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New Year's Day 2026

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 Today is the 1st day of the 1st month, the 5th day of the 1st week, and the 1st day of 2026, and: Apple Giving day Commitment Day Copyright Law Day Ellis Island Day Euro Day Global Family Day Mummers Parade - starts on Broad Street in Philadelphia  National Black-eye Pea Day National Bloody Mary Day  National First-Foot Day - the first person to step into your house is the bringer of good fortune for the new year, especially if they bring gifts:  a silver coin for good luck and prosperity, bread or salt, a piece of coal for warmth, a sprig of evergreen for a long life. National Hangover Day New Year's Day - as per the Gregorian calendar.  There is no particular significance to this day, just a carryover from the Julian calendar of when the newly elected counsels would take office.  It really wasn't widely accepted until the late 1700's and then primarily for consistency with international business and governance  New Year's Dishonor List Day Polar Bea...
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the last #SilentSunday of 2025

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  a wintry sunrise over fields near the village of Dedham, in Colchester, England
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the day after

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Today is the 6th day of the 52nd week [ which means there are days in December that will be counted in the first week of 2027! ], the 26th day of the 12th month [ which triggers my annual plaint that   Boxing day definitely needs to be a holiday in the US ], the 360th day of 2025 [ and in case you were wondering, there are 364 shopping days until NEXT Christmas ], and: National Candy Cane Day National Whiners Day St Stephen's Day -  public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland Thank-you Note day Wren Day - an Irish custom when men and boys hunt a wren [AKA the King of Birds], display it dressed up, then bury it ceremoniously to ensure prosperity for the coming new year.   the first day of Kwnazaa -  Umoja [Unity] emphasizing togetherness for family and community the first day of Junkanoo street parade in the Bahamas the second of the Twelve Days of Chri...
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4th #SilentSunday and Winter Solstice 2025

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  A winter’s kiss from the shores of Assateague https://www.kevinlynamphotography.com/
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3rd #SilentSunday of Advent

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  Biddeford Pool, Maine
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the holiday rush

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 Today is the 4th day of the 50th week, the 10th day of the 12th month, the 344th day of 2025 [ you have two weeks left for Christmas shopping ], and: Dewey Decimal System Day - how to say you're old without mentioning your age - remember looking up what you needed in the card catalog and then searching the stacks, hoping you memorized the number correctly? Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales Human Rights Day International Animal Rights Day International Traffic Light Day - for those signals that are non-electric Jane Addams Day   National Lager Day Nobel Prize Day  World Aszu' Day - an Hungarian sweet wine that has been produced for at least 450 years    and Voyager 1 is currently ~23h 32m 36s of light travel time from Earth Quote of the day: " We’re told that you can’t change what happened in the past, but you can change how you frame it. And we’re offered a range of different lenses: acceptance, forgiveness, gratitude. " ~  Noelle Oxenhandler...
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#SilentSunday 2nd Sunday of Advent 2025

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  Lonely Tree, Czech Republic Martin Morávek / The 12th International Landscape Photographer of the Year
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