Sweetest Day originated during the 1920s and is a day to show your appreciation for those who are less fortunate, in need or just to honor special people in your life. It is truly about good deeds, not gifts and is not at all similar to Valentine’s Day. Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October every year and is very popular in the mid-west region of the United States.

Cleveland celebrated Sweetest Day back in 1920 for the first time, on the third Saturday of October. Its purpose was to provide relief to those who are depressed, even if it is just for a day.

This is the story of a 60 years ago Cleveland resident, Herbert Birch Kingston, a candy store employee, who felt that there should be something special for those who often get unnoticed and neglected. So to help the poor and neglected, he started to distribute small gifts and candies to those who had fallen on hard times, with the help of his friends and neighbors, on a Saturday in October.

The celebration of the day then becomes the tradition of the Cleveland and now it is celebrated not only in the Midwestern U.S. states of, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio and all other region worldwide. Now this tradition is not only limited to candies and gifts but it has expand to cards , flowers , gifts , sweet messages and above all sweet poems have become a vital part of the celebration of the day . You may send a sweet poem of love and sympathy to those you want to share your happiness.

The prayer for the Sweetest Day is given below:

“God, you are the provider of all good and perfect gifts. You promise too that you will supply all our needs, that we can pray for our ‘daily bread’ and know you will answer. Often, Lord, you answer these prayers through the hands of your children. As we pray for those in financial need today, bring to our minds anyone you would like us to bless in a tangible way. If you be a blessing as we pray this blessing, let it happen! We know that you say, ‘Taste and see that the Lord is good!’ If we can offer a sweet opportunity of someone in need to taste that sweetness, we’re willing. We pray in Jesus…”