HALLOWEEN – NATIONAL KNOCK KNOCK JOKE DAY – NATIONAL MAGIC DAY – NATIONAL CARAMEL APPLE DAY – GIRL SCOUT FOUNDER’S DAY

                             NATIONAL KNOCK KNOCK JOKE DAY

National Knock Knock Joke Day is observed annually on October 31.  This holiday is for jokesters of all ages to share their knock knock jokes throughout the day.

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A little history of the Knock Knock Joke:

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1929:  The game of Buff – A child with a stick thumps it on the ground using the following dialogue:
Knock Knock
Who’s There:
Buff

What says Buff:

Buff says Buff to all his men And I say Buff to you again.

1934:  The standard knock knock joke format was used in a newspaper humor column:

Knock Knock
Who’s There?

Rufus
Rufus Who?
Rufus the most important part of your house.

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1936:  Likely the beginning of popularity for knock knock jokes.

Knock knock jokes became a regular part of the Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-in Show in the late 1960′s and early 1970′s.
Children often learn to tell knock knock jokes as one of their first types of jokes, at a very young age.
OBSERVE
Tell your best knock knock jokes and use #KnockKnockJokeDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
Within our research we were unable to find the creator and the origin of National Knock Knock Joke Day.

National Magic Day – October 31

NATIONAL MAGIC DAY

National Magic Day is observed by magic lovers across America each year on October 31 as part of National Magic Week.
Magic is described as: “Performing art that entertains audiences  by staging tricks of creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means.”
The person performing such illusions is called a magician or an illusionist.
Magical performances have more than likely been performed throughout history.  One of the most well known magicians was Harry Houdini.  Known for his *escapology, Houdini had developed a range of stage magic tricks and made full use of the range of conjuring techniques, including fake equipment and collusion with individuals in the audience.  His show business savvy was as great as his performance skills.  Scranton, Pennsylvania is home to the Houdini Museum.
* Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. 
There are many different types of magic performances which may fall into one of the falling categories:
Stage illusions – Parlor magic – Platform magic – Micromagic – Escapology – Pickpocket magic – Mentalism – Theatrical seances – Children’s magic –  Online magic tricks – Mathemagic – Corporate magic or trade show magic – Gospel magic – Street magic – Bizarre magic – Shock magic – Comedy magic 
OBSERVE
Teach yourself a magic trick or watch other magicians perform. Use #NationalMagicDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
National Magic Day is sponsored by the Society of American Magicians. In 1938, a Chicago member of the Society of American Magicians sought official sanction for a “Houdini” day. This day was sanctioned by Mrs. Houdini and October 31 was proclaimed National Magic Day in Harry Houdini’s memory.
 Harry Houdini (March 24, 1974 – October 31, 1926)
 

National Caramel Apple Day – October 31

NATIONAL CARAMEL APPLE DAY

National Caramel Apple Day is observed annually on October 31. A fun memory from many people’s childhoods is eating caramel apples in the fall.  It may have been at a fair, carnival, Halloween party or just home with family and friends, but the memory is a good one and part of the fun was making them.

• Caramel apples (sometimes called taffy apples) are made by dipping apples, on a stick, in hot caramel.
• Caramel apples are sometimes sprinkled with nuts, chocolate or other confections.
• For caramel apples in high production, a sheet of caramel can be wrapped around the apple and then heated to melt the caramel evenly onto it.
• The most commonly preferred apples used in making caramel apples are tart, crisp apples such as Granny Smith or Fuji apples.
• Caramel apples are enjoyed by millions of people, young and old, across the nation.
• This holiday has been perfectly coordinated to coincide with Halloween as that is the post popular time that caramel apples are made and shared.

OBSERVE
Enjoy a caramel apple and use #NationalCaramelAppleDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
National Caramel Apple Day is sponsored by the National Confectioners Association.

Girl Scout Founder’s Day – October 31

GIRL SCOUT FOUNDER’S DAY

Girl Scout Founder’s Day is observed each year on October 31. This is a day to appreciate not only the founder of Girl Scouts but all the good things Scouting has done for girls since it’s inception. 
Girl Scout Founder’s Day is a special day for all girls. It is a time to think about who we would like to be, let our imaginations run wild and turn those dreams into a reality. We can truly transform ourselves into something different—something bigger, bolder and more daring than we ever thought possible.
OBSERVE
Use #GirlScoutFounder’sDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
Juliette Gordon Low, also known as “Daisy”, who was born on October 31, 1860, was the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, along with the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting Movement.   In 1912, Low formed a Girl Guide troop in Savannah Georgia and in 1915, the Girl Guides became the Girl Scouts with Low becoming the first president.  She remained active with the Girl Scouts until the time of her death in 1927.   Low’s birthday, October 31, is celebrated by the Girl Scouts as “Founder’s Day”.
 

Halloween – October 31

HALLOWEEN

Halloween or Hallowe’en (/ˌhæləˈwiːn, -oʊˈiːn, ˌhɑːl-/; a contraction of “All Hallows’ Evening”), also known as Allhalloween,  All Hallows’ Eve,  or All Saints’ Eve,  is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. It initiates the triduum of Allhallowtide,  the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers. Within Allhallowtide, the traditional focus of All Hallows’ Eve revolves around the theme of using “humor and ridicule to confront the power of death.”
OBSERVE
Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related “guising”), attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted house attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories and watching horror films. In many parts of the world, the Christian religious observances of All Hallows’ Eve, including attending church services and lighting candles on the graves of the dead, remain popular, although in other locations, these solemn customs are less pronounced in favor of a more commercialized and secularized celebration. Because many Western Christian denominations encourage, although no longer require, abstinence from meat on All Hallows’ Eve, the tradition of eating certain vegetarian foods for this vigil day developed, including the consumption of apples, colcannon, cider, potato pancakes, and soul cakes.
Use #Halloween to post on social media.
HISTORY
According to many scholars, All Hallows’ Eve is a Christianized feast initially influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, with possible pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic Samhain.  Other scholars maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots.
Source:  Wikipedia