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If the sun is shining today, viticulturists (winegrowers) rejoice. Legend states that if the sun is shining on Saint Vincent's Day, that year's grapes will yield excellent wine. Saint Vincent of Saragossa...
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Self-help Group Awareness Month in the United States kicks off the new year. After the exhausting winter holidays and as most people prepare their goals for the new year, Self-help Group Month encourages...
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Sugar would be classified as a drug under current FDA schemes. It affects your mind, and your body. The challenge during Sugar Awareness Week is to abstain from sugar for five days and take note of how y...
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Many experts believe sugar should be classified as a drug. It affects your mind, and your body. The challenge during Sugar Awareness Week is to abstain from sugar for five days and take note of how your...
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Super Bowl is over, which means football season is on hiatus until fall. All over the US millions of people are morning the passing of another season, and hangovers from the game day parties. Late night E...
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Fat Tuesday is the nickname given to Shrove Tuesday, a day of repentance in the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 9:27) marking the end of Epiphany. It is part of the Carnaval celebration, leading up to Lent...
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Can you go a month without sugar or alcohol, or focus on a getting off the couch and getting healthy? FebFast is a fundraising initiative that encourages you to join with others for support and raise mone...
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First run in 2020, Barcelona Wine Week focus on Spanish wine’s economic, cultural and gastronomic contributions to Spanish heritage and life. Spain is a major wine producer with a wide variety of styles....
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International Children of Alcoholics Week celebrates the recovery. Thousands of children (of all ages) have received the help they needed to recover from the pain and losses suffered in their childhood du...
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Mardi Gras is a celebration that occurs during the five days leading up to Lent. Technically, it is just the Tuesday prior to Ash Wednesday. The range given covers the major festivities leading up to Len...
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Hemp has been used for centuries as a fiber and in holistic medicine and wellness applications. National Hemp Day seeks to raise awareness about this plant and its health benefits. This event was first ob...
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Wine lovers will love this day, celebrated annually in Bulgaria. Viticulturist's Day honors the men and women involved in the study, science and production of grapes and the products created from them....
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There is no official origin for this particular holiday. It simply seems to have grown out of custom and fun. However, it does provide an opportunity to enjoy one of the world’s favorite (and oldest) bev...
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Which woman named Margarita is responsible for the Margarita (tequila, triple sec and lime) is debated. What is known is the drink is Mexican and was created sometime in the late 1930s or early 1940s, dep...
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Bartending originated in Rome, Greece and Asia. It is a profession that in its infancy required the bar keeper know how to brew their own spirits, ales and wines. Beginning in the 20th Century, cocktails...
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Kahlúa (translation “House of the Acolhua people”) is a coffee-flavored rum-based liqueur first produced in Mexico by Pedro Domecq in 1936. The liqueur is often drunk alone or in coffee or as a topping fo...
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World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD Awareness Month is an awareness campaign seeking to educate the public about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and how to improve the lives of those...
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month in the United Kingdom is organized by the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation and partnered with Macmillan Cancer Support. In the United States, The Lung Cancer Alliance oversea...
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Mouth Cancer Awareness Month raises awareness of mouth cancer, its causes and prevention. Mouth cancer causes more deaths per number of cases than breast cancer, cervical cancer or melanomas. Tobacco...