Reasons To Celebrate January 28

National Blueberry Pancake Day (January 28) US Observance / Food Holidays

"North American pancakes can be made sweet or savory by adding ingredients such as blueberries, strawberries, cheese, bacon, bananas, apples or chocolate chips to the batter. In addition, some recipes add spices such as nutmeg or cinnamon, or flavoring agents such as vanilla extract.

On Blueberry Pancake Day make a batch of blueberry pancakes for the whole family!

We celebrate "National Blueberry Pancake Day" along with other pancake celebrations:

• "In Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia, pancakes are traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday, which is also known as "Pancake Day" and, particularly in Ireland, as "Pancake Tuesday ". (Shrove Tuesday is better known in the United States, France and other countries as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday.) Historically, pancakes were made on Shrove Tuesday so that the last of the fatty and rich foods could be used up before Lent."

• National Pancake Month is celebrated in February.

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It's Daisy Day! Celebrate the beauty of the daisies that symbolize innocence...

"Bellis perennis is a common European species of Daisy, often considered the archetypal species of that name. Many related plants also share the name "Daisy", so to distinguish this species from other daisies it is sometimes qualified as Common Daisy, Lawn Daisy or occasionally English daisy. It is native to western, central and northern Europe. The species is widely naturalised in North America, and also in South America."

It is thought that the name "daisy" is a corruption of "day's eye", because the whole head closes at night and opens in the morning. Chaucer called it "eye of the day".

Daisy is also a common girl's name and is a nickname for girls named Margaret, after the French name for the oxeye daisy, marguerite.

• National Daisy Day

• Daisy is the Birth Flower for the month of April.

Other noted Observances for January

• Pop Art Day

• Challenger Remembrance (exploded in 1986)

• Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day

• Sesame Street's Ernie's Birthday

• National Kazoo Day

• Gone-ta-pott Day

Significant January

• January Flower of the month: Carnation, Snowdrop.

• Zodiac Signs: Capricorn / The Goat / Dec. 22 - Jan. 19 -

Pisces / The Fish / Feb.19 - Mar. 20

• The name for the Moon in January is called Old Moon,

Moon after Yule, Storm Moon.

• The Full Moon: Find out when it's a Full Moon in January.

• January Birthstone: Garnet - Meaning: Constancy

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See Also:

• Recipe Directory for Traditional Holiday Food

• January Holiday Calendar & Observances

• January Food Holidays

• Weird January Holidays

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