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Tempranillo is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. Its name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano, a reference to the fact that it ripens several weeks earlier than most Spanish red grapes.

Tempranillo is the most important grape in Spain.

Tempranillo day was started by TAPAS or Tempranillo Advocates, Producers And Amigos who passionately push this dry climate Spanish variety.

Kindness is seeing the best in others when they can’t see if themselves.

Remembrance Day is commemorated on November 11th each year and marks the end of World War I in 1918.

The intention of the day is to remember the fallen on both sides in the ‘Great War’.

In the UK, the official commemoration was moved to the Sunday closest to November in 11th 1939, to avoid any disruption to production in factories supporting the war effort. This Sunday observance has remained since, though November 11th may also be marked with a moment of silence at 11am.

Children are invited to dress up in their Pudsey and Blush outfits on Friday 19 November or anytime that week for Children in Need.  Yellow and Brown clothes suitable too.  Don’t forget to name the belongings.

A day to enjoy the making, baking and eating of nutritious homemade bread.

People have been making bread for at least 14,000 years, that’s about 4,000 years longer than they’ve been farming.

Since the dawn of civilization, baking fresh bread was part of the daily routine for most families.

While bakers took on the task, the invention of the bread maker machine in the 1980s has seen a resurgence in interest in making homemade bread.

A traditional date to make the Christmas Pudding on the Sunday before the start of Advent.

Stir-up Sunday is a centuries-old annual tradition where home-cooks spend the last Sunday before Advent ‘stirring up’ their Christmas pudding. That means it’s not on the same date each year and falls somewhere at the end of November before Advent begins.

Rather than a cooking term, Stir-up Sunday gets its name from the beginning of the collect for the day in the Book of Common Prayer, which begins with the words, “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may of thee be plenteously rewarded; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”. But it has become associated with the custom of making the Christmas puddings on that day as it served as a timely reminder to make the traditional Christmas food.

Cranberries are a member of the heather family and related to blueberries, bilberries, and lingonberries.

The most commonly grown species is the North American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon), but other types are found in nature. They now grow on around 58,000 acres of farmland across the northern United States, Chile, and Canada.

Many people consider cranberries to be a superfood due to their high nutrient and antioxidant content.

In fact, research has linked the nutrients in cranberries to a lower risk of urinary tract infection (UTI), the prevention of certain types of cancer, improved immune function, and decreased blood pressure.

They are rarely eaten raw but are popular as a juice and of course as a sauce on the Thanksgiving dinner table. It’s no coincidence that National Eat a Cranberry Day falls just before Thanksgiving.

This day is to celebrate your unique talent. A day to embrace your odd or special skill and share it with your friends and family. Your unique talent might involve art, sports, strange noises, or double-joints. It doesn’t matter what it is, but we all have one!

So seize today as an opportunity to showcase your skill with a talent show or contest and wow your everyone with your unique ability!