By David S Edge

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You think you know October? Well, did you know……

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Ok, we can give you a mulligan on the first thing that pops into your head. Halloween of course! We will skip the regular spooky, kooky mentions as we get ready by having candy at the door, carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns, and maybe a costume party or two…

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This year Halloween falls on a Tuesday night so maybe trick or treaters will be a bit tamer on a school night… maybe. So what else is happening in October? Well, let’s start a list!

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October Festivals are held all over the world for those of us with some sort of Bavarian connection. It’s a fun event with beer and brat, sour kraut, and lederhosen. So eat, drink, and be merry, all the while listening to oom-pah-pah music!

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Columbus Day was officially created by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1937 as October 12th was declared the official holiday but has since changed to the second Monday in October. Columbus is celebrated as the explorer who found the Americas and started the European migration.

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National Chocolate Day was created by the National Confectioners Association, and is celebrated on three different days; July 7th, October 28th, and December 28th.

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World Food Day was created in 1979 to help raise awareness of solutions to world hunger. The Food & Agriculture rganization (FAO) organizes many events every year and also promotes a stamp out world hunger theme each
year with a goal of “no starving people on the planet.” They claim that over one trillion dollars’ worth of food is
wasted each year.

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National Nut day! “Some time you feel like a nut? Sometimes you don’t!” Remember that candy company jingle? Did you know that walnuts are one of the healthiest nuts you can eat, because they contain the most omega-3 fatty acids? These nuts are also rich in antioxidants that promote immune system health. Peanuts are not nuts, but belong to the pea family. There are about 540 peanuts in a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter! So have a nut, it’s good for you!

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International Coffee Day celebrates all the farmers and folks involved in the coffee industry. Legend has it, that an Ethiopian farmer noticed his goat herd was much more active when they ate the red berries of the local coffee plant.  Slowly, the habit of drinking coffee made its way through the Arabian Peninsula and continued to spread around the world.  Coffee is often the second most traded commodity after oil.

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These are just some of the holidays we celebrate in October. Looking for something to celebrate? I bet you
can find one of these to be happy about this month. Take your pick!!!