Visit Your Relatives Day - May 18

The day of visiting relatives is a special day of the year, it is not clear what its origin is and who invented it, but it is related to other family days such as grandparents' day, mother's day and so on.

As the name implies, this day is meant to encourage visits to family members, especially those who do not have many opportunities to see them.

Visiting family members is something that is often neglected and not done because of a busy schedule, even though most people would like to see their relatives more.

It is best to celebrate the day of the visit of relatives by visiting them, face to face, but if it does not come out, one can also make a virtual visit and celebrate by sending greeting cards and letters to distant family members, calling or chatting online.

There are many sites that offer free electronic greeting cards that can be sent to relatives in honor of this family day.

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May 18 is also International Museum Day and No Dirty Dishes Day

Chicken Dance Day - May 14

Chicken Dance Day is a special day that falls on May 14 and is dedicated to the fun, childish, silly and popular dance - Chicken Dance.

The Chicken dance also known as the Bird Song, the Birdie Song, the Bird Dance or the Chicken Song, makes people happy all over the world. It is danced at family events, at school and kindergarten events and can also be done at home with the children.

Want to see how the birds dance? Here is a video demo:

A little about the history of Chicken dance:

The melody of the dance was composed in 1950 by  Werner Thomas, a Swiss accordion player from Debus.

Thomas called the song "Der Ententanz" (The Duck Dance). In the 1960s, Thomas would play the song in various restaurants and hotels, until at one of his performances, he was heard by a Belgian producer named Louis van Rymenant. Van Rymenant wrote a song for the melody and began distributing it to the public in 1970, but with almost no success.

Jake's restaurant

In 1977 a Dutch band called "De Electronica's" created an instrumental version of the song and overnight the duck dance became a hit and a very successful international song. 

From the moment the song was published, many "bird" names were added to it: the dance of the birds, the dance of the chick, the dance of the chickens, etc. The song has been recorded in more than 140 versions, all over the world, including one by Walt Disney, and has sold more than 40 million copies.

On September 20, 2004, rock musician Vince Neil, of the Motley Crue Band, organized the largest bird dance in the world at the Oktoberfest in Cincinnati, Ohio.

On November 13, 2009, a support event was organized for a children's hospital in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in which 389 people bought a ticket for $ 100 to dance for 3 hours in a row.

On April 23, 2010, the world's largest bird dance record was broken, held in downtown Byron, Michigan at the Jake's restaurant, as a fundraising event for Helen Debus Children's Hospital. By the way, in the entrance of Jake's restaurant there is a huge plastic chicken statue.

In honor of U.S. Independence Day in 2010, on July 4, tens of thousands of people in North Dakota danced the bird dance at a street festival and set a new world record.

International Hummus Day- May 13

Hummus is an ancient Middle Eastern dish that in recent years has become well known in Western countries.

Hummus is a dip that can be eaten with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic.  

There are many ancient sources that link hummus to ancient periods and famous historical figures such as Saladin. Indeed, its ingredients: chickpeas, sesame, lemon and garlic were eaten in the area for a thousand years.  

The hummus can be eaten as a hot granule, or a cold granulated salad, but it is most popular to eat it as a cold spread, served on a plate or in a pita, with all kinds of additives such as beans, egg, tahini, chips, salad, and more...

 

In the United States you can buy chocolate-flavored hummus in food stores:

Simply Enjoy- Twisted Chocolate Hummus

Did you know? Hummus is a legume and is an excellent source of protein for vegans. You can make hummus at home, you don't have to buy it, and you can make healthy vegan hummus.

Hummus salad

In honor of the hummus day, you have a good reason to wipe hummus, at home or in one of the many good hummuses restaurants around.

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May 13 is also Apple Pie Day

Apple Pie Day- May 13

Apple pie is one of the most favorite desserts in the United States and Europe. May 13 is a day devoted to the apple pie.

The first recipe for apple pie printed on paper is from England, from year 1381. The list of ingredients included in the recipe was: good apples, good spices, figs, raisins, pears, saffron and a dough.

Apple pie was a popular food in homes in the United States in the eighteenth century, just before the European colonization of America. In order to distinguish between the old Americans and the new immigrants, they would say: "American like apple pie" which meant "typical American" .

In the 19th and 20th centuries the apple pie became a symbol of American prosperity and national pride.

The newspapers wrote that during the Second World War, when journalists asked the American soldiers why they were going to war, their answer was: "For Mom and for Apple Pie".

In 1970, advertisers used an advertising jingle in the patriotic essay: "Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie and Chevy."

New Mexico has a city called Apple pie, named after Apple Pie.

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There are lots of recipes for apple pie online. So for the apple pie day, prepare yourself or go eat apple pie in a cafe. The most delicious is an apple pie with a scoop of ice cream and whipped cream on the side. The apple pie day is celebrated in the US by apple pie eating, preparing the biggest pie contests and more.

May 13 is also Hummus Day

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day- May 12

Every year, since 1993, World Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is marked around the world.

The problem with fibromyalgia is that it is a "transparent" disease, a disease without a cure and for no apparent reason.

The main symptom of fibromyalgia is widespread and chronic pain throughout the body, muscles, joints and skeleton but it has many other different symptoms like: chronic fatigue, sleep disturbances (like difficulty falling asleep and discontinuous sleep), headaches, difficulty concentrating and memory, general feeling of stiffness in the morning , Dizziness, abnormal body heat, sensitivity to light, noise, odor, temperature changes, mood disorders, sleep sweating and more.

Fibromyalgia causes significant damage to the life of the sufferer. It causes very severe pain, so much so that the patients are bedridden and unable to get up.

Patients' ability to work is impaired and it also adversely affects mood.

Studies suggest that it is an injury to the central nervous system, which causes overexcitation in the process of pain processing and its passage.

The causes of fibromyalgia are unknown. A possible cause is a genetic family background and also environmental factors such as mental stress, infections, a whiplash accident and more.

Incidence of the disease

Fibromyalgia affects 3-5% of the population. Most sufferers are women. This is a higher number of patients with multiple sclerosis, breast cancer and muscular dystrophy (ALS)! Not only older women in mid-life suffer from the disease, in recent years more and more young people are being diagnosed with it, including men and children.

Treatment of fibromyalgia

There is still no cure for the disease and it is considered a chronic disease. Patients are given medications that relieve the many symptoms they are suffering from, not against the disease itself.

Some people believe that a vegan diet helps.

Fibromyalgia is not a psychological disorder! Studies have shown through brain scans that the chemical and biological processes in people suffering from fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue are significantly different from the rest of the population.

May 12 is intended to raise awareness of the suffering caused to patients with the disease, for the purpose of research that will reveal the causes and cure of the disease and the importance of consideration for patients.

May 12 is also Nurses Day

International Nurses Day - May 12

Nurses Day is celebrated on May 12 each year as a tribute to the profession of the nurse who plays such an important role in the medical system.

Nurses play a key role in our medical institutions, hospitals and health funds, and they are responsible for the welfare, safety and recovery of patients. Nurses Day is designed to recognize the tireless efforts, the long hours, and the hard work done by the nurses who devotedly care for the sick and wounded.

The Nurses Day was established by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) in 1965. 

May 12 is also Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

Eat What You Want Day- May 11

It is known that most delicious foods are unhealthy.

Many people spend their time maintaining their diet, constantly thinking and checking what they are allowed and what they are not allowed to eat. As part of maintaining a healthy diet, many people avoid eating things that they like because they are unhealthy.

Eat What You Want day is a day founded by Thomas Roy, an American TV and filmmaker who co-invented with his wife 80 special days in the US. The purpose of this day is clear, on this special day you are allowed to eat whatever you want without taking into account Anyone.

How to celebrate this day? You're probably already guessing. Just eat what you want.

This is not saying that you are allowed to devour like pigs junk food, cakes and ice creams and then again cake and ice cream and chocolate. Because it's really unhealthy and you'll regret it later. I mean you are allowed to eat something unhealthy but do not overdo it, okay?

What this day does say is that you are allowed to eat things that do not fit together, such as ice cream with pickles, or pasta with chocolate, because today you are allowed to eat whatever you want. This day is also suitable to eat meals that are not impressive gourmet meals, but taste good to you and remind you of childhood like pita with chickpeas and pickles.

What unacceptable and strange foods do you like?

May 11 is also World Ego Awareness Day

World Ego Awareness Day - May 11

World Ego Day is a day that aims to increase awareness of the ego issue and its impact on everything we do, focus attention and bring a broader understanding of the issue. World Ego Awareness Day is basically dedicated to those who suffer from it on a clinical level, because the ego is a healthy part of the mind when it exists properly, but not when it is overdeveloped.

The Ego Awareness Movement was established in 2018, as a support network for people struggling with ego-related mental states that can cause great suffering, such as anger, prejudice, inferiority complexes, feelings of superiority, addictions, stress-related violence, racism, sexism and more.

We are usually angry and dislike people with excessive egos, accusing them of selfishness and moving away from them, but extreme egotism is a mental disorder whose sufferers are not to blame for suffering from it.

An overly selfish mind is an unhealthy mind and it creates problems in relationships and empathy towards others. Those who struggle with the ego are more likely to feel loneliness and despair.

The causes of the development of the disorder are unknown, but the hypotheses are that they are a combination of neurobiological, genetic, psychological and environmental factors. The reasons for the development of the ego can stem from severe emotional abuse in childhood, from negative parenting experiences or childhood exposure to parental violence and learning antisocial behaviors from parents or friends.

How to attend World Ego Awareness Day?

We all know someone who we would say has an overly inflated ego, and although we all have a very good idea of ​​what an “ego” is, we seem to lack the understanding of how harmful this phenomenon can be. Global Ego Awareness Day is our opportunity to take time for self-observation and explore our egos and our experiences with those around us to understand how much of our ego takes up space in our lives and how much it causes us to get into conflicts with others.

You can publish on this day articles and information on the subject, which can help others. Egoism is a trait that can cause us to hurt those around us by trying to control our unbalanced ego, as well as trying to manage our reactions to displaying other people's egos. While not everyone suffers from egoism, it is likely to appear on one level or another in everyone.

May 11 is also Eat What You Want Day