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Thisnsilly holiday is a parody of the holiday called “Swallows Return tonCapistrano.” Swallows Day is supposed to be a lovely day in Marchnwhen flocks of cliff swallows arrive at the beautiful Mission SannJuan Capistrano and begin to build their springtime nests. For yearsnpeople have had a parade and festival to welcome back the sparrows,nand they traditionally ring the mission bells as well. Unfortunately,nthere have been very few or no swallows anywhere near Capistrano,nrecently. And I don’t mean few or no swallows on Swallows Day; I meannfew or no swallows anywhere near Capistrano at all, ever.
Thisnsilly holiday is a parody of the holiday called “Swallows Return tonCapistrano.” Swallows Day is supposed to be a lovely day in Marchnwhen flocks of cliff swallows arrive at the beautiful Mission SannJuan Capistrano and begin to build their springtime nests. For yearsnpeople have had a parade and festival to welcome back the sparrows,nand they traditionally ring the mission bells as well. Unfortunately,nthere have been very few or no swallows anywhere near Capistrano,nrecently. And I don’t mean few or no swallows on Swallows Day; I meannfew or no swallows anywhere near Capistrano at all, ever.n
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nStill,nfrom what I can tell, Swallows Day goes on, with or without thenswallows!
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nToday’sn“holiday,” Slugs Day, warns people all over the nation that thenslugs are returning from their winter headquarters in Capistrano—butnof course, that’s a great big lie! Slugs do not migrate each year,nand they certainly don’t overwinter in Capistrano!
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nStill,nit might be fun to have a Slugs Day today. Try out the slugs linksnand games at Wart Games. And here are some experiments about slugs and caffeine.n (You should know that most gardeners consider slugs and snails hugenproblems, major pests. They want to learn about them so they cannrepel or even destroy them!) Finally, here are some groan-worthynjokes about snails and slugs.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nMemorial Day
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nAnniversary of the introduction of Jell-O n
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nAnniversary of the Battle of the Eclipse
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