Category Archives: Holidays

Holi festival

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Stella

Commonly known as the festival of colors, Holi is a Hindu tradition in India and Nepal that commemorates the end of winter’s gloomy days. This holiday is so sacred that even local markets and businesses are expected to close up … Continue reading →

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Pączki Day (Detroit’s Mardi Gras) aka Fat Tuesday

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Stella

Pączki are a tradition in Detroit and other midwestern cities, one that I indulged in for many years. I intended to just keep them as a memory, but I broke down and bought some. Lemon and Bavarian cream. It’s Pączki … Continue reading →

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Epiphany; end of Christmastide

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Stella

Epiphany, (from the Greek epiphaneia, “manifestation”), or Three Kings Day, is a Christian holiday commemorating the first manifestation of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, represented by the Magi, and celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. Epiphany is one … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – O Tannenbaum

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Stella

Believe it or not, I learned one verse of this carol in German (the second one he sings here) when I was in about 2nd grade! The church we attended was founded in a German community, and many of the … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Resolutions 2025

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Stella

Should you, or shouldn’t you? Make resolutions, that is.

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2025! It’s a MAGA Year!

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Stella
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Music of the day – Auld Lang Syne

Posted on January 1, 2025 by Stella
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Story of the day – The Little Match Girl (Hans Christian Andersen)

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Stella

Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening– the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded, and with naked feet. When … Continue reading →

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Story of the day – A letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain)

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Stella

Palace of Saint Nicholas in the Moon Christmas Morning MY DEAR SUSIE CLEMENS: I have received and read all the letters which you and your little sister have written me by the hand of your mother and your nurses; I … Continue reading →

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Music of the day – Coventry Carol

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Stella

December 28 is the 4th day of Christmas, the Feast of the Holy Innocents. What are the lyrics to ‘The Coventry Carol’ about? The lyrics detail King Herod’s harrowing orders, made at the news of the birth of Jesus Christ, … Continue reading →

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