nPostednon January 5, 2015
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nTherenare several “holidays” that fall on the first Monday of the yearn(unless that Monday is New Year’s Day) – and I interpret them asnmeaning that people are finally done with their merry-making andncelebrating, overeating and entertaining. It’s time to get back tonnormal, apparently, and you can either love it or hate it!
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First,ntoday is “Blue Monday.” This seems to be for people who arenfeeling a bit grumbly about getting back to school or work afternhaving holidays and vacations. Some people worry that they spent toonmuch during Christmas, or that they ate too much rich or sweet food,nor that work has been piling up, or that they’ve forgotten everythingnthey were supposed to have learned in December…
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Fornthe more optimistic among us, today is “Thank God It’s Monday Day.”nI suppose some people are sick of hearing Christmas Carols or tirednfrom too much partying, and they are soooo glad to be getting back tonmore structured and predictable working, studying, eating, andnsleeping. Also, many people feel hopeful at the beginning of a newnyear—excited to see what new adventures will come their way.
Fornthe more optimistic among us, today is “Thank God It’s Monday Day.”nI suppose some people are sick of hearing Christmas Carols or tirednfrom too much partying, and they are soooo glad to be getting back tonmore structured and predictable working, studying, eating, andnsleeping. Also, many people feel hopeful at the beginning of a newnyear—excited to see what new adventures will come their way.n
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Also,ntoday is “National Weigh-In Day.” It’s time to get rid of thenfive or so pounds our festivities managed to put on us, and againnsome people will look at this as a day to dread while others will benmotivated by the challenge of eating right and exercising regularly.
Also,ntoday is “National Weigh-In Day.” It’s time to get rid of thenfive or so pounds our festivities managed to put on us, and againnsome people will look at this as a day to dread while others will benmotivated by the challenge of eating right and exercising regularly.n
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nMorenabout Monday…
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nDidnyou know that Monday is the second day of the week according tontraditional Christian, Islamic, and Jewish calendars but the firstnday of the week according to the International Standard Organization?
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nThenname Monday came from an Old English word that means “moon’snday.” Other Germanic languages such as Icelandic, Dutch, and Germannitself have similar words that have the same origin (such asnmanudagur, Maandag, and Montag).
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nActually,nin the “Romance languages,” Monday also goes by a namenthat links it to the moon. For example, in Spanish it is lunesn(and words like lunarncome from the same Latin root). In Japanese, Korean, many Indiannlanguages, and Thai, the words for Monday translate to “day of thenmoon” or something similar.
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nHowever,nsome languages have avoided the pagan association of the day to thenmoon, and instead name the day with names that translate to “daynafter Sunday” or “after holiday.” These languages includenSerbian, Russian, and Turkish.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nAnniversarynof the start of construction of the Golden Gate Bridge
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nBirdnDay
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nAnniversarynof first woman governor in the U.S.
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nBirthdaynof Aaron Lapin, the “King of Whipped Cream”
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nPlannahead:
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nChecknout my Pinterest pages on:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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nFebruaryn holidays
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