Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is a public holiday in some countries. But why we observe...
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Every Easter, children in several part of our planet rush around their homes and gardens searching for chocolate eggs and,...
Easter is the most important feast day in the Christian calendar. Regularly observed from the earliest days of the Church,...
On March 17 the Romans celebrated Liberalia with sacrifices, processions, ribald and gauche songs, and masks which were hung on...
Bacchus was a Roman agricultural god who was associated with the harvest, particularly that of grapevines. The son of Jupiter...
Julius Caesar was warned by a seer that harm would befall him before the end of the Ides of March,...
In ancient Roman religion, the Mamuralia or Sacrum Mamurio ("Rite for Mamurius") was a festival held on this day, March...
March 5 was the date of an annual, ancient Roman, nautical religious festival called Navigium Isidis, literally “Vessel of Isis”,...
In Ireland and Wales, the annual Feast of Rhiannon is celebrated by some still today in honor of the Celtic/Welsh...
The Anthesteria, in Ancient Greek Ἀνθεστήρια, was one of the four Athenian festivals in honor of Dionysus, "dead and reborn"....
The Caristia, also called Cara Cognatio, was one of several days in February that Ancient Romans honored family or ancestors....
In Norse mythology, Freyja is a goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr, a type of...
Lupercalia was one of the most ancient of the Roman holidays, one of the feriae listed on ancient calendars from...
In history there were multiple St. Valentines (including decapitated ones) but, apparently, was a medieval poet who first established the...
In these days, from 7 to 17 February, ancient Romans were celebrating agricultural festivals of Fornacalia. It was a festivity...
February 3th is the day dedicated to the holy protector of the throath, Saint Biagio (known in English as Saint...
Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed...
Groundhog Day, on February 2, claim that if a groundhog emerging from its burrow on this day sees its shadow...
Imbolc is a holiday with a variety of names, depending on which culture and location you’re looking at. For istance,...
In ancient Rome, late January marked the beginning of the agricultural calendar because this literally was the time that the...
According to traditions, Saint Anthony the Abbot, celebrated on this day, is Patron Saint of Amputees, animals, basket makers, brush...
When it comes to unusual and unappetizing-looking holiday dishes, there are few treats out there that can compete with the...
January 12th marks the feast day of Saint Benedict Biscop (born about 628, Northumbria, died on Jan 12th 689/690). He...
As far as pastries go, these probably win for having the least tasty-sounding English translation. The reason? The French-Canadian Pet...
In some areas of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Berchtold Day, or locally Berchtoldstag, is celebrated on this day, January 2. The...
Around the world, lucky foods for the new year range from collard greens (representing green cash) to long noodles (representing...
Toshikoshi soba (年越し蕎麦), delicious buckwheat noodles, is one of Japan’s unique New Year’s customs. The history of this curious tradition...
When clocks strike midnight on New Year’s Eve many revelers are engaged to pop champagne, set off fireworks, or kiss...
We are in Greece where, on New Year’s Day, a centuries-old tradition is observed in almost every household, that of...
The Rakfisk dates back to the ancient Scandinavian culturem when peoples needed to store food over a considerable period of...
