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Sweetest Day is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others, with Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo (1) (be) the biggest Sweetest Day cities. It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country. Sweetest Day (2) (fall) on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion (3) offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and neighbors whose (4) (friend) and helpfulness we have enjoyed.
Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland man, believing that the city’s orphans and (5) (shut-in) too often felt forgotten and neglected, came up with the idea of showing them that they are (6) (kind) remembered. He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he handed out these small gifts on (7) Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. Step (8) step, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. (9) soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.
Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious sympathy or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and makes (10) meaningful.