Valentine's Day Around the World
Here in the U.S., we celebrate Valentine’s Day by exchanging heart-shaped pieces of paper, giving roses and chocolate, and professing our love. In other counties, they do it a little bit differently. South Korea In the place where the Olympics are...
The holidays aren’t over yet…they’re just getting started. Here are some quirky “celebrations” coming up this month. January 12: National Pharmacist Day First responders, emergency workers, and military personnel are heroes, sure, but phar...
Forgotten Festive Fads and Christmas Traditions
It just wouldn’t be Christmas without the stockings hung by the chimney with care, a punch bowl full of eggnog, and the game where you slap your friends on their backside. That one, and many others, are once steadfast yuletide traditions that slowl...
Things You Didn’t Know About Christmas Songs
You know the songs, but you probably didn’t know these fun facts about them. When the carolers hit your house, regale them with some trivia about their tunes! “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” The song is built around a joke that’s never com...
5 Holidays in December You Ought to Celebrate
Yes, there are (somehow) even more holidays coming up this month. December 2: Earmuff Day Some places get so cold in the winter that the regular get-up of coat, hat, scarf, and gloves just isn’t enough — earmuffs must be worn over the old hearin...
