To lighten the mood, I bring to your attention two other observances on this day...
NATIONAL MAKE
YOUR BED DAY
National
Make Your Bed Day is observed annually on September 11th.
Do
you want to get a better night's sleep? According to the National
Sleep Foundation, making your bed can help improve your tossing, turning
and restless sleeping which in return, can be good for your health.
“A comfortable and clean sleep environment is a sleep aid.”
At
a Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, it is taught that the sleep
environment is an important, but largely ignored, component of a good night’s
sleep.
CELEBRATE
Make
your bed. If it is not already a habit, let this be the beginning of a new
habit for you that not only makes you feel good and looks good, but is also
beneficial to your health! If you have young children at home, begin
teaching them to make their bed everyday.
Use #NationalMakeYourBedDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
Within
our research, we were unable to find the creator or origin of National Make
Your Bed Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.
and ...
NATIONAL HOT CROSS BUN DAY
A
sweet, delicious, spiced bun has its day each year on September 11 as it is
National Hot Cross Bun Day. This bun is made with either currants or
raisins and marked with a cross (made of icing) on the top.
In
many historically Christian countries, hot cross buns are traditionally eaten
during Lent, beginning the evening before Ash Wednesday through Good Friday,
with the cross standing as a symbol of the Crucifixion.
Hot
Cross Bun Superstitions:
o English folklore –
Buns baked and served on Good Friday will not spoil or mold during the
subsequent year.
o English folklore –
Buns can be used for medicinal purposes. A piece of it given to someone
ill will help them recover.
o Sharing one with
another person is supposed to ensure friendship throughout the coming year,
especially if “Half for you and half for me, Between us two shall goodwill be”
is said at the time.
o Some people believe
because there is a cross on the bun, they should be kissed before being eaten.
o Hot cross buns are
said to protect you during a sea voyage.
o If hung in a kitchen,
they are said to protect against fires and ensure that all breads turn out
perfectly. (the hanging bun is to be replaced each year).
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I do suppose that making your bed each day is a good idea - I do
do it. Over the years I've progressed upward from a crib (I didn't
"make" that one) to a twin (that one I had to learn how to make and
make every day) to a three-quarter (a wonderful brass bed I bought at a tag
sale). I managed to skip the double bed and move on to a queen. Now we have a
king, and making that bed can sometimes be a workout, I tell you.
But I do like getting into a nice, neat bed. When I lived at my
parents' house I made my bed every day because I had to, not that I didn't want
to, but it became a habit. When I lived in my own home I made my bed
every day because, being a person who always does things because "one
never knows," I never knew if anyone might be coming home with me. I
wouldn't want them to see a messy home or a bed. That habit did pay off a time
or two, much to my relief.
As to the Hot Cross Buns -"Hot cross buns. One-a-penny,
two-a-penny, Hot cross buns." September 11th? To most people they are a
Spring thing, a Lenten delight. I do suppose I can make them in September too,
it's just that, like soup in high Summer, I don't think of them at this time of
year.
In so many ways the whole world has been a bit upside-down these
days, so I'll go along with the trend.
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