Celebrating Ramadan is a blessed celebration in the life of followers of Islam. While it is a time of spiritual focus, it is in fact a celebration shared with family and friends….
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Celebrating Victory Day
For many Canadians, the Victoria Day celebrations mark the beginning of summer. When I am in Canada for the holiday, I spend the day the way many Canadians do, with picnics, grilling…
Who was Saint Patrick?
Saint Patrick, the legend behind the world known holiday, is the best known of the Patron Saints of Ireland. He was British, born a Romano- Briton, and is best known as the…
Saint Valentine – The origin of Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day, also known as St. Valentine’s Day and celebrated usually on February 14, started as the feast day for St. Valentine. The feast day was first created by Pope Gelasius in…
Chinese New Year – Year of the Pig
As a young girl, I was always fascinated by Chinese New Year. I would read about the celebrations and often talked to some of my father’s graduate students about it and learned…
Hanukkah – The Dreidels
In our A Brief History of Hanukkah blog, we mentioned the Dreidel game, a game associated now with Hanukkah and RoseAnna and I thought it would be fun to write a little…
A Brief History of Hanukkah
Hanukkah is known as the “Festival of Lights”, “Feast of Dedication” or the “Feast of the Maccabees”. It is a Jewish Holiday that commemorates the re-dedication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem…