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National Themes For September 13: National Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day, National Peanut Day, Uncle Sam Day, National Programmers Day, National Blame Someone Else Day, and National Hug Your Boss Day.

👨‍🍳National Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day! Kids and teens across the country are called to take over their kitchens on this day using their favorite recipes and make a meal for their family! (Adult supervision and assistance as required for the younger bakers and chefs in the house!) The objective of this mission of the Young Chefs Academy (YCA) is to empower kids and teens to become more actively involved in the planning, preparation, and cooking of meals. The YCA is fostering family bonds and actively fighting the battle against the many serious health and social issues related to youth’s eating habits in today’s time.

🥜National Peanut Day! Likely originating in South America around 3,500 years ago, this legume is not a nut. They grow underground like potatoes. Since they are an edible seed that forms in a pod, they belong to the family Leguminosae with peas and beans. When it comes to plants packing protein power, peanuts provide a whopping 8 grams per ounce, more than any other nut according to The Peanut Institute. And remember, it’s not a nut! Nuts grow on trees. The peanut is also high in antioxidants. Not only are peanuts high in necessary nutrients such as vitamin E, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, B6, iron, selenium, zinc and many others, but when paired with other nutrient-rich foods, studies have shown this amazing legume helps us absorb nutrients better. With the rise in peanut production, there also brought an increase of curious investigation into its possible uses. When the boll weevil wreaked havoc on the South’s cotton crop, Dr. George Washington Carver, who had already been researching this amazing groundnut, suggested farmers diversify into peanuts. It was an economic boon to Southern farmers. He published his research “How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it for Human Consumption” in 1916. His continued research resulted in more uses for this goober, groundnut or ground pea. From shaving cream to plastics and cosmetics and even coffee, Dr. Carver’s appetite for the peanut seemed to be unending. Many of the peanut discoveries Dr. Carver made 100 years ago are still being used today.

👆Uncle Sam Day! The man behind the iconic image and fascinating nickname for the United States government was born on September 13, 1766. Sam Wilson, a meatpacker from New York, supplied barrels of meat to soldiers during the war of 1812. To identify the meat for shipment, Wilson prominently stamped “U.S.” on the barrels. It wasn’t long before the soldiers dubbed the grub a delivery from Uncle Sam. The first illustration of Uncle Sam is unlike the one we know today. Published by Harper’s Weekly in 1861, the young government representative (a starred bandana on his head and wearing a striped vest) is depicted dividing up Virginia like a butcher. The image of Uncle Sam would take many forms over the years. Credit is given to German-born illustrator and cartoonist Thomas Nast for developing the long-legged Uncle Sam with the starred top hat and striped pants who is more like the one we know today. The Harper’s Weekly political cartoonist took on many issues with his Uncle Sam character including Boss Tweed, Union recruitment, and Reconstruction. During the modern era, Uncle Sam obtained some color. The United States Army awarded Montgomery Flagg with the artwork for the familiar portrait used in the “I Want You For The U.S. Army” campaign during World War I. It first appeared on the cover of Leslie’s Weekly, an illustrated literary and news magazine. President George H. W. Bush proclaimed Uncle Sam Day to be September 13, 1989, in honor of the anniversary of the birth of Samuel Wilson. On September 7, 1961, through concurrent resolutions, Congress officially named Uncle Sam a permanent symbol of American strength and idealism.

💻Day of the Programmer! Also known as International Programmers Day, this day is celebrated based on binary code. The number 256 is distinct to programmers. Represented by an eight-bit byte 256 equals 2 to the eighth power. This makes it the highest power of two that is less than 365. Translated to binary code, the day reads 1 0000 0000. In 2002, Russian programmers Valentin Balt and Michael Cherviakov of Parallel Technologies gathered signatures in the hope the Russian government would declare Day of the Programmers. It wasn’t until 2009 that the Ministry of Mass Media and Communications of Russia announced the official holiday in honor of computer programmers. The bill was signed on September 11, 2009, by President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia.

🎗National Blame Someone Else Day is always celebrated on the first Friday the 13th of the month. The way to celebrate is self-explanatory in the name, and not much more needs to be said. If you do not want to blame someone, put the blame on something (remember, it is all in fun!) National Blame Someone Else Day was invented by Anne Moeller of Clio, Michigan in 1982. One day, her alarm clock failed to go off, hence creating a domino effect of bad luck events throughout the day. The day happened to be Friday the 13th.

🎗National Hug Your Boss Day! Several factors determine personal feelings about this National Day. The frequency we see our bosses, or whether we work for a small or large company play a role. How long we have been at a job may influence our feelings as well. If you’re considering participating in this holiday, be sure to ask permission first. In fact, according to a Hug Your Boss Day survey, 60% of respondents surveyed like their job, because of their boss. Bosses frequently influence decisions regarding job choices. More than the people who tell us what to do, they’re our mentors. For others, breaking down that barrier might increase morale and motivation. When you see your boss as approachable, communication improves. And hugs are a type of communication. Side hugs, one-armed hugs, long-distance hugs… you know…a hug. TipTopJob.com founded Hug Your Boss Day in 2008 to promote healthy workplace relationships.

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