What is October 17th Sweetest Day?

What is October 17th Sweetest Day?

Sweetest Day
Type	Local
Celebrations	Giving presents such as greeting cards and candy to loved ones.
Date	Third Saturday in October
2020 date	October 17

Is Sweetest Day always on Oct 17?

Sweetest Day is always observed on the third Saturday in October. 80 percent of Hallmark’s Sweetest Day cards have a “love” or “romance” theme. Hallmark first made Sweetest Day cards in the mid-1960s.

Is Sweetest Day the same date every year?

National Sweetest Day is observed on the third Saturday in October by people of all ages.

When did Sweetest Day start?

1922
Sweetest Day is primarily celebrated in the Midwest and parts of the Northeast. The holiday is said to have gotten its start in Cleveland in 1922 when a candy company employee named Herbert Birch Kingston wanted to bring happiness to those in society who were often forgotten, specifically orphans and shut-ins.

What is the difference between Sweetest Day and Valentine’s Day?

What is the difference between Valentine’s Day and Sweetest Day? Sweetest Day is in October and can express love or appreciation toward anyone, while Valentine’s Day is Feb. 14 and is typically seen as more of a celebration of romantic love.

Why is today called the Sweetest Day?

Sweetest Day hails from all the way back in 1922 when a dozen of Cleveland’s candy companies banded together to make the day a little sweeter for some of the city’s most vulnerable people. they distributed more than 20,000 boxes of candy to “newsboys, orphans, old folks, and the poor.”

What is the difference between Valentines day and Sweetest Day?

What do you say on Sweetest Day?

A Sample of the Best Card Messages for Sweetest Day: 1) This is Sweetest Day-a day inspired by the love and friendships we all cherish. 2) You put the “sweet” in Sweetest Day. 3) A wish for you on Sweetest Day. May you be as good and kind to yourself as you always are to everyone else!