On Election Day, November 5, 1872, presidential candidate Victoria Woodhull couldn’t even vote for herself. She was occupied elsewhere, in any case, having been locked up in a New …
Get doused in fire sparks during Omizutori for a year’s good health A ceremony for inviting an abundant year and keeping away disaster, Omizutori has been held at Todaiji for over …
Fasnacht or the “Three Most Beautiful Days” is a mixture of joie de vivre and melancholy, disguises, death and century old traditions. The festival of Fasnacht in Basel, Switzerland begins …
You Keep Using That Word, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means On National Grammar Day, here are some weird English word connections and origins …
If Your Pets Had Thumbs Day makes us think: “What would it be like?” For some pet people, it would be a dream come true. They could share more …
Would you have been a more productive adult if these Dr. Seuss “movies” were part of your childhood library? Maybe not……Happy Read Across America Day and happy Dr. Seuss birthday. …
Read Across America Day is happening across the country on Dr. Seuss’s Day of all Days. What’s that, you say? His Birthday. A good day to think and wonder, …
In 1972, sisters Ellen Stanley and Mary Lynne Rave decided that the pig deserved its own day in the mud : National Pig Day. National Pig Day is held …
The Carnival of Acireale is an ancient festival that allowed poor people to forget their troubles and poke fun at the most powerful authorities of the city. The Carnival …
It’s always Polar Bear Day here. Polar bears are everywhere around this tiny Alaskan village, napping on sand spits, playing in the shallows, padding down the beach with cubs …
In one of the first versions of Red Riding Hood, Granny is not only eaten by the wolf, he also puts her meat in the cupboard and a bottle …
A long long time ago may be longer than you think The Brothers Grimm were wright right The Brothers Grimm themselves believed many of the fairy tales they popularized, …
