Pages tagged with Celebration
St Patrick's Day on March 17th, holds a very special place in the heart of every Irish man, woman and child. It is a time of celebration, of honouring their rich Irish Ancestry..but how and where did it first begin...? You might be surprised at what history reveals..
I wrote this poem for my brother who was tragically deceased on 28 Feb 2013. I felt a need to make it public as a remembrance to him and a way in which to honour him as he was dearly loved and will be greatly missed.
Mothering Sunday is a wonderful celebration of the woman who brought you into this world, and thousands of children and adults will be spending Sunday 10th March doing just that here in the UK.. My own thoughts and tribute to a great mum and the wonder of motherhood in all its glory.
When we stop and think about the whole reason and foundation for our faith, it just doesn't make since that we only celebrate it once a year. In dwelling on this concept, the Lord inspired me to write this poem.
An Iambic tetrameter poem describing a sentiment of the past.
Philosophical and artistic, well attended poem.
The origin of this holiday for the expression of love really isn't romantic at all -- at least not in the traditional sense.
Save your money for a long weekend away at the end of February. Relive that pagan tradition, toast the coming of Spring and the joy of life.
Bells chime and clocks tick, informing the world about passing of a year and the starting of another New Year. January 1 is observed as the Global Family Day. The very first day of the year comes a s a challenging reminder to everyone of the global world to turn back and look at the c...
Based on a superstition that men between the ages of 25 and 42 are considered unlucky - yakudoshi - all men concerned construct a huge wooden shrine in the centre of the village, which other villagers - after fuelling up on sake - set about attacking and setting on fire.
It was in this ancient Florida town that the Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando de Soto settled into a winter encampment in 1539-40, having arrived eight months before Christmas, in May 1539.
If the past is any guide we will wake up on 22nd like on any other day. However, we should make use of the frenzy leading up to 21st to do some real soul-searching as life as usual can lead to apocalypse without warning! The change should come from within us to sustain.
Hello to all my new friends and neighbors. This is not a review of the wikinut community. It will be some time before I am able to walk around and through this large and magnificent neighborhood. The diversity and depth of this Grand collection of intellectual inspiration is truly won...
Dubbed, aptly, the Disney Gold Christmas Tree, this astonishing creation comprises 40 kg of pure gold, 2.4 meters high and 1.2 meters wide, made by a jeweller specialising in gold accessories.
Celtic priests called Druids would meet in the hilltop in the dark, sacred oak forest to light new fires and offer sacrifices of crops and animals, dancing around the fires as the season of the sun passed and the season of darkness began.
It seems to me as if the year 2012 just started, but September is almost over and in just a few months, we’re starting another year. Holidays are coming soon and most of us think of gift-giving. This article talks about the upcoming holidays and ideas where to find gift items that...
This has to be one of those things you simply have to see and take part in at least once in your life. It may be messy and sticky, but it must also be an incredible spectacle, well worth the effort of getting there to see.
The battle of the Boyne is a landmark event in British affairs, as well as an unforgettable moment in Irish history, celebrated by the Orange Order every year without fail.
July 4th has become a very important day for me for many years now because I celebrate this day as a Filipino-American. I'm sure most Filipino-Americans do the same way, and this article will explain why.
That rain-soaked choir giving repeated, rousing renditions of Rule Britannia as the pageant came to an end. There was not a dry eye in the country, as patriotic hearts swelled
These All Souls’ Day customs were established by early Mexican civilizations long before Catholic beliefs were introduced, so the Day of the Dead in Mexico is far from mournful, but instead a happy and colorful celebration.
