Green clothes, four-leafed clovers, leprechauns. I think everyone recognizes the signs of St. Patrick's Day when they see it.
But how many actually know what the holiday is about?
Saint Patrick, himself
Okay, so the obvious answer is that it has something to do with a saint named Patrick, and something about Ireland. Well, there's a start, at least. Read More »
St. Patrick's Day is a well-known and widely celebrating holiday loaded with the color green, traditional Irish foods, and copious amounts of drinking.
But I have to wonder: how many people celebrate the actual meaning behind St. Patrick's Day, and how many people just use it as an excuse to get trashed for the day? Read More »
This blog is about Thanksgiving facts, just in case some of you think that Thanksgiving is all about eating turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potatoes, etc. The first Thanksgiving was a non-repeated, secular event; the pilgrims had a Calvinist Thanksgiving in 1623, but there was no sharing of food between the Pilgrims and Native Americans. Read More »
