June 4 - National Hug Your Cat Day

Happy National Hug Your Cat Day! When today rolls around each year on June 4, the purr-fect opportunity presents itself for some snuggle time.  

Depending on your feline critter’s nature, hugging may not be in the cards. However, like most animals, touch is a vital part of communication – and the same goes for the claw-ful kind. 

All kitten aside, if you’re fur-tunate enough to have a feline friend, any attention they give you may be a blessing. Others never leave your side and cuddle often. Of course, most cats have purr-sonality in spades. 

Meow, if your feline friend becomes hiss-terical when you try to hug him, you may have to settle for a boop. It’s un-furr-tunate, but it is an option.  

Those who don’t have any feline companionship may need to litter-ally visit a neighbor or volunteer at a local shelter. Those paw-some critters need some hugs as well. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Love on your furr-tunate kitty. While you’re at it, make it a purr-manent part of your routine. If you are considering getting a cat, adopt instead of purchasing one.  

Share some paw-some kitties with cat-ittude by using #HugYourCatDay on social media. 

HISTORY 

National Day Calendar® continues researching the origins of this pet-friendly holiday. However, check out the calendar for all these other fun pet celebrations:

• • Deaf Dog Awareness Week 

• • International Assistance Dog Day 

• • International Cat Day 

• • National Kitten Day 

Have you hugged your cat today?

#HugYourCatDay

@nichecinema

June 4 - National Old Maids Day

Happy National Old Maids Day! Every year on June 4, today recognizes any and all of the women who never marry and remain childless.  

While the term may not seem to be flattering, less complimentary terms such as spinster, have been used to describe single, childless women for centuries. 

However, the observance celebrates old maids everywhere and their contributions to their families and communities.  

While they may be single, it does not mean they are solitary. Today, old maids are often career-oriented, postponing marriage, and motherhood by choice or by circumstance.  

From a lively social life to a commitment to volunteerism as well as involvement in their church, community organizations and their extended family old maids are hardly wallflowers waiting to be asked to dance. 

Beyond being active in their communities, these women often dedicate time to their extended family as well. 

Often they may organize family reunions or are the keeper of family history. These women are the glue that keeps families, communities, and organizations running smoothly. 

HOW TO OBSERVE 

Celebrate the day by revising your definition of an "old maid" to one that describes an empowered, independent woman who embraces life.  

Get together with a group of your friends and play an Old Maids card game or bake a tasty Old Maid’s Vinegar Pie or this delicious Old Maid Cake by visiting the websites below:

https://www.pastrychefonline.com/vinegar-pie/ 

https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/old-maid-cake 

Wear the title with pride. There’s a lot of hard work that goes into being an old maid. The rewards do not have to lead to a lonely life.  

Old Maids often collect great friendships along the way. Their travels sometimes take them to every corner of the world, too.  

As you celebrate the day, share your experiences as an Old Maid. Or honor a friend or family member using #OldMaidsDay to post on social media. 

HISTORY 

In 1948, Marion Richards of Jeffersonville, Pennsylvania held the first Old Maid’s Day gathering. 

According to a June 4, 1982, Asbury Park Press article, “Guests ranged from 75 years old down to an age when hope still flickered.”  

Richards created the day to honor all the contributions old maids offer to their communities and their families. 

During Richard’s generation, single women played a major role in many areas of the schools, churches, offices, and their families.  

While June is full of floral bouquets, white lace, and wedding plans, Richards had hopes that Old Maid’s Day would someday be as popular as Mother’s Day. 

#OldMaidsDay 

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