Category: National Days

It’s Fall 2023

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Autumn Hattingdon wears a cap featuring an array of colorful Fall leaves.
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The first day of fall is Saturday, September 23, 2023—the same day as the autumn equinox—in the Northern Hemisphere. The date varies slightly year to year, but it is usually September 22 or 23. On rare occasions, it can fall on September 21 or 24,” writes Country Living.

We celebrate the day with Hattingdon’s colorful and charming “Autumn” hat . . . .

Autumn Hattingdon

. . . . plus a poetic verse.

Nothing Gold Can Stay

by Robert Frost

Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

From A Poem for Every Night of the Year, October 1923

Updated 09.29.23

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Canada Day

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Happy Canada Day.

Hattingdon celebrates Canada Day in a Canadian flag inspired red and white puffy cap with large upturned brim. Vivian named the hat Zoe.

Zoe Hattingdon.

Canada Day is often referred to as “Canada’s birthday”, particularly in the popular press.

Wikipedia, the fount of all knowledge (wink), tells us:

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The term “birthday” can be seen as an oversimplification, as Canada Day is the anniversary of only one important national milestone on the way to the country’s full sovereignty, namely the joining on July 1, 1867, of the colonies of Canada (divided into Ontario and Quebec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick into a wider British federation of four provinces.

Canada became a “kingdom in its own right” within the British Empire, commonly known as the Dominion of Canada.” End Quote

Best wishes to Canada and all of her wonderful citizens.

National Earmuff Day

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According to National Day website, March 13th is National Earmuff Day.

“National Earmuff Day is celebrated on March 13 every year. Earmuffs are categorized as clothing accessories or personal protection equipment (PPE), specially designed to cup and protect the ears from either cold weather or noise.”

Hattingdon just so happens to have something to wear for the “occasion”. And it is still plenty chilly enough here in Louisville to wear it too.

Hannah Ski Hat and Earmuffs.

National Day continues:

“Designed by Chester Greenwood in the 19th century, earmuffs are a regular part of winter fashion and a necessity for construction workers. Their comfy fit and practical yet stylish design make earmuffs a crowd favorite. It’s a day to celebrate earmuffs by putting them on or giving them out.”

We love National Day who say they love having “Fun, unusual and forgotten designations on our calendar.”

So there you have it. Happy Monday and National Earmuff Day!

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“A Hatful of Smiles”

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National Book Lovers Day

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In honor of National Book Lovers Day August 9, we put away our smartphones, pull out a good book and simply read. (Audiobooks are okay too.)

Here’s Hattingdon to get us in the mood.

Dewey Hattingdon.

Books are the purest form of escapism. They can take you to any time, any place, or any culture.

From clay tablets to today’s eBooks, literature has played a crucial role in preserving cultures, educating the masses, and storytelling.

Thanks to Johannes Gutenberg’s 15th-century printing press, anyone, not just royalty, monks or landed gentry, could read and own books. But, alas, there was no overnight shipping.

Today, join a book club or re-read a favorite novel because National Book Lovers Day rocks! More »

Dewey

The Dewey Decimal Classification, colloquially known as the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system which allows new books to be added to a library in their appropriate location based on subject. It was first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876.

“Dewey” Hattingdon (seen above) is named in honor of the Dewey Decimal System.

See you again soon.

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