Apr 12th “NATIONAL FOR TWELVES DAY”

On National For Twelves Day (4/12), the nation will honor a magnificent number that holds significance in several ways.

We measure our days in two 12 hour sets. When we buy roses, eggs, and pastries, we purchase them by the dozen. How many months are in a year? Twelve. Of course, math lovers appreciate 12 because it has a perfect number of divisors.

Sports fans remember all the great athletes in every sport who have worn that fabulous number. For example, Terry Bradshaw, John Stockton, Jim Kelly, Dwight Howard, and Joe Namath come to mind.

And football fans wear the number to represent themselves as the 12th member of their favorite team. These vital members of the football team support players on and off the field. Especially integral to the success of the players and the teams, the celebration focuses on the fans who inspire their teams to be at their best every day.

HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalForTwelvesDay

Honor the grand number 12 by posting a picture of a dozen things!

• Roses, carton of eggs, or even a listicle of the 12 steps you’ll take to reach your New Year’s goals.
• Posting a picture wearing your favorite athlete’s 12 jersey!
• Taking pictures of the number 12 when you see it.

12 is such a sublime number. We celebrate every day®. #412 will be an official day to celebrate it! Use #NationalForTwelvesDay or #412 to share on social media.

NATIONAL FOR TWELVES DAY HISTORY

The Honolulu Sea Hawkers founded National For Twelves Day in 2019 to celebrate the 12s on a football team – the fans! Their loyalty and support inspire players all season long – #NationalForTwelvesDay is dedicated to all the fans.

The Registrar at National Day Calendar proclaimed National For Twelves Day to be observed on April 12, annually.

Apr 11th “WHO… Will You Start Thinking of… NOW”

Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings

Watch the official video for Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings, which was a #1 single from the soundtrack to the 1988 film Beach

“Sit back and enjoy”

Apr 11th “NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY”

National Siblings Day (also referred to as Sibling Day) on April 10th each year honors our brothers and sisters. 

Siblings. They are our best friends or our worst enemies. At times, siblings will provide us with our biggest competition, strongest encouragement and remind us of our most embarrassing moments.

Fictional characters describe those siblings best who are both rivals and yet best friends. From The Brady Bunch and the Cosby family to The Simpsons and the Piersons, television siblings tell our stories in humorous and dramatic form. 

When is National Sisters Day?

However, real-life royal siblings Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret had a different set of rules to follow making their relationship quite different from anything we would call normal. Being a queen will do that. Queen Elizabeth’s grandsons, Princes William and Harry and William’s children, too have royal sibling relationships that engage the world. 

Playing fictional characters who are siblings and being siblings in front of a television audience must have created a different lifestyle for Mary Kate and Ashley Olson. Their older sister is Elizabeth. Another pair of sibling actors is Shirley MacLaine and Warren Beatty. And don’t forget the exuberant Tia and Tamera Mowry. 

When is Brother’s Day?

There have been plenty of presidents with siblings as well. George W. Bush has five siblings and William Jefferson Clinton has three.

How many siblings do you have? Are you rivals or do you support each other in all you do?

HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalSiblingsDay

Celebrate your siblings and the times you’ve had together. Laugh at the awkward and ill-spent time in your youth. Catch up with your sibling(s). Enjoy looking at photos and videos of time spent with your sibling(s). Play a song or two from the 35 Best Sister Songs list. Use #NationalSiblingsDay to post on social media.

NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY HISTORY

In 1995, native New Yorker, Claudia Evart, founded National Siblings Day to honor and celebrate siblings.  After losing her two siblings early in life in separate accidents, she knew how important siblings could be in our lives.

Claudia created the Siblings Day Foundation (SDF), a tax-exempt organization, whose goals included the establishment of the national holiday. Claudia selected April 10th in honor of her late sister, Lisette’s birthday.

Apr 11th “NATIONAL ENCOURAGE A YOUNG WRITER DAY”

Observed each year on April 10th is National Encourage a Young Writer Day. Do you know a young person who has a vivid imagination, maybe someone who likes to tell stories and reads a lot of books?  These may be the signs of a great young writer.

National Encourage a Young Writer Day would be a good time to talk to them about their ideas and dreams. Encourage them to pursue their goals and develop their writing skills.

HOW TO OBSERVE #EncourageAYoungWriterDay

There are many ways to support a writer. We supply you with several ideas for National Encourage a Young Writer Day, too!

• Give a journal.  A journal provides a place for daily writing. From short poems to inspired essays, this is a place young writers can feel free to stretch their wings unjudged.
• Offer writing prompts. These random bits of inspiration can come from the most unlikely sources but often generate unexpected results. Prompts are available all over the web, as well as in books and apps.
• Encourage them to read. The more they read, their experience with writing and writers will expand.
• Have young writers try multiple writing styles and different voices. Changing perspective will keep their writing fresh, allowing them an opportunity to find their personal style.
• Create a young writers group. It’s a good way to see their story from the reader’s point of view and to receive feedback from peers.

Give a young writer some encouragement and use #EncourageAYoungWriterDay to post on social media.

Educators, visit the National Day Calendar Classroom to see a lesson to Encourage A Young Writer, too!

NATIONAL ENCOURAGE A YOUNG WRITER DAY HISTORY

National Day Calendar continues to research the origins of this writing prompt day.