Just a reminder of humanity. By Dr. Ray RastAssociate Professor of HistoryGonzaga University Introduction Irving Berlin was a...
Holidays
A Hobby Magazine Subscription There is a plethora of magazine subscriptions available for you to order, either...
As the holiday season will be here soon, you will probably have fun and frolic on top...
At least three individuals by the name of Valentinus are associated with the holiday, and all of...
Holidays are meant to be celebrated with friends and family. Whether the holiday requires you to exchange...
The effects of marketing, consumerism, and social media on the holiday’s evolution and the fiction about love’s...
Do you struggle to decide what gifts to get for friends, relatives, office pals, and other important...
Dutch painter Pieter Claesz’s Still Life with Turkey Pie (1627) features a cooked turkey that’s been placed...
Appreciation of the quality and the artistry of the cards grew in the late 1800s. By John...
Exploring family gift giving and other holiday traditions, old and new. Happy, happy Christmas, that can win...
Hosay procession in St. James / Photo by Nicholas Laughlin, Creative Commons Hosay, a religious ritual performed by...
Head of Janus, Vatican museum, Rome / Photo by Loudon dodd, Wikimedia Commons Sage advice from the ancients...
Alena Kuzmina/Shutterstock.com Christmas tends to assume a strong sense of its own significance in times of protracted conflict....
In the Netherlands, the tradition goes that Sinterklaas lives in Madrid, wears a red clerical robe and...
Hanukkah demands fewer religious rituals than most other Jewish observances. Golden Pixels LLC Despite the primacy of Christmas in American culture,...
In the United States, Hanukkah has gained much significance. Tercer Ojo Photography/Shutterstock.com Hanukkah is ranked one of Judaism’s minor...
So when exactly did presidents begin pardoning the Thanksgiving turkey? By Dr. Suzy Evans, J.D. / 06.29.2018 Historian and...
Preparing to decorate graves, May 1899. Library of Congress Memorial Day, a holiday that began 150 years ago, was born...
The amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery just across the Memorial Bridge from Washington, DC / Photo by...
Saint Patrick. Thad Zajdowicz By Dr. Lisa Bitel / 01.16.2018 Professor of History and Religion Dornsife College of Letters, Arts...
01.12.2016 Measuring Time The obelisk and Pylon at Luxor / Photo by Steve F-E-Cameron, Wikimedia Commons Scientifically, the...
What happened to the dragons? Gary L Jones/Shutterstock By Dr. Simon Werrett / 12.31.2014 Senior Lecturer in Science...
Contrary to what many believe, Santa Claus as we know him today – sleigh riding, gift-giving, rotund...
Working together on a once-a-year project feels festive and special. Flotsam/Shutterstock.com By Dr. Dimitris Xygalatas / 12.12.2017 Assistant...
By Dr. Gary Kohls, M.D. / 12.24.2017 …and the ones who call the shots won’t be among...
Kwanzaa celebrations. Black Hour, CC BY-NC By Dr. Frank Dobson / 12.20.2017 Associate Dean of Students Vanderbilt...
James Stewart and Donna Reed in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA By Dr. Dan Romer /...
Japanese Christmas cakes in production in Nagoya, Japan. (Photo: The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images) By Kevin...
A toy truck left at a tombstone in a Montreal cemetery. Marc Bruxelle/Shutterstock.com By Dr. Jenna Drenten /...
Buppha Wuttifery/Getty Images Wrapping paper is a striptease that hides and reveals, transforming otherwise ordinary objects into...