Halloween

Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced &ldquo SAH-win&rdquo ) a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer and the beginning of the dark cold winter. Celts believed the boundary between th......More

Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced &ldquo SAH-win&rdquo ) a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer and the beginning of the dark cold winter. Celts believed the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred so they would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

Veteran's Day

Veterans Day originated at the end of World War I when, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ended with the signing of an armistice.Today, Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, to hono......More

Veterans Day originated at the end of World War I when, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ended with the signing of an armistice.Today, Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, to honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

Christmas Eve

Christmas

The name 'Christmas' comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). The 'Christ-Mass' service was the only one that was allowed to take place after sunset (and before sunrise the next day), so people had it at Midnight. (Midnight Mass)

New Year's Day

Happy New Year!

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day is a popular North American tradition based on the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks if the groundhog does not see......More

Groundhog Day is a popular North American tradition based on the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks if the groundhog does not see its shadow spring will arrive early.

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day or St. Valentine's Day is a celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.

St. Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is a religious and cultural holiday held on March 17, the death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

D-Day

D-Day was the largest invasion ever assembled, before or since, 156,000 Allied troops by sea and air landed on five beachheads in Normandy, France. D-Day was the start of Allied operations which would ultimately liberate Western Europe, defeat Nazi Germany and end the S......More

D-Day was the largest invasion ever assembled, before or since, 156,000 Allied troops by sea and air landed on five beachheads in Normandy, France. D-Day was the start of Allied operations which would ultimately liberate Western Europe, defeat Nazi Germany and end the Second World War.

Flag Day

Flag Day, also called National Flag Day, in the United States, commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag.