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Please note – There are 20 days until Spring! (Christmas is in 300 days)

February 27, 1859 –Censured Congressman Dan Sickles of New York (who escorting a known prostitute into State chambers) shot and killed Philip Barton Key, son of Francis Scott Key and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. The younger Key was having an affair with the congressman’s wife at the time. He was tried onContinue reading “Strange date in history”

Today is the Yuan Xiao festival, also called Lantern Festival. The Lantern Festival is the first full moon night of the new Lunar year calendar. This marks the end of the New Year celebrations, marking the return of spring and symbolizing the reunion of family. There is a story about the Lantern Festival. A beautifulContinue reading “It’s the 15th day of the Lunar Festival”

Tomorrow is Lantern’s Day and it marks the end of the Lunar New Year holiday. The day before the Lantern Festival, the Lantern Display stages are built in the open square in the front of temples. People bring their decorated lanterns to the display stage for the competition. Some lanterns might take more than aContinue reading “Today is the 14th Day of The Lunar New Year Festival –”

Our Throwback Thursday features a favorite song, something about the song and a cover version of the song. Not meaning to, I fell down a Procol Harum rabbit hole and of course, A Whiter Shade of Pale came up. I found that the group had made two versions of the their promotional video for theContinue reading “… the waiter brought a tray”

All of the festival food should probably be done by now. Most people just want to eat something simple on this day. Some people eat vegetarian foods to cleanse their digestive system (remember yesterday was Diarrhea day.) This day is dedicated to the General Guan Yu. Guan Yu was born in the Three Kingdom period,Continue reading “Today is the 13th day of the Lunar New Year.”

Since the Lunar New Year’s Eve, people have been attending feasts, with mostly greasy and rich food. So, starting from this day on, people start to take a light, vegetarian meal. Some family member may begin to show signs of intestinal distress, hence the day has become known as Diarrhea Day (I didn’t make thisContinue reading “Today is the 12th day of the Lunar New Year.”

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company – George Washington Young George Washington was born on February 11, 1731 (or so he thought.) Unfortunately for him, England had been tenaciously clinging onto the Julian calendar – they wanted noneContinue reading “Please follow along (refer to your flowcharts if need be:)”

The eleventh day of the Lunar New Year is known as the day to welcome Zigu Shen (the Purple Lady). According to legend, Zigu was a concubine of a rich man in ancient China. The wife of the rich man killed her in the toilet due to her jealousy. The Heavenly God had compassion forContinue reading “It’s the eleventh day of CNY”

February 21, 2008 –Paul Mawhinney’s collection of 3 million vinyl records, amassed over 40 years while he owned a record store in Pittsburgh, was sold on eBay for $3,002,150, on this date. The bid was a sham, it turned out to be an unsuspecting Irishman who said his account had been hacked. Mawhinney held ontoContinue reading “That’s a lot of vinyl”