Scallop shells symbolized female fertility in ancient times. Venus, the goddess of love, was often depicted with them, most famously in Botticelli's "Birth of Venus."
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Baked Scallops Day
Pet Owners Independence Day
Fed up of going out to work every day to earn a crust, while your dog, cat, rabbit or budgie lounges around the house? Well, Pet Owners Independence Day aims to change all that. The idea of this wacky holiday is that we owners get a turn at lying on the carpet, while our fluffy […]
Repeal Day
Date When Celebrated : Always December 5th Repeal Day is today. It commemorates the repeal of the 18th Amendment. Once more, Americans were free to buy, sell, and consume alcoholic beverages. I'll drink to that! In the early 1900's, many of the good people of America believed that alcohol was the root cause of many […]
Nougat Day
Satisfy the sweet tooth on Nougat Day and declare it a day for not counting calories! Heck, satisfy a whole mouth of sweet teeth and smile all the way through bites of the delicious mixture.Celebrate the ode to nougat by opening those all-time favorite candy bars that fill with the tasty confectionary. A mixture of […]
Count Your Buttons Day
When : Always October 21th Count Your Buttons Day is today. Aren't you excited!? The very first question you must be asking is ""Why!?"" Well, we don't know why. And, it might be better that we don't know. So here it is, staring you in the face. A wild and wacky day with absolutely no […]