April 7 - National No Housework Day

Happy National No Housework Day! On April 7, today directs any and all of us to put down the cleaning solution and toss aside the laundry. For one day each year, the housework can wait. 

Take a break from the sweeping, dusting and dishes. Dirty windows? They will wait one more day. The vacuum will remain banished to the closet. And mopping? Well, tomorrow it’s a date.  

While we don’t have to overlook the obvious necessary sanitary needs, we can leave a few dishes in the sink for the day. If the toys are scattered, leave them. Books cluttering the table? They can stay, too.  

Those chores you dread the most? Postponed for twenty-four hours. All general spring cleaning is delayed, too. Have closets been calling your name and begging, “Clean me!”? Ignore the voices. Do your cupboards need organizing? Hit the pause button on those, too.  

All regularly scheduled housework resumes on April 8. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Leave the housework. Pick up a good book for the day. Play board games with the kids. Watch a good movie or two. Binge-watch a television serious you’ve been saving to see. Play your favorite musical instrument. Teach someone to paint. 

Families, break out the Legos and give this Bingo Building Block game a try. Download and print the cards by visiting the website below: 

https://n7jmr7muhj-flywheel.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Building-Block-Bingo.pdf 

You will need to cut them apart. There are six cards. You’ll need the bricks listed at the top of the card in red, yellow, green, and blue plus one Lego® person per player plus a set for the caller. It should keep you away from housework for a while.  

Share how you’re celebrating the day using #NationalNoHouseworkDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

American film, television and voice actor.Thomas Roy and his wife Ruth at Wellcat.com created National No Housework Day. 

#NationalNoHouseWorkDay 

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April 7 - National Beer Day

Happy National Beer Day! On April 7, today annually, recognizes the world’s most widely consumed alcoholic beverage. Following water and tea, it is the third most popular drink overall. 

One of the world’s oldest prepared beverages, beer possibly dates back to 9500 B.C. when cereal was first farmed. It is also recorded in the written history of ancient Iraq and ancient Egypt. 

Perhaps there’s a porter or a Belgian in your glass. Whether yours is fermented or not, dark or pale, hoppy, bitter, smooth, raise your mug. Lift it high among friends around the world, thanking those who work brewing delicious beer in your local area.  

And besides, beer lovers have more selection than ever before. The craft beer industry continues to challenge the classics, providing a wide variety of choices. Thanks to these opportunities, new beer drinkers are joining the club every day. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Grab a beer and spend some time with friends. (Remember always to drink responsibly and never drink and drive.) Celebrate with a pint of pale ale, lager, stout, wheat beer or pale ale. 

Use #NationalBeerDay to post on social media. 

Get your beer-drinking socks here and many more styles, too! You can do so by visiting the websites below: 

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/store/#!/5-Oclock-Socks/p/116065253/category=28906019 

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/store/#!/Manly-Men-Socks/c/28906019/offset=0&sort=normal 

HISTORY 

On April 7, 1933, 32nd U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) took the first step toward ending Prohibition and signed a law that allowed people to brew and sell beer, in the United States, as long as it remained below 4.0% alcohol by volume (ABV).   

Afterwards, beer drinkers celebrated and were happy to be able to purchase beer again for the first time in thirteen years. 

The research by National Day Calendar® found that this day was created as National Beer Day by Richmond, Virginia Craft Beer Examiner Justin Smith, and his English friend from Liverpool Mike Connolly.  

April 7 also corresponds with the date the Cullen-Harrison Act, which was signed into law and became active. 

The act was named for its sponsors, Senator Pat Harrison and Representative Thomas H. Cullen, and was enacted by U.S Congress on March 21, 1933 and signed by President Roosevelt the following day. 

This legalized the sale in the United States of beer with an alcohol content of 3.2% (by weight) and wine of similarly low alcohol content, thought to be too low to be intoxicating, effective April 7, 1933.  

Upon signing the legislation, President Roosevelt made his famous remark, "I think this would be a good time for a beer. 

In 2009, Smith and Connolly created a National Beer Day Facebook page. From this page, they invited friends to join, and word spread to many sources. 

What is your favorite beer? 

Anyone for a Corona® Extra? 

#NationalBeerDay

#JellyBellyUSA 

@NationalBeerDay
@coronaextrabelux
@congressdotgov 

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