Celebrate one year of marriage with paper gifts from the traditional list. Clocks represent the contemporary alternative. Of course you can get creative and buy whatever you like, but if you want...
Columbus Day commemorates the day that Italian navigator Christopher Columbus, funded by Queen Isabella of Spain, reached the New World. You may not get the day off work for this holiday, but you...
Veterans Day is a legal U.S. holiday observed each year on November 11. It honors all veterans, living and dead, who fought in wars since World War I.
Lucia Day ' aka Saint Lucy's Day ' on December 13 ranks among the most important days on the Swedish calendar. It honors a young Christian girl, martyred in ancient Rome, who is always portrayed...
Los Dias de Los Muertos (November 1st and 2nd) is a Mexican holiday that combines aspect of Catholicism and Aztec beliefs to honor the dead. It is, contrary to what you may expect, a time for...
In Japan, May 5 is Children's Day, a time to pray for the health and happiness of the country's children and to give them special treats and gifts. If you find yourself spending more time ferrying...
May Day, celebrated on the first of May, heralds the return of sunlight and fertility after the cold gray of winter. Ancient Europeans knew it as Beltane and honored the occasion with rowdy...
The Russians started International Women's Day in 1909, and they're still the premier celebrators of the March 8 holiday. Around the world, the event is a way to honor women's contributions to...
Since the dawn of time, people of every culture have gathered to celebrate the harvest, give thanks for the earth's bounty and prepare for winter. Sukkot (or Sukot) is the Jewish version of this...
A real-life bishop in what is now Turkey, Saint Nicholas earned his sainthood for numerous miracles, but his neighbors knew him best as a kind and generous man with a great fondness for children....
In Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries, children receive Christmas gifts not from Santa, but from los reyes magos - the three wise men. This trio drops off treasures during the night of...
Mystics view Tu Bishvat as a day to ascend the spiritual Tree of Life. Zionists saw the holiday as the New Year of Trees, devoted to planting trees in Israel. In synagogues throughout the United...
There's nothing wrong with one President's Day holiday in February, but our first President was born on February 22 and he deserves a day of his own - and you deserve another cause for a...
Martin Luther King Jr. helped millions of people in the fight for racial equality. Find out how you can commemorate the life of this great civil rights leader, whose work and words inspired many.
Banks no longer close on February 12, and you probably won't get the day off from work, but you can still celebrate the birth of the man who held the country together through its darkest hours.
The most rollicking holiday on the Jewish calendar, Purim marks the day Queen Esther of Persia outwitted her husband's evil henchman, Haman, who planned to kill all the Jews in the kingdom. Purim...
Like most holidays throughout the world, Diás de los Muertos mingles the rituals of ancient and modern religions with a hefty dose of rowdy fun. The Aztecs believed that when people die, their...
Class reunions are a fabulous way to reminisce with old friends and to gauge your own transformation through life. Make a point of attending and you won't be disappointed.
So, you've graduated and you've started your career. Maybe you've even started a family. Years have past since your last prom so what better way to catch up with old friend and plan a reunion. The...
A lack of infinite funds doesn't have to be the deal breaker in your class reunion planning efforts. Be creative and have fun - your former classmates will too.
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