Wednesday, January 22, 2020

January 22 - National Celebrate Life Day


Happy National Celebration of Life Day! On January 22nd, this day honors any and all of the children and grandchildren who bring joy to our lives. The day is a reminder that each child and each life is to be held as a precious gift with the highest respect and dignity.
  
Children grow up so quickly. They’re constantly learning new things and changing daily. Each day they delight us with their simple wisdom and observations. By spending time with children and demonstrating the care and love they deserve, we celebrate their life.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Celebrate the children in your life. Share the day with a child, grandchild, niece or nephew. We’ve provided several suggestions.

  •   Read a book with a child. 
  •   Get down on the floor and put a puzzle together. 
  •   Build something with your child. 
  •   Invite all the cousins to play board games. 
  •   Bake cookies and decorate them. Even the smallest child will learn something. 
  •   Make popcorn and watch a movie. 
  •   Tell the story of how Grandma and Grandpa met. 
  •   Get out the art supplies and create. 
  •   Visit a museum. 
      Show a teen how to change a tire. 
  •   Give a driving lesson. 
  •   Paint your fingernails together. 
  •   Everybody give the dog a bath. 
  •   Go swimming. 
      Make balloon animals. 
  •   Sing Karaoke 

Use #CelebrationOfLifeDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY

National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this celebratory holiday. 

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January 22 - Jim Jarmusch

 

Happy 66th Birthday, Jim Jarmusch! Born today in 1953 as James Robert Jarmusch, this American editor, composer, actor, screenwriter, producer and film director is a filmmaker interested in what goes on in the margins of life. 

His cinematic trademark is not concerned about the “whats” or the “whys” of people’s actions like most filmmakers, but rather in how they got there. 

Jarmusch has been active from 1979–present. 

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January 22 - Sergei M. Eisenstein


Happy Birthday, Sergei M. Eisenstein! Born today in 1898 as Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein, this Soviet film theorist and film director was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage. He is noted in particular for his silent films. 

These included the 1925 Soviet silent black and white drama/political drama film 'Stachka' ('Strike', his first full-length feature), the 1925 Soviet silent black and white drama/history film 'Bronenosets Potyomkin' ('Battleship Potemkin') and the 1927 Soviet silent black and white drama/history film 'Oktyabr: Desyat dney kotorye potryasli mir' ('October: Ten Days That Shook the World'). 

This also included two historical epics: the 1938 Soviet black and white historical drama/action film 'Alexander Nevsky' and the two-part epic 1944 Soviet black and white drama/history film 'Ivan Grozniy I i II' ('Ivan the Terrible: Parts 1 and 2'). 

On January 22, 2018, a Google Doodle was created in what would have been Eisenstein's 120th birthday. This was in tribute to his pioneering filmmaking technique.   

Eisenstein had been active from 1923–1946. 

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