Daily Holidays - August 23

[Sherman A1]

National Sponge Cake Day A food holiday celebrated each year on August 23 is National Sponge Cake Day.

Sponge cake is a firm, yet well aerated structure (similar to a sea sponge) which is a cake based on flour, sugar and eggs and is sometimes leavened with baking powder.

* The sponge cake is believed to be one of the first non-yeasted cakes. *

Believed to have originated in the Caribbean, the earliest English printed recipe for sponge cake is in the 1615 book of English poet and author Gervase Markham entitled: “The English Huswife, Containing the Inward and Outward Virtues Which Ought to Be in a Complete Woman”. http://nationaldaycalendar.com

Valentino Day Valentino Day commemorates the death of Rudolph Valentino (or Rudolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Piero Filibert Guglielmi De Valentina D’Antonguolla), 1920’s film star of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The Sheik, Blood and Sand, The Eagle and Son of the Sheik. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/valentino-day/

Ride The Wind Day There’s no better feeling than the wind in your hair as you look out at a beautiful horizon. Ride the Wind Day is an excellent opportunity to marvel at all things flying, and perhaps take part in some flying yourself. Wind powers movement in many different ways, helping us travel through air and over water, as well as providing us with energy to use in our homes.

Created to celebrate the anniversary of the first man powered flight, Ride the Wind Day is a fun day that all members of the family can take part in. Some ideas for celebrating this special day include kite flying, windsurfing, hang gliding, making and sailing boats, watching birds soar through the sky or simply a picnic on a windy day, watching the wind in the trees. Children will love making paper aeroplanes or other flying toys and watching them zoom through the air. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/ride-the-wind-day/

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/august23.html

[femmocrat]

1. Remembering Pittsburgh's own, Gene Kelly:

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/gene-kelly.html

[Sherman A1]

4. He was great!

[bigwillq]

2. Happy Sunday!

[Sherman A1]

3. Back at Ya!