September 17 Holidays

Constitution Day marks September 17, 1787, when 39 delegates signed the U.S. Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention — the document that established the three branches of government, the Bill of Rights, and the framework that has governed the United States for more than 235 years. National Apple Dumpling Day celebrates the baked dessert of spiced apple filling wrapped in a buttery pastry shell and baked until golden — a Colonial American favorite whose origin lies in English and German immigrant baking traditions of the 18th century. International Grenache Day celebrates the Grenache grape — the most planted red grape in Spain under the name Garnacha — a warm-climate variety that produces the jammy, low-tannin wines at the heart of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône Valley. International Patient Safety Day was established by the WHO to raise awareness for the 2.6 million deaths annually attributable to preventable medical errors in low- and middle-income countries. A signed document, a buttery pastry, a jammy red, and a preventable death.