During the month of November, I will be sharing KNOW-VEMBER: FUN NOVEMBER FACTS from all around the world.
Take a few moments from each November day and share the KNOW-VEMBER fun, knowledge, discovery and smiles with your kids and grandkids.
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Day 317 of 365 Days of Literacy for Kids:
*November 13th is Sadie Hawkins Day.
Sadie Hawkins is a cartoon character from the comic strip L’il Abner, created in the 1930’s by famous cartoonist and humorist Al Capp…
Sadie is the daughter of Hekzebiah Hawkins, a prominent resident of Dogpatch. Hekzebiah feared that (oh, how politically incorrect) his homely daughter Sadie would never find a man to marry, so he did what he thought best… held a race where all the single men were given a head start. The man had to marry the woman who caught him.
Hence, Sadie Hawkins Day, a “holiday” created from a cartoon!
Sadie Hawkins Day is recognized as an American folk event in which girls/women take the initiative to ask a boy/man out for a date. Sadie Hawkins Day became quite the event on college campuses and many high schools still celebrate the “holiday” with special girl-invite dances.
Get your kids and grandkids in on the fun over at the official Li’l Abner website.
(*some sources cite November 12th as Sadie Hawkins Day, but either day is a fffff-uuuuuun day to celebrate!)
Join me here each day in November for KNOW-VEMBER: NOVEMBER FUN FACTS – on 365 DAYS OF LITERACY FOR KIDS! – fun, easy and completely do-able!