NATIONAL DOCTORS DAY Celebrated MARCH 30, 2012 History The first Doctors Day observance was March 30, 1933 in Winder, Georgia. Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, decided to set aside a day to honor physicians. This first observance included the mailing greeting cards and placing flowers on graves of deceased doctors. The red carnation is commonly used as the symbolic flower for National Doctors Day.On March 30, 1958, a Resolution … [Read more...]
IWD: United Associations of Women newsheet of August 1957
March 8, 2012 by
... a poem published in the United Associations of Women newsheet of August 1957. These verses seem to sum up the stoical determination of many of the women who continued to organize politically during these years: We shall not travel by the road we make Ere day by day the sound of many feet Is heard Upon the stones that now we break, We shall be come to where the cross-roads meet. For us the heat by day, the cold by night, The inch-slow progress and the … [Read more...]
Rizal Day Celebrated in the Philippines – December 30th!
December 27, 2011 by
Rizal Day Festively Celebrated in the Philippines December 30 Rizal Day is a public holiday in the Philippines. Rizal Day is a holiday that is celebrated in the Philippines as a day in history that had a great impact on the people’s pride and freedom. History of Rizal Day in the Philippines In the Philippines, Rizal Day is celebrated as a national holiday in December. It is typically celebrated on the nearest Monday to December 30. This day is in honor of Jose Rizal. … [Read more...]
St. Stephen’s Day (Celebrate the Meaning of..) – December 26th or 27th
December 26, 2011 by
St. Stephen's Day December 26th or 27th , 2011 St. Stephen's Day, or the Feast of St. Stephen, is a Christian saint's day celebrated on 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church. Many Eastern Orthodox churches adhere to the Julian calendar and mark St. Stephen's Day on 27 December according to that calendar, which places it on 9 January of the Gregorian calendar used in secular contexts. It commemorates St Stephen, the first Christian martyr … [Read more...]
The Christmas Story: Celebrating the "Birth of Jesus Christ"
December 25, 2011 by
Celebrating the "Birth of Jesus Christ, as the season falls upon us ..." The Christmas Story Silent Night performed by LDS Mormon, Christian David Archuleta. http://jesuschrist.lds.org/SonOfGod http://www.lds.org/topic/christmas/ "The Birth of Christ in Scripture" Ancient and modern prophets witness of the birth of Christ. Read their words about His birth, as found in the Old and New Testaments, the Book of Mormon, and other scripture. Isa. 7: 14 (2 Ne. 17: 14) … [Read more...]
