10 February- Chinese New Year, Teddy Day and Global Movie Day
There is a lot happening today, don’t tell me you are bored!!!
Today is a special day, it is a day filled with celebrations of so many types and varieties and they are happening all across the globe, from China to Korea, to Vietnam and Mexico.
If you love eating brownies for breakfast,
Brownies for tea, supper, and dinner,
Then today is the day for you to whet your appetite.
Today is “National Cream Cheese Brownie Day”,
It is Korean and Chinese New Year Today,
The 10th of February is the Lunar festival.
Take out those umbrellas for the sunshine and the rain,
4,000 years ago the Chinese invented the innovative umbrella.
Go and buy a teddy today,
For that niece or daughter who loves them.
Today is “Teddy Day” when the teddy bear,
Visits for a cuppa tea and comes out to play.
Take out all those DVDs,
Or put on your streaming service.
Watch all those movies today,
Time for a marathon on “Global Movie Day”.
Some people enjoy eating pulses,
While others look the other way.
Prepare a bowl of delicious pulses,
Warm and tasty on “World Pulses Day”.
Donate a generous sum,
To the local children’s hospice in our area.
Show them that you care for what they do,
It is “Children’s Hospice Day” today.
It is the Korean Spring Festival in Vietnam.
The Seollal Dance with Dragons ushers in,
The Lunar Festival with Korean traditions in style.
Watch the festival online for a while.
It was in the early 2000s,
That it was decided to spread love and joy,
By combining Christmas with Valentine’s Day.
Celebrate Valentismas in a special way today.
Protect your home,
With a great warranty today.
It means the world to you,
So protect it on “National Home Warranty Day”.
If your name is Julio or Louis,
Then today is your special Name Day,
It is “National Julio Day” for all the Julios, walking around.
It is “National Louis Day”, for all the Louis on the planet.
The role of journalism is highlighted today.
It is “All the News that’s Fit to Print Day”.
The importance of journalism and its role,
To keep society informed and whole.
Take out your best and worst,
Flannel shirt or skirt on “National Flannel Day”.
Dust the cobwebs off that pack of cards.
Invite a few friends across on “International Cribbage Day”.
Malta and the Maltese are celebrating,
The shipwreck of St. Paul in 60AD on his way to Rome.
He was not defeated and he still preached Christianity.
They commemorate this event with pomp and festivity.
The Lunar New Year has arrived,
In Tibet, Mongolia, and in Vietnam.
The Dragon is breathing fires of Wealth,
Health and prosperity across all the Kingdoms.
In 1838, the Governor of Tasmania,
Sir John Franklin, started the Royal Hobart Regatta.
The oldest Australian regatta Race is on,
Hop onto the waves and keep rolling on.