Weekly Celebrations

October 17- National Mulligan Day!  If you play golf you know that this means you get a "do-over".    This day was set aside to remind us all that no one is perfect.  We are usually our own worst critic so let' all cut ourselves some slack today!

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October 18 - The Seneca Falls Convention began in 1848.  The announcement in the newspaper read, A Convention to discuss the social, civil, and religious condition and rights of women will be held in the Wesleyan Chapel, at Seneca Falls, N.Y., on Wednesday and Thursday, the 19th and 20th of July current; commencing at 10 o’clock A.M. During the first day the meeting will be exclusively for women, who are earnestly invited to attend. The public generally are invited to be present on the second day, when Lucretia Mott, of Philadelphia, and other ladies and gentlemen, will address the Convention.”

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October 19 - National Hagfish Day!  Yep!  These fish get their very own holiday.  Hagfish Day is observed annually on the third Wednesday in October.  Yall feel free to celebrate this one without me.

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​October 20 - international Sloth Day was created in 2010 by the AIUNAU Foundation, a non-profit conservation and wildlife organization based in Colombia. The unofficial holiday raises awareness about the life cycle and natural habitat of the Sloth. The day also calls on people to learn more about these native South and Central American animals.

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October 21 - Reptile Awareness Day is here, Yippee!!  (Gulp!)  Each year on October 21, people across the nation celebrate National Reptile Awareness Day.  This day was created not only for reptile lovers to celebrate, but also to promote education, conservation and appreciation for reptiles. It is a day to learn about their natural habitats and the ecological threats that they are facing.

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