Podcasts Culture Holiday a Day April, 25, 2015

April, 25, 2015

Published: April 25, 2015, 5:01 p.m.

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Red Hat Day - A society initially intended for women over the age of 50, but now includes women of all ages, it started because Sue Ellen Cooper gave a friend a red bowler hat and a poem by Jenny Joseph which starts off with the lines

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\\u201cWhen I am an old women I shall wear purple

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With a red hat that does not go and doesn\\u2019t suit me\\u201d

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Today it is a group that gets together and enjoys activities that can be of almost any kind. With over 40,000 chapters around the world there the options are almost endless, but all have the intention of comradery for the women. One of the more popular events is that of tea parties. April 25th is the birthday of the Red Hat Society.

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Faroe Flag Day - This is the day that back in 1940 when the British occupied the Faroe Islands that the current flag was formally adopted. A small self governing country in the Danish realm. Located about halfway between Norway and Iceland and having a population of around 50,000 people the name translates to something along the lines of \\u201cIslands of Sheep\\u201d.

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