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Sherman A1

(38,958 posts) Sun Mar 15, 2015, 02:23 AM Mar 2015

Daily Holidays - March 15

National Pears Hélène Day

The perfect pear-ing of fruit and chocolate - March 15 is National Pears Hélène Day!

While the Ides of March may not have worked out so well for Julius Caesar, we like to celebrate today's date with a lovely confection that's sure to make you feel downright fancy.

Pears Hélène, or Poire belle Hélène, is a truly divine dessert made with pears poached in sugar syrup. The pears are then topped with vanilla ice cream, crystallized violets and chocolate syrup.

The dish was created in 1864 by Auguste Escoffier, who named his dessert after La belle Hélène, an operetta by Jacques Offenbach. Considering other foods have been created around and named after people, this isn't really out of the ordinary. http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2013/03/15/national-pears-helene-day/

Ag Day

The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) is an organization uniquely composed of leaders in the agriculture, food and fiber communities dedicated to increasing the public awareness of agriculture's vital role in our society. The Agriculture Council of America and the National Ag Day program was started in 1973. http://www.agday.org/contact/about.php

Brutus Day & Ides of March http://learni.st/users/dawncasey/boards/16773-the-ides-of-march-brutus-day

Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday, sometimes known as Mother's Day, is held on the fourth Sunday of Lent. It is exactly three weeks before Easter Sunday and usually falls in the second half of March or early April. http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/uk/mothering-sunday

True Confessions Day

Keeping a guilty secret can be stressful and puts a strain on any relationship. On a lighter note, confessing your feelings to someone could start a beautiful new friendship! True Confessions Day is a day that was created to inspire people to let go of their secrets and have a day of honesty. It’s no surprise that confession is such a big part of many religions: it allows one to cleanse their heart of their troubles and move on with a clear conscience.

Confessing a secret that’s been difficult to keep feels good and helps to relieve stress, so why not give True Confessions Day a try by getting something off your chest and talking things through with a loved one. Remember that honesty is the best policy all year round, so maybe celebrating True Confessions Day will help inspire openness in more relationships, which can only be a good thing. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/true-confessions-day/

World Consumer Rights Day

Unhealthy diets are linked to four of the ten biggest causes of death worldwide: overweight and obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose and high cholesterol. Obesity alone is estimated to cost US$2 trillion per year. It really is time the world woke up to the price of unhealthy diets.

It is why CI has decided to make helping consumers choose healthy diets the theme of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2015. http://www.consumersinternational.org/our-work/wcrd/wcrd-2015/