Guadalupe Day December 12 On December 12 each year, thousands of people gather at a hill in Mexico City. They come from all over Mexico. Many have walked long distances to reach the shrine of Our...
Europe’s Santa Claus
Feast of Saint Nicholas December 6 A long time ago, a bishop named Nicholas lived in what is now the country of Turkey. No one knows much about him. But there are stories that he often helped...
The “tenth” month
December is the twelfth month of the year. It has thirty-one days. In ancient Roman times, when the year began in March, December was the tenth month of the year. This month got its name from decern,...
December
Woody Allen (1935) American comedian, actor, and filmmaker Lee Trevino (1939) American professional golf champion Georges Seurat \(1859\) French artist who started a way of painting called...
The First-Called
> St. Andrew's Day > > November 30 On the last day of November, Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland and Greece, is honored in many parts of the world. Who was this man who is honored by so...
Thanksgiving Day
> by Lydia Maria Child > > Over the river and through the wood, > > To Grandfather's house we go, The horse knows the way > > To carry the sleigh > > Through the white and drifted snow. > > Over...
Harvest holiday
Thanksgiving Day Every Thanksgiving Day, there's a huge parade in New York City. It is put on by a big department store. The parade is famous for giant balloons of favorite comic and storybook...
Seven-five-three
Japanese children and their mothers dress in their finest clothes when they go to a shrine to celebrate Shichi-Go-San. +--------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ |...
Lest we forget
Armistice Day Remembrance Day Veterans Day November 11 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing,...
A day to vote
For months, people have heard speeches on TV, seen signs and posters, and read the newspapers. Now, all across the United States, they are going to polling places to vote. It's Election Day. ...