National Drink Beer Day
The Long Human History of Beer National Drink Beer Day celebrates one of humanity’s oldest and most influential beverages. Beer predates written language and organized religion, emerging wherever early people […]
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National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
The Sweet Light of September There’s a certain light in early September that makes us think of strawberries and cream. National Strawberry Cream Pie Day, celebrated on September 28, is […]
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National Biscotti Day
Every year around this time, I find myself craving national biscotti day. It signals a call to gather over plates and conversation. In kitchens and cafes across the country, people […]
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National Mocha Day
The Origins of the Mocha National Mocha Day celebrates a drink born from global trade, experimentation and a love of both coffee and chocolate. The word “mocha” traces back to […]
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National Coffee Day
The Deep History of Coffee National Coffee Day celebrates a beverage that has shaped daily rituals, economies and intellectual life across centuries. Coffee’s story begins in East Africa, most often […]
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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, […]
