April 19 - National Garlic Day

Happy National Garlic Day! Each year on April 19, today celebrates a vegetable also known as the stinking rose. The fragrant and potent root has been seasoning dishes for thousands of years. 

  

Garlic species in the onion genus, Allium. Its close relatives include the onion, shallot, leek, chive, and Chinese onion. 

The bulb is native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran, and has long been a common seasoning worldwide, with a history of several thousand years of human consumption and use. 

  

This stinking rose is a member of the lily family. This family also includes onions, leeks, and shallots. While garlic originated in Asia over seven thousand years ago, it is used in a variety of cuisines.  

Garlic is quite versatile as well. It is also used for medicinal purposes. The mighty bulb is considered an herbal remedy for colds and may reduce blood pressure and cholesterol. Modern science has also proven garlic’s antibiotic properties. 

Myth and superstition reek of garlic. The most familiar one suggests that garlic wards off vampires. This same theory seemed to work on witches, werewolves, demons and other such evils one could come across.  

Folklore also tells us garlic grew from satan’s left footprint when he left the Garden of Eden; Greek midwives kept evils spirits away with it, and courage filled Roman soldiers who consumed the bulb.  

Consider our dreams and garlic, too. Our dreams often have meaning. Dreaming of garlic is no different. 

To dream about garlic in the house suggests good luck and if the dream includes eating garlic (perhaps in a pesto sauce), there might be hidden secrets. Over three hundred varieties of garlic grow around the world to dream about as well!  

Gilroy, California claims to be the Garlic Capital of the World.  

American stage and film actor, vaudeville performer, cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma Will Rogers was once quoted as saying it is “…the only place in America where you can marinate a steak just by hanging it out on a clothesline.” 

Rogers was once quoted as saying that it is “…the only place in America where you can marinate a steak just by hanging it out on a clothesline.” (Did you read my previous post? It's not just for clothes anymore, apparently). 

The Gilroy Garlic Festival is one of the largest food festivals in the United States, held annually in Gilroy, California on the last full weekend in July at Christmas Hill Park. The 41st Garlic Festival was held on July 26–28, 2019. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Celebrate the day by cooking a terrific meal with garlic or possibly attend one of the many garlic festivals around the world. Use #NationalGarlicDay to share on social media. 

HISTORY 

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

If you suffer from alliumphobia, please feel free to skip this 
random holiday. 

#NationalGarlicDay 

@garlicfestival 

@nichecinema

April 19 - National Hanging Out Day

Happy National Hanging Out Day! Each year on April 19, Project Laundry List works with hundreds of other organizations to sponsor today.  

  

This day encourages communities to learn about the benefits, both financially and environmentally, of using a clothesline for drying laundry.  

  

According to Project Laundry Lists’ website, clothes dryers account for an astonishing six to ten percent of residential energy consumption.  

  

Hanging your clothes out has several benefits: 

  

• • Good for the environment. 
• • Saves you money 
• • Is therapeutic because being outdoors in the fresh air has benefits to your health 
• • Clothes dried on a clothesline have a natural freshness 
• • Encourages us to slow down 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

  

Have you ever hung your clothes out to dry? Some people even consider sleeping in sun-dried sheets a luxury. Reap the benefits of hanging out. Spend the day hanging a new clothesline and conserving energy.  

Afterwards, celebrate the day by hanging out your clothes to dry and sharing your pictures on social media using #NationalHangingOutDay. 

While you’re waiting for the clothes to dry, download and print the National Hanging Out Day color page. 

To print out the page, please visit the website below: 

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Since 1995, Project Laundry List along with several other organizations have sponsored National Hanging Out Day.  

Project Laundry List is a New Hampshire-based group encouraging outdoor drying of clothes, “making air-drying laundry and cold-water washing acceptable and desirable as simple and effective ways to save energy,” as quoted from their mission statement.  

#NationalHangingOutDay 

@laundrylist 

@nichecinema 

April 19 - National North Dakota Day

Happy National North Dakota Day! Today we observe the 39th state to join the union back on November 2, 1889. 

  

This midwestern U.S. state dominated by the Great Plains. Its eastern city of Fargo showcases Native American and modern art at the Plains Art Museum. The state is also nicknamed The Flickertail State, The Roughrider State, The 701, Heaven and Norse Dakota. 

  

The area's immigrant history is honored at the Scandinavian Heritage Association in the city of Minot. The Great Plains give way to the rugged Badlands near the border with Montana, where Theodore Roosevelt National Park spans the Little Missouri River. 

  

Long before Lewis and Clark traveled up the Missouri River, the Native American Mandan tribe of the Great Plains, the Siouan people, Hidatsa and Arikara (also known as Sahnish, Arikaree or Hundi), arrived in North Dakota.  

  

During the Corps of Discovery, the team camped at Fort Mandan along the Missouri River for the winter. Here, their translators, Lemhi Shoshone woman Sacagawea and French Canadian explorer and trader Toussaint Charbonneau, joined the expedition.  

  

Sacagawea would also give birth to her son, Native American-French Canadian explorer, guide, fur trapper trader, military scout alcalde and gold digger Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. 

  

As the settlement expanded, disputes over land increased. Fort Abraham Lincoln preserves the home of United States Army officer and cavalry commander Gen. George and his wife, American author and public speaker Elizabeth "Libbie" Bacon Custer, the military commissary, blockhouses, and the Mandan Indian Village along the Missouri River. 

American statesman, politician, conservationist, naturalist, and writer Theodore Roosevelt arrived in North Dakota in 1883 and fell in love with badlands and outdoor life. He would later be elected the 26th U.S. President and served from 1901 to 1909.  

His love of the badlands led to his conservation and preservation efforts. The North Dakota Badlands are named Theodore Roosevelt National Park in his name. 

"I have always said I would not have been President had it not been for my experience in North Dakota." ~Theodore Roosevelt 

In the heart of the Badlands… 

In the heart of the badlands, Medora came to life and today recreates the western life with entertainment in an outdoor amphitheater. Visit the Cowboy Hall of Fame and so much more in Medora. 

When statehood crested the horizon, South Dakota was also in line for admission. American politician, lawyer and 23rd U.S.President Benjamin Harrison signed the bills at random, and nothing was recorded indicating which bill was endorsed first. 

However, due to alphabetical order, North Dakota is listed as the thirty-ninth state to be admitted to the union. 

Beyond historical sites, North Dakota boasts a healthy amount of scenic byways. Kayak down the Pembina Gorge or visit the International Peace Gardens. While you’re there, take a hike into the Turtle Mountains. 

Camp at Devil’s Lake or tour any one of the many wineries and vineyards. Visit Sheyenne State Forest and seek out the only waterfall in the state. 

Garrison Dam is the fifth largest earthen dam in the world and Lake Sakakawea‘s year-round fishing and recreation is an angler’s dream. At night, the skies reveal stars never seen before, and the Northern Lights dance with delight. 

North Dakota is also where National Day Calendar® can #CelebrateEveryDay! As the home of National Day Calendar® in Mandan, North Dakota, it’s their favorite place to be! 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Join National Day Calendar® as they seek the legendary in North Dakota. Explore the prairies and the badlands. Discover the fantastic people, exciting places, and untold history. Share where you explore and use #NationalNorthDakotaDay to post on social media. 

Hidden Treasures 

The Pyramid of North Dakota – Nekoma 

Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historic Site – Cooperstown  

Enchanted Highway – Main St, Regent

White Butte – Amidon and Bowman  

Grand Sky Drone Park – Emerado 

We also observe these famous figures of whom were born in North Dakota of whom are still recognized today for their past accomplishments, heroics, talents, ingenuity and innovations: Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Madeline Gleason, Lawrence Welk, Louis L'amour, Andrew Freeman, Harold Schafer, Eric Sevareid, Peggy Lee, Metha Parisien Bercier, Angie Dickinson, Phil Hansen, Josh Duhamel, Travis Hafner, Carson Wentz and Cara Mund. 

Visit the link below to see those of notable birth who were not mentioned on the list above:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_North_Dakota 

Here's to The Peace Garden State! 

#NationalNorthDakotaDay 

@UNDathletics 

@lewisandclarksfortmandan 

@fortlincoln 

@TheodoreRooseveltNationalPark 

@BadlandsNPS 

@NorthDakotaCowboy
@devilslake
@TMBandofChippewa 

@ndprd
@prdpgsra 

@InternationalPeaceGarden 

@GarrisonDamNFH 

@nichecinema