Happy Red Nose Day everyone! Today, 15 March 2013, is Red
Nose Day here in England, and it seems to be a big deal. Every time I make a
trip to Sainsbury’s for groceries and have to hear the automate voice of the self
checkout ask me if I’ve swiped my Nectar card, I am reminded by the large
posters and noses for sale that it is almost Red Nose Day. What is Red Nose Day
you might ask? I wondered the same thing for quite some time before watching an
interview of some of the actors in Downton Abbey, who mentioned this day. What
I have found out from the interview as well as some research that it is a day, which
occurs biannually, dedicated to fundraising for charity. Not just any
fundraising, it in fact usually incorporates comedy. Comic Relief always
performs spoofs of the most popular shows or movies. Many celebrities get
involved, raising money or doing other things, like white water rafting and
other challenges to raise money. Many schools and kids get involved with the
opportunity to send in jokes and funny stories that will be broadcasted on TV. Noses
and t-shirts, as well as other paraphernalia, are also sold to raise money for
charity.
It is really just a wonderful way to have a
laugh for a cause. So try and picture all the posters I have seen of
celebrities with large red clown noses and laugh a little!
Have a wonderfully marvellous day, cheers!
~Laura
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