of Fortriu. © By J. R. Skelton (Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton) (illustrator), Scotland’s Story. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons St Columba was reputedly born 7 December 521 in what is now County Donegal, Ireland. He founded a monastery on Iona Island, off the west coast of Scotland. Among...
Ground Beef Tacos © Stina Magnus / pixabay.com / 2015/ CC0 1.0 There is actually a great deal of varying opinion as to when Taco Day actually is. Competing dates include 16th April, 11th June, 12th June and 4th October. The confusion likely stems from the plethora of Taco Days held at school and office...
Lobster Platter © Nadine Doerlé / pixabay.com / 2012 / CC0 1.0 Internet greeting card sites give 13 June as Lobster Day, but don’t try to make sense of the date. It’s not necessarily tied to any particular area where lobster fishing is open at the time. Generally, in the northern hemisphere lobster fishing season...
No excuses for anyone not having veggies today! Every year on the 17th of June is Eat Your Vegetables Day.
International Picnic Day © Unsplash/ pixabay.com / 2015 / CC0 1.0 When’s the last time you had a picnic? If you can’t remember, then maybe it’s been too long. Round up some friends and / or family, and make an occasion of it. If it’s raining, you can always just spread a blanket out on...
Martini Day © Steve Buissinne / pixabay.com / 2015 / CC0 1.0 The 19th of June is Martini Day — and, reputedly, International Martini Day at that! If it’s been ages since you’ve had a Martini, pay a visit to an old friend. Can’t think of anything to celebrate with a Martini? Have one or...
Midsummer Eve Bonfire © Anne Väisänen / pixabay.com / 2015 / CC0 1.0 Still celebrated traditionally on the 24th of June, Midsummer Night now actually occurs on the 21st of June owing to how the “astronomical equinox” has shifted forward several days over the centuries. It was a very important pagan holiday in pre-Christian times....
Québec National Day / Fête nationale du Québec © Montrealais / wikimedia / 2006 / CC BY-SA 2.5 The 24th of June is the national day of Québec, and an official state holiday there, with everyone getting the day off work. The actual name for today is “St-Jean-Baptiste Day” (St John the Baptist Day) or...
Cakes and Ale Day is a yearly event held in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, in south-eastern England. A man named Jenkyn Smith left money for Cakes and Ale to be served.
Tapioca Day © Rainer Zenz / wikimedia / 2007 / CC BY-SA 3.0 The 28th of June is Tapioca Day, even though a small dissident, break-away group says it is on the 15th of July. Some people will want to give this holiday a miss, no matter what day it’s on, because they can’t get...