 Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This
holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit,
Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a
holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.
Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to
make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an
opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also
friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have
enjoyed.
Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland (克利夫蘭--美國(guó)城市) man, believing that the
city's orphans and shut-ins (臥病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and
neglected, conceived the idea of showing them that they were remembered.
He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his
friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a
Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders
began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called
"Sweetest Day". In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the
underprivileged was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion
for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon
the idea spread to other cities all over the country.
 Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious
sentiment (感情) or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a
thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.
Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving,
Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a
tangible (切實(shí)的) way.
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