July 23: Holidays and Celebrations Today

Happy July 23rd!

The 23rd of July is a special holiday. For every holiday is for a reason.

Although we don’t know the origins of many of these holidays, the avid celebrants eagerly participate in marking July 23 as a very special day for so many different reasons.

Here are more about the holidays celebrated on July 23 (arranged in alphabetical order);

Grandma’s Day

Are you blessed with a gorgeous grandmother, a wonderful matriarch, a glowing grain, a gamut of beauty or a beautifully turned out Nana? July 23 rd is a splendid Grandmother’s Day. Why can’t you visit your grandmother today, or pick up your phone calls to her?

By the way, July is National Purposeful Parenting Month, although the origins of this holiday are a bit obscure. However, it seems a worthy time to recognize those adoring and venerable grandmothers.

Hot Dog Day

Hot dog! July 23 rd is hot dog day. Cook them while cooking, grill those frankfurters or fire up the barbecue to grill some steaks for a delicious and easy summer soup.

The fourth week of July is a week in some countries not to eat meat, so July 23 rd is the best time to consume protein ahead of time. Besides, it’s a hot dog day.

Warm enough for ya day

Hi! Is the boy warm enough today?

Mercury rocks in mid to late July – at least in the Northern Hemisphere. What is the all time record temperature in your country? Does this happen to be a super-hot day in July?

It was compared to the proverbial Dog’s Day of Summer. July 23 rd gives everyone permission to express a tired, but appropriate, question: Is it warm enough for ya today?

Ice Cream Cone Day

According to ice cream lore, the ice cream vendor created and first ice cream cone in St. Louis World’s Fair, July 23, 1904. Apparently a seller from Ice Cream Cone. How many shovels do you want?

Mosquito Day

Zing! July 23 rd is also Mosquito Day. In the middle of the summer they will be wise, those little ones will bite.

Mosquito Day reminds campers, sports enthusiasts, sunbathers and others to catch a bug in the shower. These blood-sucking squeals wait outside to attack unprepared humans and animals, perhaps with such mosquito-borne infections as dengue fever, encephalitis, malaria or West Nile Virus.

The third week of July is also Lyme Disease Awareness Week – another great reason to apply insect repellent in an want to run

Vanilla Ice Cream Day

July 23 is Vanilla Ice Cream Day, and we gotta love it. Pure and simple – the ultimate comfort food – vanilla ice cream is refreshing to almost anyone’s palate.

Who doesn’t enjoy digging into a delicious vanilla ice cream on a hot day? Pour some sprinkles of colored sugar, or spoon some caramel or fudge sauce on top. Enjoy!

July is the National month of Ice Cream in the United States (and many other places).

Main holy days >

The Calendar of Saints lists the following for July 23: Anna of Constantinople, Apollinaris, Bridget of Sweden, Herundus, Joanna of Urbevetan, John Cassianus, Liborius, Bulgarian Martyrs, Phocas Hortulanus, Rasippus, Ravenna, Romulus, Theophilus, Trophimus. and valerian.

Notable anniversaries on July 23rd:

On July 23, 1903, Ford Motor Company sold its first model Automobile for $750.00.

The Beatles (including band-mates John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr) released their Help! album in Britain on July 23, 1965.

Various other holidays July 23

July 23rd is also Annie Oakley’s Birthday Barbosa (Puerto Rico), Bata Fiesta (Equatorial Guinea), Debt Resolution Day (Japan), Egyptian Revolution Day (Libya), Ethiopian Emperor’s Day, Festival of Suli – Goddess of Mineral Springs; Fiesta de Santiago (Guatemala), Haile Selassie Celebration Day (Rastafarian), Health & Bliss with Hypnosis Day, Hurricane Supplication Day (US Virgin Islands), Martyr’s Day (Armenia), Mayhem New Year, National Children’s Day (Indonesia), Neptune and Willow Day of the Sea Gods, Remembrance Day (New Guinea), Revolution Day (Egypt ), Soma No Umadi – Wild Horse Chaing Day (Japan), St. Apollinare’s Feast and St. Bridget’s Day (Sweden).

Happy July 23rd to one everything!

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(Note: Annually, some dates may fluctuate to accommodate weekends and local calendars.)

Sources:

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http://halife.com/religion/ch04.html

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