NATIONAL CHOCOLATE MONTH, (FEBRUARY)

Photography by Michael Long

 We tend to think of Valentine’s Day as “owning” February, but this list says otherwise. Don’t let one day of red satin candy boxes limit your celebration, when there are month-long festivities like: 

• Berry Fresh Month
• Canned Food Month
• Celebration of CHOCOLATE Month
• Great American Pies Month
• National Cherry Month
• National Fiber Focus Month
• National Grapefruit Month
• National Heart Healthy Month
• National Hot Breakfast Month
• National Snack Food Month
• Potato Lover's Month
• Sweet Potato Month

For the week long celebrations, of the month of February are:

• Shape Up With Pickles Time (First Week)
• Great American Pizza Bake  (Second Week)
• Kraut and Frankfurter Week (Third Week)
• National Pancake Week (Fourth Week)

For the daily festivities: 

• Feb 1st        National Baked Alaska Day
• Feb 2nd       Heavenly Hash Day
• Feb 3rd       National Carrot Cake Day
• Feb 4th       Homemade Soup Day & National Stuffed Mushroom Day
• Feb 5th       National CHOCOLATE Fondue Day
• Feb 6th       NOTHING DAY???
• Feb 7th       Fettuccine Alfredo Day 
• Feb 8th       Molasses Bar Day
• Feb 9th       National Bagels and Lox Day  &  Pizza Pie Day
• Feb 10th      Cream Cheese Brownie Day
• Feb 11th      Peppermint Patty Day  & Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
• Feb 12th      National Plum Pudding Day
• Feb 13th      National Tortellini Day
• Feb 14th      National Creme Filled CHOCOLATE Day
• Feb 15th      National Gumdrop Day
• Feb 16th      National Almond Day
• Feb 17th      National Indian Pudding Day
• Feb 18th      Drink Wine Day
• Feb 19th      Crab-Stuffed Flounder Day
• Feb 20th      National Cherry Pie Day
• Feb 21st      National Sticky Bun Day
• Feb 22nd      National Margarita Day
• Feb 23rd      National Banana Bread Day & Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day 
• Feb 24th      National Tortilla Chip Day
• Feb 25th      National Clam Chowder Day & National CHOCOLATE-COVERED NUTS   DAY
• Feb 26th      National Pistachio Day
• Feb 27th      National Strawberry Day & National Kahlua Day
• Feb 28th      National CHOCOLATE SOUFFLE Day
• Feb 29th      Surf and Turf Day

http://www.thenibble.com/fun/more/facts/holidays-february.asp

You All might want to copy down these important dates.  You never know when your going to need a reason to Claim one of days.  So enjoy each and everyday of February.