I got some red, white & blue candy corn on clearance sale in Canada last week, I wonder why?
First time I've ever seen or had it also

Dipavali commonly known as Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism.

It symbolises the spiritual victory of Dharma over Adharma, light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin and Kārtika – between around mid-September and mid-November. The celebrations generally last five or six days. This year it falls from October 18-22

During the festival, the celebrants illuminate their homes, temples and workspaces with diyas (oil lamps), candles and lanterns. Diwali is also marked with fireworks as well as the decoration of floors with rangoli designs (patterns created using materials such as powdered limestone, red ochre, dry rice flour, coloured sand, quartz powder, flower petals, and coloured rocks) and other parts of the house with jhalars (a long thin strip of colorful fabric used for decoration). Food is a major focus with families partaking in feasts and sharing mithai (traditional Indian sweets).

The festival is an annual homecoming and bonding period not only for families, but also for communities and associations, particularly those in urban areas, which will organise activities, events, and gatherings. Many towns organise community fairs with parades or music and dance performances in parks.

I'm not sure what you consider it if you live in Quito, Ecuador or Pontianak, Indonesia ...

Today at 18:19 UTC is the Autumnal Equinox for the Northern Hemisphere and the Vernal Equinox for the Southern Hemisphere.
That is-- 13:19 EST.
-- - or -- -- 1:19 PM EST.

Arrrrgh! Our DNA be shaped like a noodle so we know that pasta be holy!

International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers of Albany, Oregon, who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. It has since been adopted by the Pastafarianism movement.

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Cousin Bill.

I had no idea

William Henry Pratt is the born name of Boris Karloff.

Is that the one with the scissors man? How did you find out you were related? That's highly coincidental.

celebrates the birthday of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. She was the author of "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus" in 1816 (p1818).
This is also a special day for Jacob1987 and myself as our late and rather distant cousin William Henry Pratt gained fame portraying the monster in 1931, 1935 and 1939.

Hi hoot

Dalai Lama 90 years

I'm in no hurry, I'll get there just as well walking.