Age, cultural background, and race have no impact on the ability a gift has in changing a person’s entire demeanor or current attitude. An unexpected gift can be a bright light of sunshine in someone else’s storm. It can be the hope that pierces through the darkness of life’s events, which we all face from time to time. The positive impact of a gift may never fully be known to the giver. This makes giving special.
The Sweetest Day Holiday creation
This kind gesture of giving began as a centralized holiday in the Northeast United States. The creation of this special day was to express kindness to someone else with the sweet gift of candy. Some claim that this day was created by a candy entrepreneur, C. C. Hartzell, and other business men in Cleveland in 1922 as a ploy to boost candy sales. Others believe this holiday has turned into just another “Hallmark” holiday scheme to also boost sales. Regardless of its origin of intent, the basis for celebrating the Sweetest Day Holiday is based simply on giving.
The Sweetest Day Holiday is observed on the third Saturday in October with sweet gifts of candy. Candy is the perfect ageless sweet gift. It has a magical way of putting smiles on the faces of youngsters, as parents cringe at the possibility of hyperactivity, to the indescribable deep smiles of joy on the faces of our elders. Taking one special day a year to acknowledge another person through this act of kindness is charismatic. Who can resist this sweet gift of happiness and smiles?
Sweetest Day Holiday travels across borders
Although very popular in the Mid-Western United States, the Sweetest Day Holiday is being observed in other parts of the country. As news travels through conversations, the media, and the Internet, so travels the celebration and honoring of the Sweetest Day Holiday. Traditions held dear are passed on from one generation to the next. Desires to keep special traditions alive that bring warm memories of childhood are crossing the borders of the United States, and soon will be crossing international waters.
Giving sweet gifts on the Sweetest Day Holiday is becoming a new tradition for many. This practice of giving, associated with this holiday, represents the kind gesture of a selfless act that is often lost in the busy lives that we live. It sets a specific time to remember the goodness in others, or someone who may need to know that someone cares. With a sweet gift of candy, one cannot go wrong.
Candy has the mystic soothing powers to create a feeling of peacefulness in both the giver and receiver. It doesn’t have to be a large expensive box of candy. One little wrapped piece of candy is a sweet gift to give and receive. There are always those who will reap monetary rewards in widespread holidays; however, it is up to every one of us to remember – it is not about the receiving, but about the giving. A sweet gift, whether it is candy, a flower, a card, or written note, has an impact. These designated holidays are needed to remind us of the importance in life – joy, laughter, generosity, and a smile.