Tick Tock Day- December 29

Tick Tock day is a day invented in the US to remind us of the ticking of the clock, three days before the end of the year, Tick-Tock Tick-Tock, time passes and a few things have to be done before this year is over.

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We are not getting younger by the day, days go by and time does not stop and no one waits. It's true that things can be done next year too, but there are things that should be completed this year.  

The end of the year is also a time to make decisions for the New Year. Such as adopting new habits, starting a diet, stopping smoking, stopping others and all kinds of things. Tik-Tock is meant to remind us that it is time to make decisions if we have not decided until now, because time is running and the new year is about to begin.

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How to celebrate a Tick Tock day?

To enter the new year with a clear mind and a clean heart, make a list of everything you want to finish before the year is over, and everything you want to start and change in the new year. Now that you have a list, you can start to implement what is written in it, in the next three days, and even if you do not succeed, at least you started with a change and you are ready for the new year.

Anniversary of dishwasher patent - December 28th

On December 28, 1886, the patent of the first prototype of the dishwasher was registered.

The dishwasher was invented by Josephine Cochrane, a wealthy American socialite, who was upset that her servants were constantly breaking the family's expensive china during the wash.

Before Cochrane's dishwasher, there were two dishwashers invented by men, but they were very unsuccessful and in practice failed to clean the dishes at all. That's why Cochrane said, "If no one else is going to invent a dishwasher, I'll do it myself!"

The dishwasher she invented was operated manually, and consisted of a copper meter inside which a wheel that turned with the help of an electric motor. An iron mesh was mounted on the wheel, with space for plates, cups and cutlery. As the wheel turned, hot water was sprayed on the dishes with soap from above, and then only hot water.

Cochrane unveiled her dishwasher at the World Fair in 1893 and sold it to friends, hotels and restaurants, but housewives showed no enthusiasm for her invention and she failed to take off. Cochrane eventually sold her company to Hobart, one of the inventors of the popular "Kitchen Aid" brand. It was not until the 1950s that dishwashers began to be sold in the United States and by the 1970s they had already become standard in American households.

Josephine Cochrane died of a stroke or exhaustion in Chicago, Illinois, on August 14, 1913, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Shleville, Illinois when she was 72. In 2006 she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

In the photo: a stamp issued in Romania in 2013 with the character of Josephine Cochrane,
the inventor of the dishwasher

December 28 is also Card Games Day

Cards playing day- December 28

Winter is in full swing, and the days and nights are cold and rainy. No one wants to leave the house. This is just the time to sit down with your family or friends and play card games in the warm home.

What is your favorite card game? Texas hold'em, Poker, Bridge, Blackjack, War or Solitaire?

It doesn't matter which card you like best, as long as you find someone to play with.

History of card games

There are many types of card games and it is difficult to know who invented the first card game. It is believed that the first card game was invented in China at about the time the paper was invented, and has since spread throughout the world through India and Persia. The oldest cards recorded in history were found in China in the seventh century CE.

Card games feature different cultures and peoples. There are gambling games like poker and blackjack, which are played in homes and in casinos. There is the Wist game from which the "bridge" game, originating in Britain in the 17th century, developed and characterized the upper class. There is the Solitaire game of French origin and it is a single card game.

There is a quartet game that is suitable for children and can be educational.

There are dozens if not hundreds of card games, so in honor of the day of card games, wear something comfortable, where at the table and played in a fun card game!

December 28 is also the Anniversary of dishwasher patent

Microbiologist Louis Pasteurs birthday- December 27

Louis Pasteur, born on December 27, 1822, made a huge contribution to the world of vaccination.

Pasteur was a French chemist and biologist who had pioneered the study and prevention of disease, and his discoveries saved the lives of millions of people ever since.

Pasteur is famous for his contribution to dairy technology, a process that prevents food contamination by bacteria and lies in his name - pasteurization.

Louis Pasteur is one of the three founders of Bacterial Theory - Bacteriology, together with Robert Koch and Ferdinand Cohen. Thanks to Pasteur's discoveries, the number of deaths from birth defects dropped significantly. He also created the first vaccine against rabies and anthrax.

Although Pasteur was not the first to propose the theory of bacteria, he developed it and carried out experiments that clearly demonstrated the correctness of the theory and convinced many European scientists of its correctness, thereby contributing to the development of science in this field later on. He is sometimes mistakenly called the father of macrobiology, but what is true is that it is not him but Anthony Van Levenhoek.

He died on September 28, 1895, at home surrounded by family and friends, as a result of poor health resulting from a series of cerebral palsy.

Coloring pages of Happy New Year 2022

 ​Happy New Year​​ 2022 coloring Pages. Coloring pages for New year​. Here are some coloring pages for the new year that begins in the first day of January. We are celebrating the new year on December 31st at evening with parties, meals, gifts, greetings and kisses. To print the coloring page of Happy new year, click on the coloring page and then Ctrl + P. The printable coloring sheets of Happy New Year are for free and you can come back to print and color again and again. Below you will find Happy New Year coloring pages which you can paint for your enjoyment. Choose the coloring page of Happy New Year you want to paint, print and paint for your enjoyment. Have fun and Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Fanny Dolly!

Kwanzaa - 26 December

Kwanzaa is a secular holiday celebrated among African-Americans in the US, as of December 26, for a week, until January 1. 

Holiday Kwanzaa reminds me a little Hanukkah , because of the custom of lighting the menorah candles with seven branches called Kinara, which begins with the lighting of a candle each and every day after lighting another candle. Holiday Kwanzaa is a modern holiday invented by Dr. Ron Maulana Carnegie in 1966 to honor and respect the cultural heritage of the United States from Africa. Customs of the holiday are: home decoration objects of arts, traditional African clothing, gift giving and fresh fruit. Before dinner revelers welcome cup of wine and passed it to them, including children. Kinara candle-lighting ceremony, an artistic performance and finally dinner. Blessing of the holiday is "Happy Kwanzaa feast" or "Habari Gani" (What's new in Swahili) or "Joyous Kwanzaa".

Happy Kwanza

Habari gani? whats the news?

Celebrating Kwanza

Happy Kwanza

December 26 is also Boxing Day

Boxing Day - December 26

Boxing Day is a secular holiday celebrated on the day after Christmas, December 26, and its tradition is to give Christmas presents to people in low socioeconomic status, that is, to those who cannot afford to give Christmas presents. . Boxing Day is especially common in the UK and in countries that were once part of the British Empire. The name boxing comes from the word "boxing" - packaging, after the holiday gift packaging.

The origin of the holiday is in Britain, at a time when the servants would work throughout the Christmas in the service of the nobles, prepare and serve them the meals, clean after them, etc.), and only a day after Christmas would they receive leave and gifts from the masters. Christmas presents were called "Christmas boxes".

Another possible explanation for the origin of the holiday is a story according to which on this day priests broke the boxes for collecting donations in the churches and distributed the money to the poor.

Nowadays it is customary on Boxing Day to give annual donations to charity, and in addition, in the UK in particular, it is a day of many discounts and promotions in stores, so it has become a day of shopping.

How to celebrate Boxing Day?

You can donate to charities or charities or just buy a gift for someone you love, and you can also take advantage of this day to shop at sites abroad that give significant discounts like asos, amazon, ebay, Aliexpress etc.

December 26 is also Kwanzaa Day

Eggnog Day - December 24

Eggnog is a drink that is based on milk and eggs and is usually drunk in the US and Canada during the Christmas season, which lasts from the end of November to the end of December.

This Egg liqueur is a rich milk drink, full of cream, sweetened and frothy spiced with nutmeg or cinnamon, which is sometimes prepared with distilled spirits such as brandy, rum, whiskey or bourbon.

The egg liqueur evolved from Posset, a medieval European drink made from hot milk mixed with wine or ale to which spices are added. The drink was common only among the nobility because of its expensive ingredients that prevented the villagers from drinking it. In the cities the common people had no milk, and only the aristocracy could obtain it.

The first time the name "Egg Nog" was used was in 1775, when the clergyman and philologist Jonathan Butcher of Maryland wrote a poem about him that was surprisingly not published until 30 years after his death.

And this is the song he wrote:

“Fog-drams in the morn,

or better still eggnogg.

At night hot-suppings,

and at mid-day, grogg.

My palate can regale”

The first printed use of the term was in 1788 in a New Jersey newspaper on March 26, which referred to a young man drinking a glass of eggnog.

In the early 19th century, the drink came to the United States. Because of the taxes on brandy and wine, they used to make the bromine drink from the Caribbean. The drink soon became the popular Christmas drink in the United States.

Beginning in the 1960s, a commercial version of the alcoholic beverage, or a non-alcoholic version, began to be sold. During this time they began to serve the drink cold.

How to celebrate Eggnog Day?

You can make an eggnog at home, or buy it. If you have passed the age limit for alcohol, you can add alcohol to it.

December 24 is also Micronesia's Independence Day