<font color="#800000"><font size="4" style="font-size: 16pt">Bury the hatchet</font></font>

To <em>bury the hatchet </em>means to <em>make peace </em>with someone.

If you <em>bury the hatchet </em>then you <em>put away your weapons</em>, as they won't be needed again.
 

For example:

Let's stop arguing and <em>bury the hatchet</em>.

<em>Origin</em>:

The figurative expression <em>'burying the hatchet' </em>is different in that it did originate as an American Indian tradition. <em>Hatchets were buried </em>by the chiefs of tribes when they came to a peace agreement.
 

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Kiss and Make Up Day

When : August 25th

Kiss and Make Up Day is a great way to end a spat. Everyone has an argument, a fight, or a tiff once in a while. Family, friends, lovers, no one escapes without an occasional fight. Today is a day to end the fight, kiss, and make up. Oh, what fun this day can be!

Today is a day to end the fight, be it a short spat, or a long standing feud. C'mon, get over the issues, and resolve your differences. Then, kiss and make up. After all, making up can be oh, so sweet. For lovers, it is the best part of the fight. Some might suggest that the kissing and the making up part makes fighting worthwhile.

BTW: Kiss and Make up Day might be a good day to send flowers

 

<font size="4"><font color="#800000">Off on the wrong foot</font></font>

Off on the wrong foot means to make a bad start to a project or relationship.

If you get off on the wrong foot, you start something poorly, or begin with a mistake

For example:

I got off on the wrong foot in my new job when I forgot to pass on an important message to the boss.

Origin:

Off on the wrong foot can be associated with marching and a military origin. In order to march in step soldiers all have to start with the same foot. It used to be considered unlucky to put your left foot on the floor first when getting out of bed.
 

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Ride the Wind Day

When : August 23rd

Ride the Wind Day is a carefree day to soar above the earth. You can catch a ride with the breeze, or float along slowly like a gentle, late summer cloud.

Summer will soon be over. Catching the drift of this day is easy. Just relax, and let the wind carry you away in whatever direction it is blowing. Leave your troubles and worries behind for a spell, as you waft in the air.

Here are some great ways to enjoy Ride the Wind Day :

Fly in an airplane

Fly a kite

Parachute

Hang glide

Take a motorcycle ride

Hope in a sailboat, and go for a ride

Just kick back and enjoy one of the last days of summer

 

Drive someone up the wall

Drive someone up the wall means to annoy or irritate someone very much.

If someone or something drives you up the wall, he/she/it annoys you very much or
pushes you to an awkward or extreme position.


Example:

The heat in this apartment drives me up the wall!

Stop whistling that tune. You're driving me up the wall.

Origin:

This expression probably comes from the idea of climbing the walls to escape. You might be so annoyed so much with someone that you are climbing the walls to escape from the person.

National Tooth Fairy Day <img src="http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/February/fairy.jpg" border="0" alt="" />

When : Always February 28th and/or August 22

National Tooth Fairy Day celebrates one of childhood's favorite visitors. The Tooth Fairy is an American tradition with European and superstitious roots.

Losing baby teeth is a sometimes traumatic experience for young children. Enter the world of the friendly, smiling and soothing Tooth Fairy. As a young child's first baby tooth becomes lose, the child often fears losing it. The promise of a visit from the tooth fairy and a gift, turns the occasion into something to look forward to. When the tooth finally falls out, mom cleans it off. It is often put it into a "tooth box". At bedtime, the child puts the tooth under his pillow. The tooth fairy comes after the child falls asleep. She takes the tooth and leaves a small gift, usually money. The tooth fairy leaves a gift every time the child loses a tooth.

Never fear: If the tooth is literally lost in some way, don't worry. The Tooth Fairy always knows, and will still leave a gift. She magically knows each time a baby tooth falls out, and will arrive that night , even if the child is away at grandmas, or on vacation.

Male or female? There is ongoing debate whether the the Tooth Fairy is a male or a female. But, it's pretty obvious. "She" is most definitely a female.
 

<font color="#800000"><font size="4">HOLD YOUR HORSES</font></font>

Hold our horses means to Hold on; be patient.

If someone tells you to hold your horses, you are doing something too fast and they would like you to slow down.

For Example:

Hold your horses, Colin, I'm working as fast as I can!

Origin:

"Hold your horses" literally means to keep your horse (or horses) still, which would be used when horse riding, or driving a horse-drawn vehicle. This idiom probably originated in the United

States in the 19th century and is historically related to horse riding, or driving a horse-drawn vehicle.

 

Chinese Valentine Day / Daughter's Festival

When : 7th day of 7th Lunar month: August 7, 2008; August 20, 2009; August 16, 2010

Celebrate love ....Chinese style. Today is Chinese Valentine Day. It is also known as the Daughter's Festival and several other names (see below). It is celebrated on the seventh day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar.

This holiday is one of love. Its romantic (and lovely) that this holiday evolved from an ancient love story from Chinese folklore. As a result of being handed down from generation to generation over thousands of years, there are several versions of the story.

The Goddess of Heaven (also known as the Queen of Heaven) had seven beautiful, young daughters. The seven daughters came down to earth. They decided to bathe in a pristine river, leaving their clothes on the shore. Along came a cow herder (the herd were actually ox) named "Niu Lang".  He took their clothes to see what they would do. The daughters decided that the youngest, and most beautiful,  named Zhi Nü should go out of the water and recover their clothes. Because Niu Lang saw her naked, they had to get married. They fell madly in love, and shared several years of marital bliss.

Finally, her mother became irritated by her absence from Heaven, and ordered her to return. Seeing how much Zhi Nü missed her husband, the Jade Emperor of Heaven brought the couple back together. Ultimately, Zhi Nü was allowed to visit her husband, Niu Lang just once a year. The annual reunion occurs on the 7th day of the 7th month of the Lunar Calendar.