Category Archives: Holidays

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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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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