Sweetest Day, ever heard of it?

[Pixie_Dust]

While reading the fine print in our Entertainment Book, we noticed one of the holidays where you can't use your card is "Sweetest Day." What the??? We had never heard of it, and we doubt the restaurants have either. Do any of you know about/celebrate it?

I looked it up on the web, and it sounds sweet:

"Sweetest Day
Which day? Third Saturday in October
Earliest Observance? 1930s
Demographic Practice? National

During America's Great Depression, a man from Cleveland organized many people in an effort to provide a small token of friendship to the underprivileged, shut ins, orphans, and homeless. Today the holiday has expanded to include small tokens of appreciation to friends and neighbors too. These tokens of appreciation can be small gifts or small acts of kindness. This event is repeated on the third Saturday in October."

 

[oogieboogie]

Yeah, heard of it. Don't subscribe to it.

It's turned into this big valentine's day wannabe. Instead of showing kindness to others, I think it's turned into a big love fest just like V-day.

All you see are commercials for jewelry, chocolates, flowers, hearts, chocolate dipped strawberries, etc.

Bleeech.

 

[Aurora63]

I've never heard of it.

 

[onecoolmama]

Yes I have heard of it and NO I dont celebrate it.


It is another flower/candy a Hallmark holiday. I have enough trouble getting things on V-day from DH..let alone a whole other holiday.

 

[Jasminesmommy]

Its big Its valentine day in Oct. returants DO knoww about it and there are cards fo it.

 

[disykat]

I had never heard of it prior to coming on internet message boards. I've never seen cards for it either.

 

[UncleKyle]

don't get me started...

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

Someone at work was talking about Hallmark holidays today and I mentioned that I had never heard of Sweetest Day until I moved to Ohio. We do not observe it.

 

[Mishetta]

Yes, I've heard of it & yes we do celebrate it!! Why not celebrate LOVE??? We celebrate any chance we get!

 

[Lewski709]

Of course, there are sales and everything around here. Another marketing tool. But, if it gets me chocolates or diamonds..........I am all for it.

 

[Gupsmom]

Heard of it...think it's in Sept. We don't celebrate it. We try not to play up the Hallmark Holidays.

My DH sent me flowers this week (no occassion). I got ahold of his PDA and typed I LOVE YOU in his date book for the next day. We don't need a some date on the calander...lol, and we're not even the drippy romantic type.

Jess

 

[Fire14]

Yes I've heard of it and yes We celebrate it to a degree. It's more of a midwestern thing.

 

[Pinnie]

It is big here in Michigan. I celebrate it by wishing my DH a happy day, just like I do every day of our 28 yr marriage.

pinnie

 

[eeyore74]

I'd never heard of it until we picked our wedding day, then was told that was Sweetest Day. Ummm.. k. It was of course, a very sweet day, though!

 

[KimRaye]

I've heard of it. My BD sometimes falls on this 'day', and it's a PAIN to try and go out for dinner for MY BD!

 

[catsrule]

Yes, we got married on sweetest day. We didn't know it at the time until someone told us.