June Is African-American Music Appreciation Month - Here Are Some Artists To Explore
Break out the LPs or start up your favorite music streaming service to celebrate African-American Music Appreciation Month. Mix up your favorite playlists with some of these African American icons who influenced music ...
Category: Holidays and Observances
Alternative Shrove Tuesday Celebrations
Shrove Tuesday occurs every year the day before the season of Lent begins. It can mean different things to different faith communities. For some believers, it is a solemn event that involves confession and being shriven ...
Category: Holidays and Observances Religion Christianity
Alternative Gift Ideas
Many families spend several days throughout the year packing up excess clothing, shoes and other belongings to give away to avoid overflowing their homes' storage capacity. While this practice sometimes allows nonprofits ...
Category: Holidays and Observances
How To Make the Most of the Holidays for Your Family
When the holiday season approaches, many people start looking forward to their favorite traditions. Others, however, start to feel a sense of impending dread along with the excitement. When your anticipation of the upcom ...
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New Year’s Around the World: How Different Religions Celebrate
In America, the “holiday season” consists of all the major holidays beginning with Halloween and ending with New Year’s Day. However, in today’s diverse society, it’s worth noting that not everybody celebrates ...
Category: Holidays and Observances
Celebrating During This Most Wonderful Time of the Year — Part III
We’re almost there! Part III of our series takes us the rest of the way through December. December 16–24, Posadas Navideñas: Hispanic Catholic, Protestant The Spanish word posada translates to &ldquo ...
Category: Holidays and Observances
Celebrating During This Most Wonderful Time of the Year — Part II
Continuing on with the holidays occurring during “the most wonderful time of the year,” we now get to the month of December. December 1–24, Advent: Catholic, Protestant, Secular The dictionary defines ...
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Celebrating During This Most Wonderful Time of the Year — Part I
Back in the day, crooner Andy Williams had a mega-hit record called “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” In this upbeat Christmas song filled with warm fuzzies, he sang about all the joys of the ...
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Trending Styles for Your Second Wedding
Years ago, Frank Sinatra had one of his major hits with the song “The Second Time Around.” Its lyrics begin as follows: Love is lovelier the second time around, Just as wonderful with both feet on the ground ...
Category: Ceremonies Weddings
The Growing Trend of Humanist Funerals
As Americans become ever less religious, so too have our celebrated life milestones such as births, weddings, and funerals. Many of these celebrations are no longer held in a church, synagogue, or mosque, presided over b ...
Category: Ceremonies Funerals Freedom from Religion