Hello Furiends,
It’s been a hectic week, our Purrsonal Assistant is busy judging the Cat Writer’s Association annual contest (there are a lot of talented humans in that group) and she keeps telling us she’s overwhelmed. I’ve said to her, “Human, your schedule should not affect our weekly postings” but I feel it’s falling on deaf ears. It is for this reason that I’ve had to bypass the news and share a few images with you from recent holidays that we here at Feline Opines like to celebrate.

I hope you enjoy them and celebrated them yourselves. Paws crossed the coming week will allow us to get back to our regular schedule!

May 28, National Hamburger Day

Every May 28, National Hamburger Day celebrates America’s most iconic food. Americans eat over 50 billion burgers a year, so it’s only fitting we set aside a whole day for these special sandwiches. Originating in Hamburg, Germany, the hamburger as we know it was developed in Seymour, Wisconsin, a town still famous for its hamburger heroics.

May 23, National Chardonnay Day

Lily notices that The Human purrfers chardonnay but Lily doesn’t like the smell of any wine. Chardonnay Day was created by Rick Bakas to boost sales in the wine industry after the bank crisis of 2008. It was meticulously slotted around National Wine Day and the Thursday before Memorial Day to keep up the celebratory spirits.

National Brother’s Day, May 24

Brother’s Day has been celebrated on May 24 since the year 2005. Although the exact details of the holiday are unknown, it was Alabama-based C. Daniel Rhodes who had first organized the holiday and its proceedings. In some regions, National Brother’s Day is an unofficial holiday. It is not to be confused with National Siblings Day, which takes place in April.

National Polka Weekend, May 24-26

The beginning of the National Polka Festival® in Ennis, Texas began as an idea. Raymond Zapletal, Len Gehrig, and Joe Liska of Ennis had been to other cities and seen the large response to polka bands from the people of Czechoslovakian descent, and they believed the people could be brought to their small town of Ennis for the same reasons. So in 1967, Zapletal, Gehrig, and Liska brought their idea to the Chamber of Commerce manager Jack McKay. If the idea were to succeed, it would require the joint effort of the Chamber and the citizens of Ennis. Jack McKay agreed the idea could greatly benefit Ennis and the Czechoslovakian community in the area, and one of the largest polka festival in the country had its’ beginning. Zapletal, Gehrig, and Liska agreed to take care of getting the bands for Ennis’ fraternal halls and the Chamber agreed in turn to organize the parade and downtown festivities. Within three years the festival was a raging success with as many as 30,000 people attending from all over the country to enjoy music and entertainment at the four halls.

Even though this is a celebration from the Czechoslovakian community, our Purrsonal Assistant is from Germany and has taught us to enjoy polka music too.

We hope you enjoyed some of our favorite holidays and that you will find time to celebrate the ones you like too.