Sunday, April 26, 2026

May Wellness News



Monthly
Women's Health Care Month 
Older Americans Month
Arthritis Awareness Month
Worldwide Home-Schooling Awareness
Heal the Children Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Lyme Disease Awareness Month
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Mental Health Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
Ultraviolet Awareness Month
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage
Haitian Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Latino Books Month
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
Gifts from the Garden Month
National Amaranth Day
American Cheese Month 
National Asparagus Month
National Artisan Gelato Month 
National Barbecue Month
National Beef Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
International Mediterranean Diet Month
National Salad Month
National Salsa Month
National Strawberry Month
National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month
National Vinegar Month
National Bike Month
National Meditation Month
National Photo Month
National Smile Month (05/16-06/16)
Clean Air Month
National Military Appreciation Month

National Family Month
Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month


Weekly
3-9 Be Kind to Animals Week®
3-9 Hurricane Preparedness Week
3-9 Turnoff Week
3-9 Drinking Water Week
3-9 National Pet Week
4-10 Children's Book Week
4-8 North American Occupational Safety & Health Week
4-8 Teacher Appreciation Week
10-16 National Women's Health Week|
10-16 Food Allergy Awareness Week
11-17 Salt Awareness Week
11-17 National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week


Daily Events

1 Executive Coaching Day,  May Day, Mother Goose Day, National Chocolate Parfait Day, National High Potassium Awareness Day, School Lunch Hero Day

2 Truffles Day, World Tuna Day, Scurvy Awareness Day, Kentucky Derby, Herb Day, National Fitness Day,  National Play Outside Day, Lemonade Day

3  World Press Freedom Day, Chocolate Custard Day, Raspberry Popover, Garden Meditation, National Special-abled Pets Day

4  National Orange Juice Day

5  Cinco de Mayo,  National Hoagie Day, Totally Chipotle Day, National Teacher Day, World Hand Hygiene Day

6  No Homework, International No Diet Day,  Beverage Day, Crepe Suzette Day,

7  Roast Leg of Lamb Day, Packaging Design Day, Barrier Awareness Day, Cosmopolitan Day

8  World Red Cross Day, World Ovarian Cancer Day,  Animal Disaster Preparedness, Military Spouse Appreciation Day

9  National Butterscotch Brownie Day, National Moscato Day, Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger” Food Drive 

10   National Shrimp Day, National Lipid Day, Clean Up Your Room Day, Mother's day

11 Eat What You Want Day,  Minnesota, 32nd State, National Mocha Torte Day,  Women's Check-up Day

12  National Nutty Fudge Day,  Day of Plant Health

13 Fruit Cocktail Day, Apple Pie Day, Hummus Day, Crouton Day

14  Buttermilk Biscuit Day

15  International Day of Families, National Chocolate Chip Day, National Slider Day

16 Coquilles St. Jacques Day, National Love a Tree Day, National Barbecue Day, Mimosa Day, National Pizza Party Day, California Strawberry Day

17 World Telecommunications Day, World Hypertension Day, National Cherry Cobbler Day, National Walnut Day

18   Intl Museum Day, National Cheese SoufflĂ© Day, National No Dirty Dishes Day

19 Devil's Food Cake Day, World Crohn's and Colitis Day, World IBD Day

20 National Rescue Dog Day, National Quiche Lorraine Day, Pick Strawberries Day, World Bee Day, National Juice Slush Day

21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue & Development, Waitstaff, National Strawberries & Cream Day, International Tea Day, National Employee Health & Fitness Day, Eat More Fruits and  Vegetables Day

22 United Nations, International Day for Biological Diversity, National Maritime Day, National Vanilla Pudding Day, National Cooler Day, National Don’t Fry Day,  National Road Trip Day

23 National Taffy Day, World Turtle Day

24 Brother’s Day, Escargot Day, Yucatan Shrimp Day, Scavenger Hunt Day

25   National Brown-Bag-It Day, National Wine Day, World Thyroid Day, International Plastic Free Day

26   Cherry Dessert Day, National Blueberry Cheesecake Day, National Chardonnay Day

27   Grape Popsicle, National Senior Health & Fitness Day®

28    National Brisket Day, World Hunger Day, Menstrual Hygiene Day

29    Intl Day of United Nations   Peacekeepers,  Wisconsin, 30th State, Rhode Island, 13th State, National Coq Au Vin Day, Learn about Composting

30  National Mint Julep Day, National Creativity Day, World MS Day, Memorial Day, Hamburger Day International Day of the Potato

31 National Macaroon Day,  World No Tobacco Day, National Smile Day, Heat Safety Awareness Day 



National Pretzel Day

In the 20th century, soft pretzels became popular in other regions of the United States. Cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York became renowned for their soft pretzels. The key to success was the introduction of the new mass-production methods of the industrialized age, which increased the availability and quantity, and the opening up of multiple points of distribution at schools, convenience and grocery stores, and entertainment venues such as movie theaters, arenas, concert halls, and sports stadiums. Prior to that, street vendors used to sell pretzels on street corners in wooden glass-enclosed cases.



Pretzel Dips

Nutrition Information

Pretzel Recipe: Pizza Pretzel with
Pasta Sauce

In 2003, Pennsylvania Governor, Ed Rendell declares April 26 National Pretzel Day to acknowledge the importance of the pretzel to the state's history and economy.

In particular, the S-shaped soft pretzel, often served with brown mustard, became iconic in Philadelphia and was established as a part of Philadelphia's cuisine for snacking at school, work, or home, and considered by most to be a quick meal. The average Philadelphian today consumes about twelve times as many pretzels as the national average.

Pennsylvania today is the center of American pretzel production for both the hard-crispy and the soft-bread types of pretzels. Southeastern Pennsylvania, with its large population of German background, is considered the birthplace of the American pretzel industry, and many pretzel bakers are still located in the area. Pennsylvania produces 80% of the nation's pretzels.

The annual United States pretzel industry is worth over $550 million. The average American consumes about 1.5 pounds (0.7 kg) of pretzels per year.

The privately run "Pretzel Museum" opened in Philadelphia in 1993. In 2003, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell declared April 26 "National Pretzel Day" to acknowledge the importance of the pretzel to the state's history and economy. Philly Pretzel Factory stores offer a free pretzel to each customer on this day.





Resources
1, Pretzel, From Wikipedia
2. Soft Pretzels, Food Network