Holidays 2021-06-19
Emancipation, raising awareness about sickle cell anemia, martinis, surfing, sauntering, pets who appear in movies, eating Oreo cookies, and a cartoon cat get our attention today: Garfield the Cat Day International Surfing Day Juneteenth National Eat an Oreo Day National Martini Day National Pets in Film Day World Sauntering Day World Sickle Cell Day On this date in 1865 the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced in Texas, freeing any slaves there. Juneteenth isn't a new holiday, but recognition of it has grown a lot in the last couple of years. Rushing, scurrying, and scampering are discouraged today; today is for sauntering. The first Garfield comic was published on this date in 1978. (At 43, Garfield is much older than most domestic cats.) John Margolies, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons