Daily Holidays October 16

[Sherman A1]

World Food Day The main principle which World Food Day celebrates is the furtherance of food security all over the world, especially in times of crisis. The launch of the Food and Agriculture Organisation by the UN has played a huge role in taking this worthy goal forward. Its annual celebration serves as a marker of the importance of this organisation and helps to raise awareness of the crucial need for successful agriculture policies to be implemented by governments across the world to ensure there is ample food available for everyone. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-food-day/

Department Store Day was established to occur on the 16th of October every year, established to recognize the great benefits they have brought to our lives. Some of the most memorable features of Department Stores were their use as a social location. There was a tradition of having a large clock on the front of the stores, often in an elaborate mounting. Here was a common place for people to meet and share the news of the day and catch up on the happenings within their increasingly busy days. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/department-store-day/

Dictionary Day is held in honor of Noah Webster, the man who is considered to have fathered the American Dictionary. 1758 was an auspicious year for the English language, and the first English Lexicographer, or one whose craft is writing, editing, and compiling English Dictionaries. The good man was born in Hartford Connecticut to a family of some means, and his parents had the distinction of being both priest, farmer, Captain of the local militia, and the one who founded the local book society, something like a local library. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/dictionary-day/

World Toy Camera Day World Toy Camera Day is the yearly event that honours the ridiculous photo taking capacity of outdated toy cameras. This festive occasion is celebrated on the third Saturday of October, with minor exceptions, mainly because the inventor at WTCD.org feels like it. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-toy-camera-day/

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[femmocrat]

1. Department stores...

I miss them! I remember getting all dressed up and meeting friends for lunch and shopping. And who can forget the wonderful Christmas windows! The whole family would go out to see the windows. It was a lovely tradition.

[malthaussen]

2. A story about Noah Webster...

... Mrs Webster came home unexpectedly one afternoon to find Mr Webster indulging in illicit sexual congress with a serving maid.

"Why Mr Webster, I'm surprised!" she said.
"No my dear," he replied, "I'm surprised. You're astonished."

-- Mal