December 2, 2015 – NATIONAL MUTT DAY – NATIONAL FRITTERS DAY – NATIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY – INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY – ROCKEFELLER CENTER TREE LIGHTING

                                         NATIONAL MUTT DAY

Each year on July 31st and December 2nd, National Mutt Day is celebrated across the United States.  This day was created as a day to embrace, save and celebrate mixed breed dogs.
Desperately longing for a new home, millions of loving and healthy mixed breed dogs in shelters across the United States are waiting for someone to come and adopt them.

For more information regarding National Mutt Day, see: http://www.nationalmuttday.com/

OBSERVE
Visit a shelter, if you are unable to adopt a dog, you can always volunteer. Post on social media using #NationalMuttDay and encourage others to join in.
HISTORY
National Mutt Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, was created in 2005 by Celebrity Pet Expert and Animal Welfare Advocate, Colleen Paige.  This day is celebrated on both December 2 and July 31 of each year.
 

National Fritters Day – December 2

NATIONAL FRITTERS DAY

A variety of fillings can be found inside a batter or breading, which is deep fried or pan fried, eaten and enjoyed by millions of people each day.  December 2nd of each year is designated as National Fritters Day.

Fritters, which can be found in many cuisines, are believed to have first been consumed by Ancient Romans who then introduced them to Europe.

Common fillings inside a fritter are meat, seafood, fruit, cheese or vegetables.  In the United States,  “Corn Fritters” and “Apple Fritters”  as well as the “Zucchini Fritter” are well known favorites of the fritter family.

OBSERVE

Enjoy National Fritters Day by trying one of the following “tried and true” fritter recipes:

Potato FrittersCorn FrittersDeep Fried Banana Fritters

Use #NationalFrittersDay to post on social media.

HISTORY

Within our research, we were unable to find the creator and origin of National Fritters Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.

National Special Education Day – December 2

NATIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY

 National Special Education Day is observed annually on December 2nd.

Special Education Day marks the anniversary of our nation’s first federal special education law which was signed  by President Gerald Ford on December 2, 1975.   This law is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

IDEA made education available to all American children and this day honors the progress that has been made in special education.

For more information regarding Special Education Day, see: http://www.specialeducationday.com/
OBSERVE
Use #SpecialEducationDay to post on social media.
HISTORY

National Special Education Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, was first celebrated in 2005 which was the 30th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

 

Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting – Changes annually

ROCKEFELLER CENTER TREE LIGHTING

The date of the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony in New York City changes annually.
Every year since 1933, an evergreen tree plucked from its spot in New York or Vermont, Ohio or Pennsylvania or even Canada, is erected at 30 Rockefeller Plaza.  It is trimmed with hundreds of ornaments and thousands of colorful lights and topped with a star and on a selected day after Thanksgiving, is lit for the world to see.
For more information on this day see National Day Calendar’s page for Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting.
 
OBSERVE
Visit Rockefeller Center or watch the lighting from the comfort of your home. Use #RockefellerCenterTreeLighting to post on social media.
 
ALSO ON TODAY’S NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR
Today is also International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.  For more information on this day please see National Day Calendar’s page for International Day for the the Abolition of Slavery.