nPostednon November 23, 2014
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nApparentlynthere is more than one “Mother Goose Day,” but this particularnone is held in El Cajon, California, which is a So Cal town near thenlarger and more famous San Diego.
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nTherenis a carnival, a craft fair, and a parade.
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nIn the parade are bandsnand drill teams, floats, a queen and her royal court, special carsnand giant helium balloons, clowns and other entertainers.
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nThenwhole idea behind the event is—from what I can tell from the official website—to create huge smiles.
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nIndidn’t discover any rationale for “why Mother Goose,” but therenreally are Mother Goose balloons, floats, and costumed characters:
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nMothernGoose is the imaginary author of a collection of nursery rhymes. Shenis usually pictured as an old woman in a tall hat and a shawl, butnsometimes she is drawn as a goose in a bonnet. One of the earliestnmentions in print was in 1650, and that mention clearly showed thatnmost readers were already familiar with the Mother Goose character. n
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nChecknout this collection of Mother Goose rhymes, crafts, coloringnpages, games, and videos. The Mother Goose Club has similarnsorts of resources!
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nHerenis a taste of some Mother Goose:
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nAnTISKET, A TASKET
A tisket, a tasket,
A greennand yellow basket,
I wrote a letter to my love,
Andnon the way I dropped it.
A tisket, a tasket,
A greennand yellow basket,
I wrote a letter to my love,
Andnon the way I dropped it.
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nIndropped it, I dropped it,
And on the way I dropped it.
Anlittle boy picked it up
And put it in his pocket.
And on the way I dropped it.
Anlittle boy picked it up
And put it in his pocket.
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nBAA,nBAA, BLACK SHEEP
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you anynwool?
Yes, marry, have I,
Three bags full;
Baa, baa, black sheep,
Have you anynwool?
Yes, marry, have I,
Three bags full;
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nOnenfor my master,
One for my dame,
But none for the little boy
Whoncries in the lane.
One for my dame,
But none for the little boy
Whoncries in the lane.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nDr.nWho Day
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nLabornThanksgiving Day in Japan
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nAnniversarynof the discovery of fossils in Antarctica
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