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October 26 is National Mincemeat Day, National Pumpkin Day and Worldwide Howl at the Moon Day. 

Have you ever eaten mincemeat?  
Have you bought your pumpkin or are you planning on buying a pumpkin this year?
Are you going to howl at the moon tonight?

What are YOU celebrating today?

Comments

Masshole Mommy said…
Mincemeat is definitely not for me, but my dad LOVES it. So today is a good day for him then LOL! And yes, we have 6 pumpkins in our house right now :)
October 26, 2017 at 6:15 AM
AiringMyLaundry said…
Eek, I do not like mincemeat, but I do love pumpkin stuff! Yum.

And my daughter howls at the moon often. She says she's a wolf.
October 26, 2017 at 7:19 AM
candy said…
Not a fan of mincemeat anything. We grow our own cooking pumpkins so I store enough to use all year long.
October 26, 2017 at 8:11 AM
Kimberly said…
I actually don't know if I've ever had mincemeat before. Maybe I've tried it but I can't say for certain. Is that weird?!
October 26, 2017 at 10:16 AM
Marysa said…
The pumpkin thing I can get behind.. mincemeat not so much. And howl at the moon? There are definitely days for everything I guess!
October 26, 2017 at 10:47 AM
Danita said…
Gotta be honest...never had mincemeat. I can't decide if it sounds like it would be good or just weird. We do have our pumpkin. It's HUGE! My son loves carving and every year says he wants a bigger one so this year he's got it.
October 26, 2017 at 12:08 PM
Sarah Bailey said…
I am totally up for howling at the moon tonight, need to mark it down so I don't forget ;)
October 26, 2017 at 1:18 PM
Lisa said…
I used to turn my nose at mincemeat. After I tried it, I found it's not bad. Of course, I'd rather have a pumpkin pie any day!
October 26, 2017 at 1:28 PM
Pam said…
I had no idea that it was actually pumpkin day! I made pumpkin seed bark this morning.
October 26, 2017 at 5:37 PM
Michele D said…
I had no idea day was so important. So glad that I stopped by to find this out. Thank you
October 26, 2017 at 5:55 PM
Unknown said…
I didn't know there was an actual pumpkin day...??? I need to buy a pumpkin
October 26, 2017 at 6:15 PM
Lisa said…
I used to turn my nose at mincemeat. After I tried it, I found it's not bad. Of course, I'd rather have a pumpkin pie any day!
October 26, 2017 at 6:43 PM
rosemary@myhomeandtravels said…
Mincemeat was something I would make for my Dad and Mother-in-law but I just couldn't take it. A good pumpkin pie is about the only way I like pumpkin (or my good mousse recipe (on blog).
October 26, 2017 at 6:51 PM
Liz Mays said…
Now that I think about it, I haven't had mincemeat in a while. It was a fairly common treat when I was growing up.
October 26, 2017 at 7:28 PM
Sandy N Vyjay said…
So many events on October-26. The one I did not know about was the Howling at the Moon onne, sounds so fascinating.
October 27, 2017 at 6:57 AM
Lori Vachon said…
I've never had the pleasure of trying mincemeat. I'm a fan of pumpkin and all the greatness it delivers!
October 27, 2017 at 12:33 PM
Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen said…
Oh that is so cool to know. Why aren't we celebrating these?
October 27, 2017 at 2:49 PM
Anjanette Young said…
Today we are celebrating Nevada and me not having to commute everywhere!
October 27, 2017 at 4:22 PM
Jaime Nicole said…
We always buy pumpkins for the Halloween season. But we usually wait to carve them at our Halloween party!
October 27, 2017 at 10:05 PM
Unknown said…
I had no idea that today was a such a special day. I’ve never had mincemeat on anything. We don’t buy pumpkins over here. I love learning about interesting holidays
October 29, 2017 at 9:11 AM
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