SAINT GEORGE'S DAY

Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George and the National Day for England.  It is celebrated by various Christian churches and by the several nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities of which Saint George is the patron saint. Saint George's Day is celebrated on 23 April. St George's Day is known as the Feast of Saint George by Palestinians and is celebrated in the Monastery of Saint George in al-Khader, near Bethlehem. It is also known as Georgemas.Besides the 23 April feast, some Orthodox Churches have additional feasts dedicated to St George. The country of Georgia celebrates the feast St. George on 23 April and, more prominently, 10 November, which currently fall on 6 May and 23 November, respectively. The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the dedication of the Church of St George in Kiev by Yaroslav I the Wise in 1051 on 26 November, which currently falls on the Gregorian 9 December. UNESCO declared this day the International Day of the Book, since 23 April 1616 was the date of death and possibly anniversary of birth of both the English playwright William Shakespeare (according to the Julian calendar) and the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes (according to the Gregorian calendar).23 April is also the anniversary of the St George Dragons Rugby League Football Club. The St George club coincidentally played their inaugural NSWRL first grade match on St George's Day, 23 April 1921 at the Sydney Sports Ground in Australia.In the General Calendar of the Roman Rite, the feast of Saint George is on 23 April. In the Tridentine Calendar it was given the rank of "Semidouble". In Pope Pius XII's 1955 calendar this rank is reduced to "Simple." In Pope John XXIII's 1960 calendar the celebration to just a "Commemoration". In Pope Paul VI's revision of the calendar, that came into force in 1969, it was given the equivalent rank of a "Memorial", of optional use. In some countries, such as England, the rank is higher. St George's feast is ranked higher in England and in certain other regions. It is the second most important National Feast in Catalonia, where the day is known in Catalan as La Diada de Sant Jordi, and it is traditional to give a rose and a book to a loved one. Under the state atheism of former Eastern Bloc countries, the celebration of Saint George's Day was historically suppressed.

KENT'S APPLE WEEKEND

Kent is famous for his apples and "hops"...

THEME: Apple juice.
WHO/WHAT: The apple juice is very famous in Kent; it's made with an antique cider press; and they can drink the farm's delicious cider.
There are three principal group of apples: dessert apples, cooking apples and cider apples. The population's proverb is "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"
PERSONAL OPINION: I admire this new way of using apples. I think this is very good for the economy of Kent and for the trade.

 MISSING U

This story is about a girl (the letter "I"). While she's writing a book with the typewriter, she notices that missing the letter "U". So she goes in a jungle to find it. Finally she finds a man (the letter "U"), and togheter they became "WE".

Veterans Day is the American holiday when people who had served in the military during

war-time are remembered and are thanked. It is both a federal and a state holiday. The holiday is celebrated on the same day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other countries. These holidays are all November 11. This is the day seen as the end of World War I. The first World War ended on November 11, 1918.

The holiday was first created as Armistice day in 1919 by President Woodrow Wilson. Thirty states made it a state holiday that year. It was made a holiday for the entire country in 1938. On June 1, 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day.

THE REMEMBERANCE DAY
...is a day of commemoration observed in Commonwealth countries and in several European countries to commemorate the end of the World War I and other wars. It is observed on 11 November in reference to the day when, in 1918, ended the firts World War and, more precisely was established by George V of the United Kingdom in 1919. Finally, the emblem of this event is the poppy, which was chosen because these flowers bloowed in same of the worst battlefields of Flanders in World War I and their red color is an appropriate symbol for the bloodshed took (spargimento di sangue) place in the war. 

11/11/11: Remembrance Day is observed on 11 November to recall the end of hostilities of World War I on that date in 1918. Hostilities formally ended "at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month," in accordance with the Armistice, signed by representatives of Germany and the Entente between 5:12 and 5:20 that morning. ("At the 11th hour" refers to the passing of the 11th hour, or 11:00 am) World War I officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919.
For various reasons, people ascribe different kinds of significance to dates and numbers; for example, the 2011 date, "11-11-11", showed an increase in the number of marriages taking place in different areas throughout the world, including the U.S. and across the Asian continent. Babies born on this date also received special media attention.

Liu Jo S.p.A. is an Italian clothing company founded in Carpi, near Modena in 1995 by brothers Mark and MarchiVannis. Founded as a textile company specializing inprocessing wool, with time the production of Liu Jo has expanded ready-to-wear clothing for men, women and kids, accessories, and shoes to swimwear, specializing variousproducts in different lines. The name comes from Liu JoMark Brands used nicknames (Jo) and his youngcompanion (Liu).

The company has approximately 130 single-brandboutiques in direct management or franchise, and another 110 foreign stores, concentrated between Europe and Asia,where the brand is distributed by Liu Jo Asia Pacific. In more recent years has created the brand Liu Jo Luxury, a collaboration with the company brand jewelry JewelryNardelli, by which products are watches and jewelry.
Among the many testimonials to having worked for the brand we can mention the showgirl Alessia Ventura, KateMoss and actor Marco Cocci.