Polish American Heritage Month General Pulaski Memorial Day on October 11 each year of his presidency. In 2017 HR1230 was submitted in the Texas Legislature by State Representative James White and it stated "That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby recognize October 2017 as Polish American Heritage Month in Texas and honor the contributions of Poles and people of Polish descent to our state." Pula, James. "Polish American Encyclopedia." p. 380 Polish American Heritage Month Polish American Heritage Month is an annual event celebrated in October by Polish American communities. It was first celebrated in 1981 after organization by Michael
Chinese New Year article on Lunar New Year. For other countries where Chinese New Year is celebrated but not an official holiday, see the section below on Festivities outside China. During the festival, people around China will prepare different gourmet for families and guests. Influenced by the flourished cultures, foods from different places look and taste totally different. Among them, the most well-known ones are dumplings from northern China and Tangyuan from southern China. On the eighth day of the lunar month prior to Chinese New Year, the "Laba" holiday (), a traditional porridge, Laba porridge (), is served in remembrance of an