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Sweetest Day

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edition of October 8, 1922, which chronicles the first Sweetest Day in Cleveland, states that the first Sweetest Day was planned by a committee of 12 confectioners chaired by candymaker C. C. Hartzell.
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being the biggest Sweetest Day cities)". The popularity in Detroit was greatly perpetuated by the Sanders Candy Company. Frederick Sanders was a large promoter of the holiday. In 2006,
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Sweetest Day observance is still most prevalent in the Great Lakes region, where the holiday originated, including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. According to
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on the third Saturday in October. It is a day to share romantic deeds or expressions, and acts of charity and kindness. Sweetest Day has also been referred to as a "
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had launched a "movement throughout the candy industry" to rank Sweetest Day with the nationally accepted Mother's Day, Father's Day, and St. Valentine's Day.
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In 1940, another Sweetest Day was proclaimed on October 19. The promotional event was marked by the distribution of more than 10,000 boxes of candy by the
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reported that "the powers that determine the nomenclature of the weeks of October" decreed that the week beginning on October 10, 1927, would be known as
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on October 17, 1940. 600 boxes of candy were also delivered to the presidents of the Jewish, Protestant and Catholic Big Sister groups of New York.
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Retail Confectioners International describes the observance as "much more important for candymakers in some regions than in others (
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Since Sweetest Day was invented by commercial interests which stood to profit from such a holiday, critics refer to it as a "
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distributed over 20,000 boxes of candy to "newsboys, orphans, old folks, and the poor" in Cleveland. The
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The candy was distributed among 26 local charities. 225 children were given candy in the chapel at the
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was assisted in the distribution of candy by some of the biggest movie stars of the day including
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Cincinnati.com: Why do we celebrate Sweetest Day? What to know about the holiday with Ohio roots
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The 12 Cleveland committeemen who planned Cleveland's Sweetest Day, as published in
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Annunciation of the Virgin Mary / Annunciation of the Theotokos
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Giving presents such as greeting cards and candy to loved ones.
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There were also several attempts to start a "Sweetest Day" in
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The first Sweetest Day was observed on October 10, 1921, in
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Consumer Rites: The Buying and Selling of American Holidays
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Survey of 1,000 Americans on Sweetest Day Confectionaries
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Bennett Madison and James Dignan (December 28, 2002).
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marketed 151 greeting card designs for Sweetest Day.
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Index

Great Lakes region
Midwestern United States
Northeastern United States
Arizona
Florida
Hallmark holiday
promotion


Cleveland
Plain Dealer's
Theda Bara
Ann Pennington
New York City
National Confectioners Association
Detroit
Cleveland
Hallmark
American Greetings
Hallmark
Hallmark holiday
Hallmark Cards
Sweetest Day


"A sweet day for Hallmark"


"Sweetest Day born in Ohio"
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