The 14th of May is the 134th day in the Gregorian calendar.
On this day, In 649 Theodore I ended his reign as
Catholic Pope; In 1643 Louis XIV became
King of France aged 4 after Louis XII who was crowned at the age of 9; Delegates
gathered in Philadelphia to draw up US constitution in 1787; In 1939, Lina
Medina of Peru became the world's youngest confirmed mother in medical history
at the age of five (5); and In 1976,
General Murtala Mohammed was succeeded by General Olusegun Obasanjo
Famous celebrities born on
this day include, Founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg; Australian actress, Cate
Blanchett; Nickelodeon “Icarly” star, Miranda Cosgrove; Musician and DJ, Martin
Garrix and many more.
For the 134th day in the
year 2020, these are the holidays observed in the world:
- Chicken Dance Day
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| Chicken Dance |
The Chicken Dance is an
utterly ridiculous kind of dance where you tuck your hands into your armpits to
make ‘wings,’ and then you flap like a chicken in time with some particularly
unfortunate music. Hence, the Chicken Dance Day is a day that recognizes and
celebrates this intoxicant-driven lunacy dance and the history behind its
popularity over the years.
The Chicken Dance all began
and was inspired by a song named “Der Ententanz”, and while the dance has come
to be called “The Chicken Dance”, the song itself is called The Duck Dance, as
its original name. It has been known as everything from “The Little Bird Dance”
to “De Vogeltjesdans” or “The dance of the little birds”, undergoing multiple
name changes as it spreads all over the world”
That occurred in the 1950s,
and few people outside of the band or Switzerland had no idea that such a
strange song existed. However, things turned around as in the 1970s a Dutch
music producer called Louis Julien Van Rijmenant overheard the creator of the
song, Werner Thomas, performing it at a hotel in the 1970s. It was so unusual,
and like nothing that he had ever heard before, he wanted to be a part of its
story.
The music producer then went
on to ensure Thomas got some recognition for his work. The Duck Dance rendition
was originally the B-Side of a single released by a band called “De
Electronica’s”. The A-Side simply wasn’t being well received by the radio
station audiences, so they flipped it over. At that moment, history was made
and it zoomed to the Dutch charts and stayed there for nearly a year. So much
has its popularity exploded that it has been recorded in no less than 140 versions
with over 40,000,000 records published over its lifetime… Amazing right?!!
It didn’t just end there as
that was just the beginning. Here are some amazing facts of The Chicken Dance
as it gained more popularity over the years:
• Cincinnati, Ohio, September 20, 2004 – At the Oktoberfest
Zinzinnati, rock musician Vince Neil served as Grand Marshall at the World’s
Largest Chicken Dance.
• Judson Laipply’s Evolution of Dance featured “The Chicken
Dance.”
• November 13, 2009 – In support of the Children’s Hospital
of Eastern Ontario, CIHT-FM played “The Chicken Dance” continuously until they
sold 389 tickets at $100 each for the CHEO Dream of a Lifetime. They played for
over 3 hours straight.
• April 23, 2010 – Jake’s Restaurant in Byron Center,
Michigan, hosted a fundraiser for Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital that
attempted the World’s Largest Chicken Dance record. The restaurant is the site
of a giant plastic chicken sculpture.
• July 4, 2010 – Mandan, North Dakota established a new
World Record for the Longest Chicken Dance at their annual Independence Day
Parade and Street Festival.
The Mandan, ND “Chicken
Dance” line covered twenty-four city blocks and was 1.627 miles long.
Now to join in the
celebration of this magnificent holiday gather around with your family at home
and have a fun-filled time flapping your wings!!
- National Buttermilk
Biscuit Day
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| Buttermilk biscuits |
There’s nothing quite like a
crumbly, buttermilk biscuit combined with jam, honey, maple syrup, or butter to
send your taste buds into an overdrive.
These flakey, carby treats
emerged in the pre-Civil War era as an inexpensive plus to meals. This robust
bread product soon became popular as people realized it absorbed the gravy on
their plate better than plain bread. Thus, creating a new family favorite,
biscuits and gravy.
To celebrate check out this
home-made recipe Buttermilk Biscuit
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