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| SHORT HISTORY OF "SWEETEST DAY" |
Sweetest Day is celebrated each year on the third of
October. Sweetest Day is orginal American holiday not based any group’s
religious tradition. It’s simply reminder that thoughtful word, dead or small
gift enriches the life of the recipient as well as the person giving it.
Sweetest Day was founded around 1922 in Cleveland, Phio by
Herbert Brich Kingston who was a local; candy company employee. Kingston sought to bring
cheer and some happiness to the lives of those who were often happiness to the
lives of those who were often forgotten. With the help of his friends, he began
distributing candy and small gifts to children living in orphanages, those
stricken with illness or disabilities, shut-ins, and others who were forgotten.
During the early years of the jholiday, movie star Ann
pennington presented 2,200 cleveland
newspaper boys with boxes of candy to express gratitude for their service to
the community. Theda Bara, another movie star of the period, also helped in
establishing the holiday by giving away 10,000 boxes of candy to people in
hospitals and to those individuals who came to watch one of her films at the
playhouse Squre Theaters in Cleveland,
Ohio.
Within a decade, the simple ideqa had gained such popularity
that the city of Cleveland
officially declared the third Saturday of October as Sweetest Day. Over the
years, the Sweetest cheer the underprivileged has expanded, aged, shut-ins and
orphans but also friends, relatives, and those individuals whose helpfulness
and kindness we have enjoyed during the year.
Sweetest Day celebrations are similar to Valentine’s Day
most locations, with the most popular gifts and acknowledgements being cards,
flowers, chocolates and candy. Don’t forget to get your loved one a small gift
to recognize your appreciation for how sweet they really are.
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