Tortellini Day - February 13

February 13th is a special day for Italian stuffed pasta lovers - Tortellini Day!

The tortellini are stuffed pasta dumplings in the shape of a ring reminiscent of a shell, usually in a mixture of meat, cheese or vegetables (especially spinach, sweet potatoes and pumpkin).

The tortellini originates from Emilia, Bologna and Modena in Italy. They are served mostly with soups or in a creamy sauce and ragout (meat sauce). The sauces they are served with are usually based on butter, olive oil, tomatoes, mushrooms and cheeses and their taste is done so that they do not even exceed the taste of the tortilla filling.

The origin of the name Tortellini is from the word "Tortellini", which in Italian means cake.

The first time the tortellini is mentioned in history is in 1664, in the book "The Economy of the City in the Villa" (L'economia del cittadino in villa) in which it is described as butter-cooked. Originally the tortellini was meant to recycle the leftover meat from the tables of the rich nobles for the poor in the area.

In 1842, the French bibliographic traveler Antoine Claude-Pasquain described the tortellini stuffed with beef, egg yolk and Parmesan cheese.

The big brother of the tortellini is the tortelloni. This is a larger version with vegetable filling, served with sauce and not with soup.

Members of an organization called the "The Learned Order of the Tortellini" in Bologna, Italy, wear special tortellini-shaped hats, in red and gold, for their meetings. They also wear a ribbon around their necks with a gold tortilla pendant. Members of the Order dedicate their lives to preserving the traditional tortellini.

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There are many ways to make tortellini. In honor of the tortellini day, learn how to make it stuffed with what you like, and use the tens of thousands of recipes on the net. Another option is to go out to an Italian restaurant and order a tortellini.

Con appetito!

 February 13 is also Radio Day and Madly In Love With Me Day

Madly In Love With Me Day - February 13th

 As you can guess, the reason to celebrate "Madly in Love with me day" on February 13, the day before International Valentine's Day, is clear. If tomorrow we celebrate Valentine’s Day for our spouses and focus on them, today is the day to love ourselves and put ourselves before others without guilt.

Self-love is the belief that you are a precious and worthy person. When we have a positive outlook on ourselves we are confident in ourselves and our place in the world.

Before we celebrate our relationship, we must first make sure that we are also our own best friends. Because only if we love ourselves, we can also love the other. Because when we love ourselves, we can be in a healthy relationship where we do not constantly please the other and give up on ourselves. In a healthy relationship we are in a place that is good for us, and if not we go.

Self-love is also perceived as a basic human need to take care of ourselves and fight for ourselves, but also as a moral defect, when it is perceived as selfishness, arrogance, egocentrism, narcissism and so on. Over the years the concept of self-love has gained a more positive connotation through social movements, pride marches, self-love protests, the hippie era, the feminist movement of the new age as well as rising awareness of mental health promoting self-love, personal training and self-help and support groups. 

Self-love was first promoted by the Beat generation of the 1950s and the early years of the hippie era in the 1960s. After witnessing the devastating consequences of World War II and what was happening in the Vietnam War, Western societies (especially North America) began to promote “peace and love” to produce positive energy that would bring peace and fight polluting and harmful industries to the environment.

The source of Madly In Love With Me Day

Christine Arylo, author of Madly in Me Book and self-help guru, is the creator of Madly In Love With Me Day. In her book she teaches how to love ourselves and what is meant by self-love in general according to the following principles:

• Give yourself first without guilt.
• Wash yourself with loving words instead of criticism and comparison
• Go for your dreams with perseverance and courage
• Choose the situations and relationships that make you happy
• Discover and explore your deepest thoughts and desires - and act on them.

How to celebrate Madly In Love With Me Day?

To love yourself means to accept yourself with all the disadvantages and advantages and to appreciate yourself without any conditions. Loving yourself is the opposite of measuring yourself and deciding how much you are worth based on how others treat you. Today is the day to decide that you love yourself unconditionally, to make sure that you are at the top of your priorities and to make sure that you are well where you are, without feeling guilty or ashamed.

So just before Valentine's Day that falls tomorrow, make sure to love who you really are with 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, all the days of your life - you !!

February 13 is also Radio Day and Tortellini Day

Radio Day - February 13

Once when we wanted to hear news or music, we would settle for the humble radio that would update us on what was happening in the world once an hour.

When we wanted to hear a song we like, without buying the whole record, we would record it from the radio (and no one said it was illegal). We would sit with our finger on the record button, and as soon as the song started we would quickly press it and wait with our finger on the pause button. How annoying were the announcers who had to speak in the background of the beginning of the song or enter at the end ...

UNESCO announced in 2011 a radio day to be held on February 13 every year, to celebrate the importance of radio in our lives. The proposal to hold this day was raised by Spain. Every second and can also download and listen to unlimited songs, but there are still places in the world for which radio is a technological miracle. There are entire populations in the world that do not have access to modern information technologies. Poor villages in Africa gather around the only radio around every night Children in remote agricultural communities in Australia attend school through radio.

Radio animated gifs

Radio is a major tool in our lives. In Israel, there are about 20 radio stations that broadcast various content such as different types of music, current affairs programs, counseling and more, stations for different populations such as immigrants from Russia, religious, Arabs and more. You can also hear through the internet many radio stations from around the world.

By the way, if you thought you did not need a home radio and that this device has already passed from the world, know that in an emergency, such as a war or a major earthquake, you need to equip a radio transistor with batteries, in case the electricity and internet do not work. That's why you should have a radio at home for any trouble that may come.

So what's your favorite radio station? What do you hear when you travel or at home?

February 13 is also Tortellini Day and Madly In Love With Me Day

International Darwin Day –February 12

Darwin Day commemorates the birthday anniversary of Charles Darwin, father of the theory of evolution, who was born on February 12, 1809. This day, observed in tribute to Darwin's contribution to genetics and to biological science in general, was established in 1882, the year in which Darwin died. It is observed mainly in academic establishments and circles to express appreciation to his work in the field of the history of mankind and all living things and to his remarkable contribution to our understanding of where we came from.

Satisfied Staying Single Day - 11 February

It's Fun to be single day is a day of hitting before getting hit by Valentine's Day, which comes three days later, on February 14. 

Unlike Valentine's Day, which is a commercial and sticky holiday, full of Teddy bears and chocolates in the shape of a heart, the fun to be single day is a calm day, the day where you can do whatever you want, enjoy the things you love to do alone and not to get stressed out because you have no spouse. It's a day to go out without looking around you and observe if the other potential half of yours is there, just relax and enjoy being alone with yourself!

You are just fine the way you are, even if you do not have a partner to confirm that you are worth it.

The Satisfied Staying Single Day was created by Thomas and Ruth Roy from wellcat.com. However, there is no mention of the year they started celebrating this day. The creator of the fun day to be single came up with the idea because of the upcoming Valentine's Day, and so singles want to let the rest of the world know that being single is okay and it's okay to save money and not spend it on flowers and sweets unless they are for yourself. You can be happy alone, dance without a partner, go out alone and not spend too much of your money for your partner and more. When there is such a day, those same bachelors are no longer seen by others as pathetic or embarrassing.

Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day - February 11

Do you know that something is wrong with you or that you are making a mistake, and when you find out you feel so bad that you almost cry, and then someone optimistic comes and tells you "don't cry over spilled milk"? So February 11th is a day created to acknowledge this proverb and get a shot of optimism and instead of crying over things done, look ahead, correct and move on.

It is not known why the date of February 11 was chosen as Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day. The source of this day is worldwide and no one has any idea why, but we will not weep over it, because February 11 is a day that promotes a positive attitude even when things do not go our way properly. Today is the day to recognize that life is too short to give little things bother us. It's today to look at the bright side of things.

The origin of the phrase "Don't cry over spilled milk"

The phrase "don't cry over spilled milk" has two meanings: 1. It is not worth regretting something that has happened and cannot be changed. 2. You should not regret the loss of a little thing. The first time the phrase appeared in scripture is in a collection of English proverbs by James Howell from 1659. The book suggests that the source of the proverb is from an earlier time, from a painting called "The Dutch Proverbs" by Pieter Bruegel from 1559, which shows lots of scenes representing Dutch expressions. Which shows spilled porridge. The meaning of the scene in the painting is: "Once the porridge has been spilled, it cannot be cleaned again," that is, when it is done, it cannot be returned.

The Dutch Proverbs, Pieter Bruegel 1559, public domain - look for the spilled porridge and those who regret it

We all know that unexpected or unplanned things happen in life, sometimes every day. With a positive attitude life will be much brighter and easier.

What can be done to deal with mistakes and glitches?

Learn from our mistakes - we all make unfortunate decisions in life. These decisions can cause irreversible or irreversible damage. There is no point in crying about what happened, it is more important that we learn from what happened so that it does not happen again.

Let go of remorse - Studies show that remorse felt over time, which includes feelings of disappointment, shame, anger and embarrassment about what we have done, can adversely affect our mental and physical well-being. When we focus on the past it prevents us from messing with the present and rebuilding our lives. Repentance can also cause mental stress and depression and affect present and future decision making, which will also hinder us from developing and growing despite what has happened. Therefore, it is recommended to let go of remorse and look ahead, and if you are not successful then seek professional treatment.

How to celebrate the Don't cry over spilled milk day?

If you have an event from the past that you are immersed in, are constantly digging into and it prevents you from moving forward, today is the day to tell yourself that it is time to leave it and leave it in the past.

We all make mistakes and whoever does not, is not wrong. Today is the day to move on and stop crying over the spilled milk, because what was was and should be moved on!

February 11 is also Satisfied Staying Single Day

Umbrella Day - February 10

Umbrella Day, which falls on February 10, is meant to celebrate the invention of the umbrella, the plastic fabric parasol that protects us from the rain.

We all know that it is impossible to get by in the winter without a good umbrella. A good umbrella is an umbrella that does not break easily and does not overturn when there is heavy rain and some wind.

The Umbrella Day is a great time to say thank you to the umbrella that serves us during the season or to say goodbye to the umbrella / umbrellas that were lost or destroyed and are now late.

The word Umbrella in English comes from the Latin word Umbro, which means "shadow".

The history of the umbrella

The first use of the umbrella was against the sun, 3000-4000 years ago, in ancient Egypt and Assyria. The umbrellas were made at that time from palm leaves.

Ancient China began to use the umbrella 3,000 years ago, but not as a means of protection from the rain but as a status symbol for the social status of the umbrella owner. The umbrellas were a fashionable accessory made from a wooden frame covered with leaves or skins and decorated with symbols.

From 1000 BC to 400 AD, in ancient Greece and Rome began to use small folding umbrellas (in a 1design almost identical to modern umbrellas) as feminine fashion accessories.

In France, women began using the umbrella as a rain shield around 1730. Men avoided using umbrellas during this period because it was considered a disrespectful thing.

The first man to dare to use an umbrella in public was an Englishman named Jonas Navy, founder of Magdalen Hospital in London about 1750. For 30 years, until his death in 1786, he walked boldly with an umbrella over him and suffered ridicule and criticism. It was not until 1788 that more men in England adopted the custom of using an umbrella and then men all over the world began to do so.

The first production of umbrellas for the masses was in 1852, according to a patent of Samuel Fox, a resident of England. In 1928, a company was established in Germany that began distributing the folding umbrellas of Hans Haupt.

In 1934, the book Mary Poppins, by Pamela Lyndon Travers, was published about a nanny who flies with an umbrella in the skies of London.

In 1969 Bradford produced an island. Phillips from Ohio the first folding umbrellas easily.

In 2007, Rihanna's song "Umbrella" was released (from the album Good Girl Gone Bad).

Umbrella (Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel Club Remix) - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z

Bagel Day - February 9th

Everyone knows that today is International Pizza Day, but did you know that today is also National Bagel Day in the USA?

The bagel is a kind of bread made from wheat flour, with a very dense texture with a hole in the middle. It started out in the Jewish communities in Eastern Europe, many people say it was invented in Poland, when Jewish immigrants who escaped from the disturbances and oppression took bagels with them to the new places. For years the bagel was made, sold and eaten only among the Jewish communities.

A bagel seller in Poland, 1935

There is also a legend that he invented the local Jewish baker bagel in Vienna, Austria in 1863. He wanted to thank the King of Poland who defended his village from the Turkish invaders and made him a special hard, circle-shaped bun similar to the German riding track to commemorate the king's favorite place. From there, the bagel reached the Jews of Poland.

At the end of the 19th century, many Jews from Eastern Europe came to America and brought the bagel with them. In 1910 the "Local Bagel Character" organization was established in America where it was decided that membership in it and the study of bagel baking would be inherited only. The bakers learned from their parents the craft of baking the bagel for months. The bagel preparation work was slow and difficult and the profits were low. After World War II, bagels became especially popular in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In 1960, Dan Thompson invented the first bagel making machine.

The new Anglo-Saxon breakfast turned into a bagel with lux (salted salmon) and cream cheese. Those who do not eat fish enjoy a bagel with cream cheese.

Many bakeries nowadays have bagels, and people can often buy bagels at the grocery store. You can get a frozen or fresh bagel, and you can also buy it at stalls or from people who walk around and sell it from a styrofoam box, like in the Old City of Jerusalem.

The bagel is cooked in a light syrup that gives it a dark coating and then baked in the oven. The most common toppings for a bagel are: sesame seeds, coarse salt and hyssop.

In honor of National Bagel Day, go out and buy a bagel and eat it hot and fresh with or without a tasty spread, because when the bagel is fresh, you don't have to add anything to it.

February 9 is also Pizza Day