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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDaily Holidays - February 26
National Pistachio Day celebrates the popular nut, which are native to the Middle East. The largest producer of pistachio nuts today is Iran but they are also grown in other areas, including California and Mediterranean Europe. The Chinese are the greatest consumers of the nut. It is thought that pistachio nuts have been eaten by humans for at least 9000 years. Legend even has it that the Queen of Sheba restricted the eating of pistachios to the royal court and forbade commoners to grow them! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/pistachio-day/For Pete's Sake Day celebrates one example of a minced oath, where an offensive word or phrase is substituted by something more acceptable in society. Other examples include For crying out loud!, and Sugar!. Such euphemisms have been used for centuries whenever people hit thumbs with hammers, burn hands on hot plates, or sit on sharp things while in polite company. Why has Pete been singled out for special attention? https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/for-petes-sake-day/
Levi Strauss Day Levi Strauss was a German-American businessman born in Bavaria on February 26th, 1829, who came to the United States with his family the mid-1800s when he was 18 years old. Strauss began as a dry goods wholesaler in San Francisco, California, where he sold various items such as clothing, bedding, bags and handkerchiefs to settlers, many of whom had arrived in California to take part in the gold rush. Needless to say, the hard physical labor required of the miners of the day and those building new railroads made it difficult for them to find clothing that would last for more than a few months without falling apart at the seams. One day in 1870, one of Strauss clients, a tailor named Jacob W. Davis was approached by a woman who needed a pair of exceptionally strong working pants for her husband, a woodcutter. Her request prompted Davis to make a pair of pants from the denim hed bought at Strauss shop that he then strengthened with copper rivets to reinforce the stitching. Word of the new article of clothing and its endurance spread fast, and soon Davis was not able to keep up with the demand for his invention, nor did he have the resources to open a larger tailor shop or obtain a patent. Falling further and further behind and afraid someone else would steal his idea, Davis decided to ask for Strauss financial backing in the filing of a patent application. Strauss agreed, the patent was issued, the two men became business partners, and Levi Strauss & Co was born. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/levi-strauss-day/
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Daily Holidays - February 26 (Original Post)
Sherman A1
Feb 2017
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fNord
(1,756 posts)1. Well Goddess bless.....
I should put on some pants and go nuts!
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)2. I have to skip the pistachios
allergies and all. My wife says I'm "nutty" enough........
fNord
(1,756 posts)3. That's my Boyfriend's job.....
Let me at them pistachios.....today I have no excuse!
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)4. Enjoy!!!!
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)5. Happy Levi Strauss Day!
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)6. A good choice for the day!
Got my Eddie Bauer Jeans and my K-Mart Velcro Shoes on right now.... I'm a real fashion trend setter....
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)7. Nobody ever accused me of being a fashion plate either, lol
I have two seasons--jeans/T-shirt and jeans/sweatshirt.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)8. I'm more of the
Long sleeved t-shirt and cardigan in the cool weather.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)9. I'm in sweats and a jacket, as I keep the heat down
And the sweatpants keep the pistachios warm.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)10. Always important to
keep the pistachios warm, never let it be said that they should be not so.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)11. Happy Birthday to Tim Kaine!