WASHINGTON — October is “The Gateway to the Holidays.”
The Gregorian calendar’s 10th month brings us a chill in the air, full-on pumpkin spice everything, foliage, foliage tourists and The Triumphant Return of Soup.
Even better: It ends with a candy mountain and a countdown to Thanksgiving break.
[related_gallery align=”right”]The month, however, is more than just fun-size Snickers, earth-toned sweaters and pumpkin spice motor oil. It’s also National Adopt A Shelter Dog Month, AIDS Awareness Month, Head Start Awareness Month and LGBT History Month.
It has even more-obscure aliases as well. …
- Bat Appreciation Month
- National I’m Just Me Because Month
- National Sarcastic Awareness Month
- Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month
- National Caramel Month(!!!!)
Dig into that hollow plastic pumpkin that is October, and you’ll discover some weird and unexpected treats — obscure dates that confound the brain, warm the heart and (of course) delight the sweet tooth.
So pour yourself a morning cup of decaf coffee — oops — pumpkin spice caramel and peruse this gallery of obscure but oh-so-noteworthy “holidays.”
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