National Blueberry Popsicle Day
A Taste of Late Summer It’s hard to say what triggers it first—cooler air or the thought of National Blueberry Popsicle Day. The holiday arrives on September 2, just as […]
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National Grits for Breakfast Day
A Bowl Full of Comfort The first hint of fall often sends me rummaging for ingredients to make grits for breakfast. It’s a meal that invites neighbors and families to […]
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National Baby Back Ribs Day
The Taste of Late Summer September mornings have a way of making National Baby Back Ribs Day taste even better. It conjures childhood memories, smoky air, and the warmth of […]
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National Welsh Rarebit Day
A Toast to Comfort and Heritage There’s a certain light in early September that makes me think of National Welsh Rarebit Day. The date, September 3, seems made for something […]
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Eat an Extra Dessert Day
A Day for Sweet Second Helpings By the time the sun sets a little earlier, I’m already picturing Eat an Extra Dessert Day. It arrives each year on September 4 […]
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Hanukkah
A Festival of Light Born from Courage and Restoration Hanukkah returns each year as a warm, flickering beacon against the deepening nights of winter. Its story reaches back to the second century BCE, when the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes outlawed Jewish practice and desecrated the Second Temple in Jerusalem. In response, a small group […]
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Super Saturday
The Final Sprint of the Holiday Shopping Season Super Saturday — sometimes called Panic Saturday — is the last Saturday before Christmas, a day when millions of shoppers flood stores and websites to complete their gift lists. Falling this year on December 20, it stands as one of the busiest retail days of the season, […]
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Lunar New Year (Year of the Rooster)
Welcoming a New Year of Renewal and Good Fortune Lunar New Year is one of the world’s oldest and most widely celebrated holidays, observed across East and Southeast Asia and throughout global diasporas. Falling between late January and mid-February, its date is determined by the lunar calendar, marking the transition from one zodiac animal year […]
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Lantern Festival
A Night When Light Takes Center Stage The Lantern Festival glows on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the joyful close of Chinese New Year celebrations. It is a night when lanterns rise, riddles dance across paper, and families gather under the first full moon of the lunar year. Rooted in over […]
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Hanukkah
A Festival of Light Born from Courage and Restoration Hanukkah returns each year as a warm, flickering beacon against the deepening nights of winter. Its story reaches back to the second century BCE, when the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes outlawed Jewish practice and desecrated the Second Temple in Jerusalem. In response, a small group […]
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Super Saturday
The Final Sprint of the Holiday Shopping Season Super Saturday — sometimes called Panic Saturday — is the last Saturday before Christmas, a day when millions of shoppers flood stores and websites to complete their gift lists. Falling this year on December 20, it stands as one of the busiest retail days of the season, […]
