Gaia: PLAY-POD! - A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY! - SPECIAL DAYS TO CELEBRATE!

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http://inducingconsciousness.gaia.com — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:11:17 GMT

Here's your reminder! Tonight, from 8 - 9 pm (eastern standard time) is earth hour. See my post before this for all of the details.

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http://inducingconsciousness.gaia.com — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:56:55 GMT

Just got this from World Wildlife Fund, that March 29th is Earth Hour. I am including the e-mail below in case anybody wants more info:-

On March 29, 2008, we're asking you--and millions of others--to switch off the lights for one hour during Earth Hour.

What is Earth Hour?
Earth Hour is a global event created to symbolize that each of us, working together, can make a positive impact on climate change--no matter who we are or where we live. Starting at 8 pm local time on March 29, 2008, individuals, communities and businesses will "turn off the lights" in cities around the world for one hour. This simple act will not only heighten awareness of the impacts of climate change on our world, but also inspire individuals and businesses to take practical action to reduce their own carbon footprint.

San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge will be going dark for Earth Hour

Where will the lights go off?
Everyone around the world is encouraged to be involved and shut the lights off in their homes and businesses. Major participation is planned in 25 cities around the world, on six continents. Four Earth Hour flagship cities in the U.S.--Chicago, Atlanta, Phoenix and San Francisco--are leading the way. Other participating U.S. cities include Denver, Miami and Charlotte.

What can I do?
1. Sign up to participate in Earth Hour.
Pledge to turn off your lights from 8 - 9 pm on Saturday, March 29, 2008. During that hour, replace old light bulbs with energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) and commit to reducing energy consumption in the year ahead.

2. Tell your friends about Earth Hour.
Share this message with your friends and family to encourage them to join with you (and millions of others) in support of Earth Hour.

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http://back-to-the-garden.gaia.com — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:38:20 GMT

OMG, National Grouch Day would be a riot to celebrate!!! Thanks for sharing this one. I can't even begin to imagine what SOME people might come up with!

I will add it post haste!

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http://pcegl.gaia.com — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:48:26 GMT

Mamakat...You may find it fun to add National Grouch Day to your list! It is October 15th! What is sooo much fun is the more you try to be a grouch, the less of a grouch you are and the funnier it gets. At the residence where I work, I went around with the camera asking each person to make a grouchy face. You'll be surprised how hard that is when your really trying to do it! Every single person broke out in laughter! It might be fun to post photos of ourselves or web-finds of funny grouch faces that day. I posted a whole wall of them and it was one of our favorite fun days of the year. PE

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http://shewolf.gaia.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:39:20 GMT

Oh geeeeez. Where has all the time gone??

3/12/60 yes, 1960, when the dinasaurs roamed the earth. Heh..
9/15/70 is the Jeffy, the hubby
My son Joshua is 11/3/84
My youngest son, Aaron is on 11/13/91 yes, I am quite fertile in February. Truly.
My husband and my 18th birthday is 1/9/91

Probably wayyyyy too much info there, but there it is.

Hugs, and peace and good energy from the big bad wolf. ;)

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http://timetoshine.gaia.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:20:35 GMT

Oh whoops, last one, maybe....!

September 10 is Matriot Day (Declared by City of Santa Cruz ' Mayor's Proclamation, 2003; Mayor Emily Reilly, another WomenRiser)

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http://fastdarter.gaia.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:06:54 GMT

OK... I her Ya.
May 24th is the day of infamy
My dear Friend Kay is May 28th.

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http://timetoshine.gaia.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:06:47 GMT

Oh; how could I not say this, especially since I am posting it on February 28th, 2008, Eleanor Wasson's 100th birthday!

November 11, my birthday, yes, it's Veteran's Day, in England it's Remembrance Sunday, also known as Poppy Day. But really, originally, 1918 to be exact, it was declared Armistice Day; war to end all wars, declaration of the end of all wars. Of course we know that they all tripped up and scraped their knees again again but the the point is Eleanor Wasson danced in the streets all night as a 10 year old, celebrating what they wholly believed to be true: No More War.. Ever.. Period.

To sit with Eleanor in circle now is to know that all is not lost. That night she danced is as vivid now as if it was last week ,and has inspired her, her whole life to challenge people to be the best they can be. She is, for instance, the most named woman in the US Senate who is not a politician because she has written a constant stream of letters to Senators, to praise their courage or to poke them should they seem to need reminding of their oath! Eleanor convened the circle of women (of which I am one, and Hamsa Johanna is another..) which morphed in WomenRise for Global Peace http://www.womenrise.org/aboutUs.html ~

Since I was always told by my family that I was their "Armistice baby", you can imagine my great joy to find myself swirled into Eleanor's universe. This week I was called upon and privileged to re-enact, in her presence and for her 100th birthday celebration, her 10 year old self ecstatic Armistice dance of celebration. I am complete!

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http://addresstofollow.gaia.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:00:16 GMT

My birthday is September 2nd, my partner Steve is also a virgo his is the 11th sept My elderly mother, who I am full time carer for, will be 90 years old on March 15th

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http://timetoshine.gaia.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:50:20 GMT

Just to say about Feb 2nd (1st/2nd) being a bit like the awesome convergence of Hopi/Tibetan prophesies... Feb 2nd is Imbolc, Feast of Pan, Festival of Snowdrops, besides of course Candlemas/Brigits Day

Also February 13th is St Wanda's Day (since 1995, and I was initimately privy to its conception!): In Britt's own words:

"So, on February 13, 1995 I created St. Wanda’s Day. Basically, it’s a day to do a little something nice for yourself so that when Valentine’s rolls around, and its not the incredibly romantic, meaningful, love-filled day that we know it can’t be, but secretly hope it will be, we don’t feel so badly, ‘cause we had a kick-ass time the day before.

So do a little something special for yourself on the 13th, or send your pal who is having the pre-Valentine’s Day blues a St. Wanda’s Day card and have fun!"
http://havefundogood.blogspot.com/2006/02/st-wandas-day-is-february-13th.html

May I add:
Corrina & Ryan did their Dec 21st winter solstice longest night wedding ceremony in the sole/soul presence of their officient/witness person (1990)

And completed with their June 21st zenith of year full tribal gathering public wedding ceremony in medieval castle (Featherstone) on Scottish/English border (1991)
http://www.featherstone-society.com/sites-history/featherstone_castle.htm

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http://mmandkidsathome.gaia.com — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:09:09 GMT

real birthday January 25th (same as Mamakat! yipeeeeeeeee)
but my birthday was suppossed to be April 19th-- a special day between my mom and me

Oh! and you better bet we'll be leaping like monkeys and kangaroos and grasshoppers and even like pre-schoolers at our house tomorrow! Heehee! wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:50:00 GMT

I am marking all of these dates in my "date book"! Very very very honorable days to celebrate, give gifts, blow out candles, blow up balloons, do math, (add, subtract and multiply) and play with scarves!!!!

Did you all remember that tomorrow is LEAP DAY??? yes, it is a day to do all of the above .... and also to do a lot of LEAPING!!!

Friday, February 29th
Happy LEAP DAY!!!

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http://satyaseer.gaia.com — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:56:40 GMT

My glorious birthday is September 19.

I made up a holiday when I was young-er call International Scarf Day and it is August 17. I encourage everyone to wear or play with scarves on that day.

That's all, thank you very much. Do send greetings on my birthday, please.

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http://elisaspot.gaia.com — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:14:12 GMT

Mine and my daughter K's birthday are both April 7
other daughter E is Jan 15
son is March 5

K celebrates her half birthday as i pout severely for having to share my day and we always fight and burst out into tears otherwise
lol
how's that for acting aged

:D

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http://Johna16.gaia.com — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:01:48 GMT

My half birthday is January 16th and the anniversary of my 29th birthday is June 16th but the truth is I still feel 25, it's just that it took me 5 years to remember my anniversary. Actually I'm more 25 now then when I was 25 and my wife, February 21, thinks I'm 15 when I'm acting older then 2, my daughter, July 31, is totally perplexed because I keep changing the story and my son January 21 doesn't care unless the present looks like a dvd.
And what I really want to know is:
Did you buy your lunch or walk to school?
You know I think she is right, acting your age is so overrated.

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http://housedraconis.gaia.com — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:45:02 GMT

This is what I get for not thinking...

Mine: July 7
My husband, Nicor's: October 30
Kristina (my oldest daughter): July 8, 1992
Sebrena (my second daughter): September 23, 1993
Tabitha (My third daughter): February 28, 1995
Rhiannon (My fourth daughter): October 18, 1997
Donnegal (My fifth daughter): May 16, 1999
Liam (My first son): March 1, 2001 - May 4, 2001
Caileigh (My sixth daughter): May 8, 2002
Moira (My seventh daughter): December 5, 2003
Feyde (My eighth daughter): November 15, 2005
Malachi (My second son): June 13, 2007

Nicor aka Scott and my anniversary: May 30

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http://armila.gaia.com — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:19:38 GMT

my birthday 14 April
5 March for my son Milind
11 November for my husband Megh
26 June our wedding anniversary

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http://iactintruth.gaia.com — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:14:18 GMT

October 1st is World Vegetarian Day, if I recall.

According to the guy running around on campus with a big sign, free hugs day is sometime in mid-September.

SPECIAL DAYS TO CELEBRATE!

http://LightDancing.gaia.com — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:18:20 GMT

HERE IS THE PLACE to post days other than birthdays that need celebraing--traditional or original--on our calendar of perfectly possible parties , because UN-BIRTHDAYS are every bit as fun to celebrate as the real deal!

HERE BEGINS PLAY POD'S YEAR-LONG CALENDAR OF CELEBRATIONS!

January 1 - The Artificial beginning of a manufactured year, which hasn't really much to do with "real" time. The Julian Calendar says it is the beginning . . . (Dryad)

Last night you drank way too much gin-again
Blew new resolutions & full of chagrin-again
The way things keep repeating is such a sin-again
The resolution thing is beginning to wear thin-again
Maybe this will be the year that you win-again
Instead of always taking it on the old chin-again
Going to lose 50 lbs and be OhSO thin-again
Make peace with all of your extended kin-again
Hoping not to end up in the old looney-bin-again
Still you know what really counts is what is within-again
So start it all over with a nice big grin-again
Empty out and open to the light within-again
Open up zaadz and get ready to log in-again . . . (Dryad)

January 26 - Australia Day

February 2 - Imbolc, Feast of Pan, Festival of Snowdrops, Candlemas, St. Brigit's Day (submitted by Renard)

February 13 - Renard celebrates St. Wanda's Day

March 2 - Winter ends on the dot in Camelot (and Ashland- Camelot West)

March 8 - International Woman's Day

March 20 - Ostara - Spring Equinox

April 1 - April Fools Day - Fools are Celebrants as well as Tricksters. We must Celebrate!

April 4 - Dryad's Happy Day. ( 1979) Do you know the happiest day of your life? Record it!

April 15 - Holocaust Remembrance Day

April 19 - Amanda's Special Day

April 22 - Earth Day

May 1 - Beltane - May Day

May 5 - Cinco de Mayo

And from our friends at ABOUT.COM, here are a multitude of CELEBRATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE!

June 1st

Donut Day

Oscar the Grouch's Birthday
Sesame Street Character

Stand For Children Day
Celebrated on this day in most places.

June 2nd

Radio Was Patented
In 1896.

June 3rd

Egg Day

First U.S. Spacewalk
By Ed White in 1965.

June 4th

Aesop's Birthday

Cheese Day

First Ford Made
Henry Ford made his first operational car in 1896.

June 5th

First Hot Air Balloon Flight
By the Montgolfier brothers in 1783.

National Gingerbread Day

Richard Scarry's Birthday
Author of children's books, born in 1919.

World Environment Day

June 6th

First Drive-in Movie Theater Opens
In New Jersey in 1933.

National Applesauce Cake Day

June 7th

The Amazing Mumford's Birthday
Sesame Street Character.

June 8th

Frank Lloyd Wright's Birthday
In 1867.

Race Unity Day
Second Sunday in June.

June 9th

Donald Duck's Birthday
In 1934. Check out my page for this special day!

June 10th

National Yo-Yo Day

June 11th

E.T. Movie Premiered
In 1982.

June 12th

Anne Frank's Birthday
Born in 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

The Baseball was Invented
In 1839. Check out my page for this special day!

Magic Day

June 13th

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's Birthday

June 14th

Caldecott Medal First Awarded
In 1937.

Flag Day
Check out my page for this special day!

"Pop Goes the Weasel" Day

Sand Paper Invented
Invented by I. Fischer Jr. in 1834.

World Juggling Day

June 15th

Father's Day
Third Sunday of June. Check out my page for this special day!

Fly A Kite Day
Ben Franklin's Kite Experiment in 1752. Check out my page for this special day!

Power of a Smile Day
Check out my page for this special day!

June 16th

National Fudge Day

June 17th

Eat Your Vegetables Day

June 18th

International Picnic Day

June 19th

Garfield's Birthday
Debuted in 1978.

Juneteenth

Tasmanian Devil's Birthday
Debuted in 1954.

June 20th

Bald Eagle Day

Ice Cream Soda Day

June 21st - Lithia, Summer Solstice

First Day of Summer
Check out my page for this special day!

June 22nd

US Department of Justice Established

June 23rd

Typewriter Patented
In 1868.

June 24th

U.F.O. Day
First documented UFO sighting on this day.

June 25th

Eric Carle's Birthday
Author of several children's books.

LEON Day
Shared by Cindy - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It means six months until Christmas.

June 26th

Bicycle Patented
In 1819.

National Chocolate Pudding Day

Toothbrush Invented
In 1498. Check out my page for this special day!

June 27th

Captain Kangaroo's Birthday
Bob Keeshan.

Helen Keller's Birthday
Born in 1880.

Melody for Happy Birthday Song
Written in 1859.

June 28th

Paul Bunyan Day

June 29th

Camera Day

June 30th

Meteor Day

Superman's Birthday

July 4 - USA Independence Day (Do they have a 4th of July in Canada? hehehehe)

July 6 - Dalai Lama's Birthday

August 1 - Lughnasa\

August 17 - Satya Seer's International Scarf Day

September 10 - City of Santa Cruz' Matriot's Day (submitted by Time to Shine)

September 23 - Mabon - Autumnal Equinox

October 1 - World Vegetarian DAy (submitted by Renard)

October 2 - Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday

October 8 - Indigenous People's Day (Q: Who discovered America? A: It was never lost!)

October 9 - Leif Erickson Day

October 15 - National Grouch Day (submitted by Peace Eagle)

October 18 - Birthday of Fae the Play Pod Giving Faery!

October 31 - Samhain - Halloween - All Hallows Eve

November 1 - NaNoWriMo Begins!

November 6 - Election Day USA - VOTE!

November 8 - Bahi Dooj - This is a real celebration, in India. It is a time to celebrate and honor siblings, a day for saying "thank you" and "I love you" to brothers and sisters. I have never been able to find the exact date, only that it is in the late fall. Several years ago I just randomly assigned it a day. Those of us who have lost siblings know that this is a very important celebration, something that doesn't happen often enough; something that is often put off until it is too late. Take a moment this Bahi Dooj to call or write to your siblings. Thank them for being in your life and say you're sorry about the time you tied them up and stuck them in the closet - even if you really aren't.

November 11 - Veterans Day USA, Remembrance Sunday/Poppy Day (Britain) (submitted by Time to Shine)

November 22 - Thanksgiving USA - Tree Day at the Cross's

December 5 - Chanukah Begins (Rotates)

December 10 - Human Rights Day

December 13 - Saint Lucia's Day - Scandinavia

December 22 - Yule - Winter Solstice

December 24 - Christmas Eve

December 25 - Christmas

December 26 - Kwanzaa - Boxing Day

December 31 - New Year's Eve ( take 2 ibuprofen and drink 32 oz. of Gatorade before you go to sleep and when you wake up. Don't look at ME, I drink apple juice, just passing on the wisdom. Makes more sense than the traditional raw egg and Worcestershire sauce anyway. *shudder*)