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[IceWizard]

26 Mar 2017



Make Up Your Own Holiday Day



One of our favorite days of the year, Make Up Your Own Holiday Day is a chance to throw away the rule book and celebrate however you like! Get together with your friends and create your own special holiday, and who knows, if it becomes popular enough, it might end up on our calendar!



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Purple Day



Purple Day is a celebration aimed at raising worldwide awareness of epilepsy, a condition that affects over 65 million people globally. Cassidy Megan, a nine-year-old from Canada, founded Purple Day in 2008. Cassidy’s efforts were supported by the Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia (EANS). Lavender is the international color for epilepsy and is also a color that symbolises solitude. This led to purple being the color of choice for this celebration.

Anybody interested in supporting Purple Day can become an ‘Ambassador of Purple’. This role involves wearing purple and spreading awareness of epilepsy in your community and to friends and family. Alternatively, dress in purple and hold a purple-themed fund-raising event in aid of either EANS, The Anita Kaufman Foundation or any other charity supporting epilepsy awareness. Most importantly, take the time to increase your own awareness about the effects of epilepsy on people’s lives.



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Neighbor Day



Even though the exact origins of Neighbor Day cannot be accurately traced, as the holiday seems to have popped up almost randomly in various places at various times, one thing is universally valid : Neighbor Day is all about caring. Whether you’re looking to bury the hatchet or just get to know your neighbors better, Neighbor Day is the perfect time to do so.

There are no rules written in stone as to how to celebrate Neighbor Day, so you’re free to use your imagination: throw a party, invite some neighbors over or go out with them – everything works as long as it will bring you closer to your neighbors and allow you to get to know them better.

Despite the fact that Neighbor Day lasts just a day, that doesn’t mean it should be the only day to care about your neighbors.

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March 26 Birthdays




Diana Ross - 73




Keira Knightley - 32




Steven Tyler - 69




Kenny Chesney - 49




Leonard Nimoy - (1931 - 2015) (83)




Guccio Gucci - (1881 - 1953) (71)




Robert Frost - (1874 - 1963) (88)




Tennessee Williams - (1911 - 1983) (71)




James Caan - 77




John Stockton - 55




Fran Sheehan - 67







March 26th

2002: Randy Castillo, drummer for Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue & Lita Ford died of squamous cell carcinoma at his home in Los Angeles. He was 51 years old.

1994: Soundgarden entered the Billboard 200 Album Chart at number one with Superunknown which spent one week on top of the chart & went on to sell five million copies in the U.S.

1988: Def Leppard peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Hysteria” which was their first top ten single in the U.S.

1983: Golden Earring peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Twilight Zone” which was their first and only top ten single in the U.S.

1980: The Police performed in Bombay, India, the first western rock concert in Bombay in 10 years.

1980: Van Halen released their third album Women and Children First which went on to reach number six on the Billboard 200 Album Chart & sell three million copies in the U.S.

1976: Genesis kicked off their first North American tour with Phil Collins singing for them in London, ON.

1976: Thin Lizzy released their sixth album Jailbreak which went on to become their first album to chart in the U.S. peaking at number eighteen on the Billboard 200 Album Chart & become their only Gold record in the U.S.

1965: Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman was knocked unconscious by an electrical shock from a microphone stand onstage during a concert in Odense, Denmark.



Birthdays:

Richard Tandy - Keyboardist for Electric Light Orchestra born in 1948

Steven Tyler - Singer for Aerosmith born in 1948

Fran Sheehan - Bassist for Boston born in 1949