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For the current year, this month includes: 620 events.
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National Chocolate Chip Day celebrates chocolate chips. Chocolate chips are often added to cookies, cakes, and even cocoa drinks. Ruth Graves Wakefield of Massachusetts created chocolate chip cookies in...
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National Chocolate Custard Day has a bit of contention. Nobody knows its origin or whether May 3 or May 5 is correct. Going back over the past ten years, we find it marked on both. Therefore, we're keepin...
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What is the difference between custard and pudding? Custards have eggs, and puddings do not. Custards thickened through egg protein. Puddings thickened through starch (tapioca, cornstarch, etc.) Custard...
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The Grenada Chocolate Festival began in 2013 on the island of Grenada in the Caribbean. Activities include “Dance the Cocoa,” (moving your feet) over the cocoa beans in large bowl-shaped containers to s...
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Chocolate Parfait Day falls on the first of May each year. A parfait is made with either pudding or custard. Custards have eggs, and puddings do not. Custards thickened through egg protein. Puddings th...
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International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Fibromyalgia Awareness Day occurs each year on the birthday of Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820). Nightingale was believed to have ME...
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A lot of Americans think Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day. It's not. Cinco de Mayo, Spanish for "May Fifth," marks the anniversary of the Mexican army's entrenchment and ultimate victory in Pu...
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For thirty-one days, at home, work, or school, people worldwide are encouraged to practice civility by being considerate, polite, and helpful during Global Civility Awareness Month.
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INTERNATIONAL CIVILITY MONTH: FOSTERING GLOBAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING Every May, International Civility Month becomes a global platform, uniting people from all cultures and communities to promote res...
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INTERNATIONAL CIVILITY MONTH: FOSTERING GLOBAL RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING Every May, International Civility Month becomes a global platform, uniting people from all cultures and communities to promote res...
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If you're confused because this event usually occurs during winter, you're sane. The organizers keep moving it around. First, it was January, then March, and now May. Hopefully, they'll keep it in one pla...
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Welcome to National Clean Up Your Room Day, a favorite with parents and a not-so-favorite with kids. This event has grown through organic popularity. National Clean Up Your Room Day is a great time ea...
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Click-It-Or-Ticket Mobilization is a multi-week period created to raise awareness about the importance of seat belts in cars. It falls during the last weeks of May leading up to and through Memorial Day...
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International Coaching Week (ICW) is an annual week-long global celebration of the coaching profession. It is designed to focus attention on the benefits of executive and career coaching. People who eng...
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Coca-Cola® Day celebrates the world’s best-known soft drink and one of the most recognized brands in the world. It all began on this day in 1886 when the curiosity of an Atlanta pharmacist, Dr. John S....