Father’s Day: a day for the Everyday Heroes When you think about heroes, who comes to mind? A famous athlete? A movie character? Someone who saved the world? For many people, one of their first heroes was simply their dad. Every year, on the third Sunday...
Thanksgiving What Is Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated mainly in the United States and Canada. It is a time for people to come together with their families and friends, enjoy a big meal, and give thanks for what they have. In the United States,...
After Christmas, Easter is the second greatest holiday in the Christian world. It is the time of year when we can finally spend more time outside, enjoying the gentle warmth of the sun and the smell of the first flowers of the year. But why do we have eggs at Easter?...
Christmas is one of the most widely celebrated and popular holidays in the world. Religious people celebrate it, atheists celebrate it, people in the East, West North and South celebrate it. It is the festival of family love all over the world, but there are quite...
Do you celebrate Halloween? Or do you just go to the cemetery to visit the graves of your dead relatives on the “Day of the Dead” or “All Saints’ Day”? In the USA and Ireland, Halloween is one of the loudest festivities of the year with...
New Year resolutions Making promises at New Year has gained popularity after the Second World War, especially on the Western Hemisphere. But the tradition of New Year’s Resolutions dates back a long time. Babylon The Babylonians, about 4000 years ago, were the first...
