Irish Coffee Day- January 25

On January 25, 1942, several passengers crossed the ocean to the bar at the airport in Poins, West Ireland, where Joe Sheridan worked as a barman. To warm and wake them up, he served them a drink containing 40 ml of Irish whiskey, 80 ml of hot brewed coffee, 30 ml of cream and a spoon of brown sugar, and served it in a glass cup with a high leg.
The tourists drank the drink and enjoyed it very much. They asked the bartender if it was Brazilian coffee and he replied that "no, it's Irish coffee."
Since millions of gourmet diners enjoy the warm and delicious drink and this superb fragrant combination that contains a stimulating coffee and warming whiskey.

In the picture: A classic Irish Cup - Link

Belly Laugh Day- January 24

The day of Belly Laugh is a day of good and healthy laughter, strong laughter that comes from the stomach. On this day take everything in humor and just laugh at everything.

Did you know how good laughter is for health?

The action of laughter is a kind of light exercise for the body. The facial muscles are stretched, the pulse rate rises, the rate of respiration increases and a greater amount of oxygen enters the tissues.

Laughter lowers anxiety levels, improves the immune system and helps us maintain body strength and fight disease.

Laughter can distract us from problems that oppress us. Sometimes good comedies or a meeting with funny friends can get us out of unhealthy depression.

Laughter brings people together, breaks the ice and removes partitions. So laughter is good for communication between people.

Laughter relieves pain. Studies have found that people who suffer from chronic pain enjoy pain relief while laughing and pay less attention to it.

So if you want to laugh, watch comedies, funny shows on TV, meet funny people, watch funny pictures and videos online, or sign up for a laughter yoga workshop.

January 24 is also Peanut Butter Day

Peanut Butter Day- January 24

Peanut butter is one of the most popular spreads in the world, so it got its own day, January 24. Peanut butter day is one of the days of national food celebrated in the United States, but because we love it also with us, why not celebrate it all over the world?
The peanut butter is a spread made from crushed peanuts and butter, with lots of calories. 598 calories per 100 grams, or 188 calories per 2 tablespoons. But it also contains essential nutrients such as proteins, various types of vitamin B, iron, calcium and more.

The Aztecs and the Inca tribe prepared peanut butter as an ointment that relieves toothache in the first century AD.

The first to prescribe the peanut butter patent was Marcellus Gilmore Edson (1849-1940) from Montreal, Quebec (Canada). He wrote the patent for a product whose texture is like a paste, with roasted peanuts and sugar, in 1884.

The peanut butter can be used as a spread in a sandwich, with jam, chocolate spread, honey or alone.

There are snacks that contain peanut butter such as Reese's peanut butter and chocolate cake. There are recipes for peanut butter cookies with oats or chocolate and also chicken coated with peanut butter.

How to celebrate Peanut Butter Day?

In honor of the peanut butter day, take a sandwich with peanut butter to school or work, make peanut butter sandwiches for dinner, and peanut butter cookies with chocolate, or whatever you like to have Peanut butter in it.

January 24 is also Belly Laugh Day

Pie Pastry Day - January 23

National Pie Day is an annual celebration of the pie pastry that takes place annually in the United States on January 23rd. Do not confuse pie day with pie day, which takes place on March 14.

The founder of Pie Day is a nuclear scientist, brewer and teacher named Charlie Papazian of Boulder, Colorado, who announced in the mid-1970s his personal birthday, January 23, as Pie Day. Since 1986 it has become a national day under the auspices of the American Pie Council.

In 2014, the American Pie Council collaborated with the film company Paramount to promote Pie Day and the romantic thriller film “Labor Day” which features a pie-making scene that appears prominently (the film was also released a few days after National Pie Day).

The Pie Board has distributed a poster of the film to pie shops and bakeries where the stars of the film, Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin and Gatlin Griffith are seen in the cake making scene. The choice of film to promote Pie Day has been criticized because the film tells the story of a fugitive killer who kidnaps from the supermarket a single mother and son and imprisons them in their home. Although a close bond is formed between them where they, among other things, make a pie together, but still, the choice is problematic. The poster reads: "It makes the time we spend together, just a little sweeter. Pie. Catch a slice of life."

The pie is a pastry in a round pan with low sides that are filled with salty or sweet fillings. The pie can be used as a cake with fruit, whipped cream, cheese, chocolate, custard, nuts, etc., or as a pie with meat or meat substitutes, fish, vegetables and more.

How to celebrate Pie Day?

Of course the best way to celebrate Pie Day is to eat your favorite pie, at home or in a cafe. Many cafes serve a pie with a savory filling or a sweet dessert with a scoop of ice cream and whipped cream next to it. If you are in the US, there are many businesses that offer slices of pie in honor of Pie Day at special discounts or even for free when buying a meal, you can see the list here.

January 23 is also Handwriting Day and Liechtenstein Foundation Day 

National Handwriting Day - January 23

Handwriting Day is a national day celebrated in the United States, marking the birthday of John Hancock, one of the founding fathers of the United States and the first to sign the American Declaration of Independence.

Photo: John Hancock's signature on the 1776 Declaration of Independence.

It's today to leave your computer and smartphone and write down everything you want by hand: notes, grocery list, letters, homework and everything you normally type.

It's time to remember what your manuscript looks like. Do not say that you are ashamed of your handwriting, because it says everything about who you are! Try to learn about yourself through your handwriting with the help of graphology.

January 23 is also Liechtenstein Foundation Day and the day of the pie pastry

Answer Your Cat's Questions Day- January 22

If you love cats and raise at least one at home, you probably know they like to talk to us. Like babies who do not yet know how to speak, they howl in a language we don't understand and try to tell us something all the time. The cat is a very curious animal and they probably also have a lot of questions for us.

The yowl or howl of the cat is a long, drawn-out meow with a few possible meanings: your cat is scared, in pain, looking for a mate, or has captured prey.

To better understand your cats, here is an explanation of the most common types of howls:

A short, sharp howl - a surprised response to fear or pain, "something hit me".

Repetitive howls - your cat wants something. Food, opening a porch door or any other action they want you to perform.

A long howl in a rising tone - The Cat wants to make it clear that he demands that you carry out his request. The rising tone means "Hey, I asked for something!" Cats may howl even when they are bored and need attention. Did you play with your cat today?

Low concrete howls - Your cat wants to express dissatisfaction. He is angry and demands to change a certain situation. His bowl may be empty or his favorite toy may not be in the usual place.

Meow that sounds like "mirror" - make no mistake, cats put the letter R into their howls when they are happy and satisfied. Some will use this voice as a way to greet us when we return home, and others will express joy through it when they see us open the can.

Exhalations - A cat that exhales, sometimes accompanied by a low and threatening voice, wants to warn and demand that they not approach it. Cats do this when they are scared or angry.

Short, intermittent howls that resemble knocks, accompanied by staring into the air - your cat is probably in the middle of a hunt! Cats can spot a bird or other small animal at a great distance, and some will enter their hunting mode even if they have no chance of capturing it.

January 22nd is a special day for cat people, who will stop for a minute and see what their cat tells them!

At wellcat.com, you will find a list of cats' rules at home, such as sitting at the door of the bathroom or toilet when you are there, sleeping on your bed and not allowing yourself to move, walking between your legs, getting into boxes, hiding from you and more. The most common question of the cat according to the site is: "What is behind this door?"

January 22  is also Celebration of life day and Blond brownies Day

National Blond Brownies Day - January 22

The blondies are the lighter version of the brownies.

While the brownies got their name from the brown color, the blondies got their name from the light color. The difference between brownies and blondes is created by replacing cocoa with brown sugar.

There are several stories about the invention of the brownies: they were first mentioned in the catalog of the 1897 Sears store chain or in the 1896 Boston cookbook published by Fanny Farmer.

There is a story that states that they were first created by chefs at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago in 1893 in honor of the World's Fair. The owners of the hotel wanted to sell to the ladies who visited the exhibition small and low chocolate cakes that they could eat on a napkin without getting dirty. Another claim states that it happened by mistake, when the cook forgot to add baking powder to a chocolate cake recipe and that is why it came out very low.

No matter who first invented the brownies and how, one thing is indisputable and that is that these are very tasty cookies. January 22nd is today to get to know and cherish their blonde version - the Blondies.

Blondies enrich the flavor with caramel, vanilla or maple sauce and sometimes use white chocolate or nut chips.

Photo source: Instagram 

How to celebrate Blond Brownies Day?

In honor of Blond Brownies Day, make these delicious and easy-to-prepare cookies at home, devour them yourself or invite friends or family to eliminate with you.

A cool recipe for devastating blondies cookies

Ingredients:

1 packet of margarine

2 packets of white chocolate

4 eggs

A cup and a half of puffed flour

A cup and a half of brown or white sugar

Preparation:

Melt a packet of margarine and remove from the heat.

Add the cocoa or 2 packets of chocolate. Stir when it is not on the fire until a uniform texture is obtained and return to the fire. Remove from the heat (the white chocolate does not mix with the margarine but that's fine).

Mix the 4 eggs, the puffed flour and the sugar in a mixer. Add the melted chocolate and mix.

Pour everything into a medium greased pan and bake for about 25 minutes on medium heat (175 degrees).

After removing from the oven sprinkle over powdered sugar.

January 22 is also Answer your cat's questions day and Celebrating life day

Celebration of Life Day - January 22

Life Celebration Day is a day when we take a step back and look with appreciation at our children and grandchildren. It is true that there are those who do it on a daily basis, but this day is especially for that, an opportunity to look at our young children from a different angle, think about what is special about them, and pamper them with something like ice cream or a trip.

Although originally the Celebration of life day was meant to celebrate in honor of the children in our lives, it is also a day designed to emphasize all that is good about being alive. It's easy to forget sometimes, but we're all lucky to be here. Take the time to celebrate the good that far outweighs the bad in this life. It all starts with gratitude and appreciation for where you are right now, and wherever you hope your dreams will take you. Every life is precious, individual and a huge gift, so take some extra time today to celebrate them.

As parents or grandparents, it is easy for us to sometimes forget that our children are human in their own right. We often want to give them all the answers and guidelines for life, as if we have already tried everything for them, and they do not have to experiment on their own. Throughout life we help and guide them, but we will not be able to take from them the need to discover themselves for themselves. Sometimes they make us proud and sometimes they make stupid mistakes. Our job is to be there for them, to encourage and support them.

This day, the day of the celebration of life, is the day to stop and appreciate the people they are, and of course show it to them.

The history of Celebration of life day

The day of the celebration of life was created by the 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan in January 1984 to convey a message against abortions.

This day was originally called "National Sanctity of Human Life Day". At the time, President Reagan wanted to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which is a precedent-setting ruling by the United States Supreme Court that any law prohibiting an abortion violates the United States Constitution over the violation of the right to privacy. , On the 11th anniversary of exactly this decision.

Groups that oppose abortion advocated this holiday and felt that it expressed their feelings about the importance of human life at all stages. This belief also resonated with the statement of Donald Trump who participated in a special parade in honor of this day on January 22, 2019. Organizations advocating for suffrage, such as Planned Parenthood, condemned the day as a way to restrict women’s rights to autonomy over their bodies. The history of National Sanctity of Human Life Day / Celebration of Life Day is turbulent. This day's celebration was suspended for eight years under President Bill Clinton. Donald Trump continued the holiday well into his entire presidency, and some churches have even marked it as a holy day in the calendars. The holiday traditionally falls on a Sunday for this religious reason, although in 2018 Donald Trump announced that he would also celebrate on a weekday. Today, many consider the day of celebration of life day to spend extra time with the nieces, nephews, children, grandchildren or even just children they are babysitting. All human life is precious, and today is the day to remind ourselves that we are all fortunate to be here and to lead the life we ​​live. Despite our individual and group challenges, one can always find good and gratitude to show - and what better day to find the positive than celebrating the day of life?

January 22nd is also Answer your cat's question and Blond brownies Day