Category Archives: Holidays

VE Day: Celebrations across London for 80 year anniversary

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Stella

Wouldn’t it be great if we could have a celebration like this one every year? The Brits really know how to put on a show.

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History of May Day – pagan Spring rituals and Communist Workers Unite!

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Stella

May 1 is a very popular day! When I hear the words “May Day”, I think of May poles, flowers and little girls in white dresses with crowns of flowers on their heads. Someone else I know says it reminds … Continue reading →

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WATCH LIVE: Trump, first lady host White House Easter Egg Roll

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Stella
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Easter Recipe Post

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Stella

Okay, all of you readers with “stellar” talents, now is the time to share your favorite recipes – especially those you would make for Easter celebrations, but any others that you would like to share. So, whether or not you … Continue reading →

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Pot of gold . . .

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Stella
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Stella

For all of my Irish, part Irish, wish-you-were Irish, and temporarily Irish friends, I lift a glass to your health and happiness! An old Irish/Celtic folk song Of all the money, e’er I had, I spent it in good company, … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi Day!

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Stella

Reference.com The history of pi dates back to the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians. Babylonians estimated pi as 3.125, and the Egyptians approximated pi to be 3.1605. However, it was the Greek mathematician Archimedes that calculated pi to be between 223/71 … Continue reading →

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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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