Casa Chronicle Manuals, Became Famous for Water of Life Heals the Land, So Aquarians Are Establishing the Boy Scout the Humanitarians of the Zodiac
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February 2020 February 2020 Scouting in America February Birthdays Lord Robert Baden-Powell, British In astrology, those born between February 1–18 army officer and writer of military are the Water Bearers of Aquarius. As the Casa Chronicle manuals, became famous for water of life heals the land, so Aquarians are establishing the Boy Scout the humanitarians of the zodiac. Free-spirited, Casa de Flores Assisted Living Community Association in Britain in 1907. The nonconformist, compassionate, and visionary, scouting movement crossed the they support giving “power to the people.” Atlantic Ocean, and the Boy Scouts Those born between February 19 and 29 are A Giant Leap for Humankind of America was founded by W.D. the Fish of Pisces. Fish feel things deeply, as This month we will enjoy an extra day, transforming 2020 Boyce on February 8, 1910. in under-the-sea deep. These intuitive, creative, into an extraordinary year. Every four years, an extra day, and intelligent people have strong feelings of called leap day, is added at the end of February. This W.D. Boyce became personally invested in right and wrong and also love to help others. extra day is built into the year to ensure that our calendars the scouting movement during a trip to London in 1909. One foggy night he became lost on a Ayn Rand (author) – February 2, 1905 remain aligned with Earth’s movement around the sun. London street, and a boy came out of the gloom Gertrude Stein (writer) – February 3, 1874 Our modern calendars have 365 days, but Earth takes to guide him back to his hotel. Boyce attempted Rosa Parks (activist) – February 4, 1913 365.2421 days to make it all the way around the sun. to tip the boy, but the boy refused, declaring Laura Ingalls Wilder (writer) – February 7, 1867 The ancient Egyptians were the first civilization to calculate that our cycle of days and nights did not align perfectly with that he was a Boy Scout and was simply doing Thomas Edison (inventor) – February 11, 1847 Celebrating February the calendar year, but it wasn’t until Julius Caesar’s reign a good deed. Boyce was so impressed with this Galileo (astronomer) – February 15, 1564 during the Roman Empire that anything was done about it. Unknown Scout, as the boy came to be known, Michael Jordan (athlete) – February 17, 1963 Library Lovers Month that he returned to London and went straight Sidney Poitier (actor) – February 20, 1927 For millennia, calendars were loosely based on human to the Scout headquarters to learn more about Nina Simone (singer) – February 21, 1933 Mend a Broken Heart Month observations of the lunar cycle. Extra days, weeks, and the scouting movement and secure a copy of George Washington (president) – February 22, 1732 even months were added at random to make up for Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys manual. Elizabeth Taylor (actress) – February 27, 1932 seasonal discrepancies. Julius Caesar was fed up with the Dennis Farina (actor) – February 29, 1944 Black History Month inadequacies of such calendars based upon a 10-month Upon Boyce’s return to America, he did not find solar year. In 46 BC, he enlisted astronomer Sosigenes it so easy to charter his Boy Scouts of America. to modify the calendar to include 12 months and 365 days. Boyce was a newspaperman and entrepreneur. Groundhog Day January and February were added as the final two months Rival newspaperman William Randolph Hearst February 2 of the calendar, with the leap day added as the final day of attempted to beat Boyce to the punch when he Bill Blackman 2/2 the last month of February once every four years. Julius founded the rival group of American Boy Scouts, Anita Miller 2/8 Caesar named this the Julian calendar after himself. an organization that would last only until 1918. Cherrie Coulon 2/10 Westminster Dog Show Bill Reinecke 2/13 It was with the help of Edgar Robinson, a YMCA February 10–11 The Julian calendar was hailed as a tremendous organizer from New York City, that Boyce truly Michael Koutnik 2/17 Virginia Gallegos 2/18 improvement, but it was still not perfect. The solar year began the work of organizing a national scouting is only .2421 days longer than the calendar year, not .25. Bill Olson (#100) 2/19 movement. In a flurry of meetings, Robinson Valentine’s Day John Owen 2/25 Adding an entire day every four years added 11 extra convinced a variety of disparate scouting groups February 14 minutes to each year! After hundreds of years, the Julian to band together under the banner of the Boy calendar veered weeks from the solar year. Like Caesar Please think about any artwork, Scouts of America: the Woodcraft Indians of before him, Pope Gregory XIII decided to fix this problem. paintings, photography, music, Presidents’ Day: U.S. Connecticut, the Boy Scouts of the United In 1582, the Pope created his Gregorian calendar. It was crafts, quilts, knitting, etc. that States, the National Scouts of America, the February 17 still a 12-month, 365-day calendar with an added leap day you will be sharing at our Art National Highway Patrol Association Scouts, every four years, but the Pope went further. He decreed Reception and Soiree on and the Boy Pioneers. When the Boy Scouts that leap years would not occur on years evenly divisible Wednesday, February 19, at 2:00pm in the Mardi Gras of America opened their national office in New by 100, excepting those divisible by 400. For example, Fireplace Room. This will be a very special February 25 York City in June of 1910, they had 2,500 leader the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but occasion! We will celebrate the many talents of applications from 44 states and over 150,000 the year 2000 was. Pope Gregory XIII’s calendar is still in the residents in our Casa de Flores community. potential scouts. Thanks to the efforts of Leap Year Day use today, but it is still not perfect. Mathematicians note Come get to know your neighbors, and enjoy Robinson and Boyce, the American scouting that after another 10,000 years, someone will have to drinks and appetizers. February 29 movement had finally begun in earnest. create a new calendar once again. February 2020 Dior’s “New Look” Welcome Stranger From Your Valentine The Bean-Throwing Festival A casualty of World War II was On February 12, 1851, a prospector in New fashion. With the rationing of South Wales, Australia, discovered flecks of On February 14 each year, sweethearts celebrate In Japan, springtime festivals begin as early materials and anxiety over gold in a local waterhole. Within a year, over Valentine’s Day by exchanging cards, chocolates, as February, and February 3 brings Setsubun, radicalism, civilian clothing styles 500,000 “diggers” from all over the world and other tokens of love. But do these sweethearts a sort of new year’s celebration where people became austere, utilitarian, and rushed to Australia with the hope of striking know who they are celebrating? The true identity drive away evil spirits so that they may start practical. Women no longer wore it rich. This Australian Gold Rush transformed of St. Valentine is murky and there are differing the new year on the right foot. How do the silk or other fancy fabrics, and they the cultural fabric of Australia. What began as stories detailing his role in the church and the Japanese ward off these evil influences? By gave up accessories like boning for corsets and a penal colony and a distant backwater soon acts that inspired the popular holiday bearing throwing beans, of course. And not just any zippers. For the first time, women wore trousers! grew into a booming multicultural metropolis. his name. old bean. They use roasted soybeans known The British government went so far as to pass as fuku mame, or “fortune beans.” Often, the The immigrant influx grew the economy Competing stories depict austerity regulations. Footwear, textiles, and as demand for products and services grew. oldest male member of the family will don a St. Valentinus (the Latin version mask to look like a demon or evil spirit. The clothing brandished the CC41 logo, signifying that Diggers united in what was termed “mateship,” of the name) as either a priest demon then hovers just outside the family’s it conformed to 1941 regulations for “Controlled helping each other in the outback and banding from Rome or the Bishop of door. Then the entire family scoops handfuls Commodities.” Perhaps no city suffered more together against the authorities. The rush Terni during the reign of Emperor of beans and tosses them at the demon, scaring than Paris, the world’s fashion capital. Not only reached a fever pitch on February 5, 1869, Claudius II. Legend has it that it away. This ensures that no one in the family was it occupied by the Germans but fashion when two miners discovered a massive nugget Valentinus aided Christians who will suffer sickness or other ill fortune. Some houses were forced to shut their doors. So, tangled in the roots of a tree just below the were persecuted under Claudius II’s cities even hold Setsubun parades in which on February 12, 1947, when French designer surface. This nugget, dubbed “Welcome reign. Eventually, Valentinus, too, was put under beans are thrown to crowds that shout, “Get Christian Dior debuted his “New Look” line at Stranger,” was the largest ever found in the house arrest at the home of Judge Asterius.