A FORGOTTEN HOLIDAY!

   MONDAY, JANUARY 4th, 2021

     A FORGOTTEN HOLIDAY!

   I'm fond of talking about unusual

"holidays" that mark virtually everyday

of our calendars. Most are unofficial

celebrations. But now and then I run

across one that was actually celebrated

widely and then fell into disuse for one

reason or another. This is one of those

days. In the 1800's January 4th was

celebrated as "Handsel Day! It was observed

on the first Monday of January following

New Year's Day. It was a Scottish tradition

where masters would give their servants

a gift and, often, the day off. It usually

ended up in a rather loud, long, and often

wild celebration which may lead to the

reason we don;t hear about it anymore these   

days. Still, if there is someone who's rendered

good service to you this day offers a great

opportunity to show your appreciation,,,,

perhaps with a nice tip. Nothing wrong

with that. In fact it may be time to bring

this holiday back! Hope you'll find a

way to celebrate and that all your NEWS

is good!