History & Holidays

Red Poppy Day

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The story behind the red poppies on Veteran’s Day… did you know?

“I️ remember seeing men selling red poppies all over town around this time of year as a child – nowadays I don’t see them as much.

Today I saw a man selling poppies stop a lady and asked if he could re-position her poppy. While doing so he told that lady she should wear the poppy on their right side; the red represents the blood of all those who gave their lives, the black represents the mourning of those who didn’t have their loved ones return home, and the green leaf represents the grass and crops growing and future prosperity after the war destroyed so much. The leaf should be positioned at 11 o’clock to represent the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the time that World War One formally ended. He was worried that younger generations wouldn’t understand this and his generation wouldn’t be around for much longer to teach them. We must remember those from our current wars too!

For those that do not know, the eleventh day of the eleventh month is Veterans Day!

Click here to read more about the history of the Red Poppies

Today is Constitution Day

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The Constitution honors the document that guarantees Americans their essential rights. Since its ratification in 1787, the Constitution of the United States has served as the basis for all U.S. laws.

To prevent the abuses of power they felt subjected to under the British monarchy, the Founding Fathers framed the Constitution carefully, distributing power between three branches of government. The Constitution outlines the government’s powers, the limitations on those powers, and the rights of citizens. It also outlines an amendment process for making changes in the futur

National Ice Cream Sandwich Day

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The day is dedicated to ice cream sandwich, a frozen dessert that was common till 1980 in the North American continent. It is generally denoted as “cream between” since the ice cream is sandwiched between two cookies or wafer bars. Double to triple layers of wafers and ice cream in between the wafers is also quite famous.

Not only in the United States, as a whole in the North American continent, it was popular until the introduction of cone ice cream.

It is still popular in some of the countries but with different names. Enjoy this day with delicious ice cream sandwich.

Celebrate Pennsylvania

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National Pennsylvania Day, celebrated on July 20 every year, honors the second state to join the Union. It is a day to commemorate the significance of Pennsylvania in American history, as well as its distinctive landmarks and culture that still exist today. Pennsylvania is also known as the Keystone State since it was once the temporary capital of the United States in Philadelphia. While the origin of the term has been lost, the meaning has not. Bridge builders understand that leaving the important keystone out of their construction would be a mistake that would result in collapse.