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Tu B'Shevat

Today is Tu B’Shevat! Tu B’Shevat is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the New Year for Trees. According to ancient tradition, people are not supposed to eat the fruit from any tree that is less than five years old. Tu B’Shevat is used as the universal day of measurement when each tree turns one year older.

To celebrate the New Year for Trees, people plant saplings and give thanks for spring, which is just around the corner. Another custom is to eat dishes made with the Seven Species (also known as the Shivat Haminim): wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates.

Cook up a delicious dinner with lots of fresh vegetables, start a container garden in your kitchen, and make plans for the spring season in honor of Tu B’Shevat!

Today is also National Molasses Bar Day

This week is Boy Scout Anniversary Week & International Friendship Week

February is Black History Month & Potato Lover's Month & National Weddings Month

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History for February 8  1587 - Mary, the Queen of Scots, was executed. 1887 - The Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, MN, became the first ski club in the United States. 1910 - William D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America. 1980 - President Jimmy Carter announced a plan to re-introduce draft registration. 1985 - "The Dukes of Hazzard" ended its 6-1/2 year run on CBS television.

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"The test of pleasure is the memory it leaves behind."

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