calendarcraze_rlq558 Labor day is an American national holiday held on the first Monday of every September. It commemorates the American labor movement. It also remembers us of the contributions made by the workers for the benefit of the United States. When Is Labor Day? As I mentioned above, Labor Day is celebrated every year, at the … Read more
Independence Day is a national celebration of the United States, being one of the most popular holidays in the country, and probably the most patriotic one. What is Independence Day? July 4th is the most important celebration in the United States. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on the same day, back in 1776. Furthermore, … Read more
Source: thebayit.org Purim is one of the most joyous and fun holidays in Judaism. It is a time to celebrate and commemorate the salvation the Jews received. In ancient Persia the prime minister order the execution to kill every Jew in the empire. His plot was “to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews, young … Read more
National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is held on October 11. It was founded as a day of awareness for the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) community. The initial choice of “coming out” as the theme of the holiday was to highlight the act of self-disclosure as the foundation of activism, and the belief … Read more
‘Tis the season for gift shopping, cookie baking and time spent around the fireplace with friends and family. For many of us, the holiday season is a time to bust out long-time traditions and take a little time to sit back and reflect over how blessed we are to live such wonderful lives. A popular tradition … Read more
Christmas is probably the most popular time of year for adults but especially for children. Everyone loves this holiday and the magical way in which all cities dress up with thousands of bright lights. Nowadays, Christmas is celebrated in a more commercial way compared to how it was held in the past. Shops all over … Read more
Passover is a feast commemorating the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Passover derives from the word “Pesach”, meaning to pass through, to pass over. Pesach is also the name of the lamb sacrificed as an offering in the Temple on this feast. When is Passover celebrated? The festival of Passover spans … Read more
Leif Erikson Day – Celebrating The Real First Arrival Columbus Day is a federal holiday, but why isn’t Leif Erikson Day one too? If this is your first time […] Senior Citizens Day – The Time To Honor A Lifetime In 1988, President Ronald Reagan would sign a proclamation that declared a whole special day … Read more
Source: cdn.history.com Yom Kippur is the tenth day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew. Tishrei is like January in the Gregorian calendar so this is when many Jews repent for what they did wrong over the last year and commit to do better the following year. Rosh Hashanah is the first day of … Read more
Good Friday, along with Easter, one of the predominating celebrations in the Christian religion. It dates back to be one of the oldest celebration to as far back as 100 CE. It also goes by other names including Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday (not to be confused with the one after Thanksgiving), Easter Friday, … Read more