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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2014, 04:35 AM Dec 2014

Daily Holidays - December 12

Gingerbread House Day

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/gingerbread-house-recipe.html#lightbox-recipe-image

National 12-hour Fresh Breath Day

National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day

As if December needed another holiday, National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day is set for December 12. How do you celebrate? We’re glad you asked. Wear an ugly holiday sweater of course. We’re sorry if you are one of the few who find them to be pretty, but as the fad has exploded, the prices have become no laughing matter.

Where do you find an ugly holiday sweater? Small businesses around the state will hope you look beyond the stores at the mall and search out your gem at antique malls, vintage stores, vintage shows, thrift shops and even sidewalk stands. Yes, we recently spotted several sidewalk stands in Austin selling ugly holiday sweaters. tageguidetotexas.com/2014/12/09/national-ugly-sweater-day-is-december-12/

Official Lost & Found Day

Official Lost and Found Day The 2nd Friday of Each December http://lostandfoundday.atspace.cc

Poinsettia Day

1. Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first ambassador to the new Republic of Mexico, was historically responsible for the popularity of the ruby plant throughout North America. While visiting the Taxco region of Mexico in 1828, Poinsett became so captivated with the plant that he decided to send clippings of it back to his home in Charleston, South Carolina. Upon return, he forwarded the clippings to his friends, thus introducing and spreading the beauty of poinsettias throughout the region. http://www.chicagoflower.com/blog/2014/12/celebrating-national-poinsettia-day/