Moomba Festival Moomba means \"get together and have fun." And that's just what the people of Melbourne, Australia, do at the yearly Moomba Festival. The Moomba Festival gets its name from the...
A day for girls and dolls
Dolls' Festival March 3 Japan is a land of many beautiful festivals. The Japanese word for festival is matsuri. A favorite festival for girls is Hina Matsuri, held on March 3. Hina is the...
The mark of a Welshman
St. David's Day March 1 The fierce battle had raged for hours. Swords clashed as the men of Wales fought to protect their land from the Saxon invaders. But the Welsh were losing. A monk with the...
The month of Mars
March, the third month of the year, has thirty-one clays. On the Roman calendar, the year began with March. Romans named the month after Mars, their god of war, because springtime was when they...
March
Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841) first full-term black American senator Harry Belafonte \(1927\) American singer famous for West Indian songs Dr. Seuss (1904) American author and illustrator (real name...
The beginning of Lent
Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. It can be as early as February 4 or as late as March 10. The exact date depends on the date set for Easter Sunday (see page 142). Ash...
They’re off!
Pancake Day Many people in the United Kingdom eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, when Lent begins. The custom began long ago, when people could not eat butter and eggs...
Carnival time!
At the Mardi Gras in New Orleans, people grab for trinkets that are tossed from the parade floats. Mardi Gras The world's turned topsy-turvy! It's snowing bits of paper. Clowns are dancing with...
The changing birthday
Birthday of George Washington February 22 It's a good old American custom to enjoy cherry pie on Washington's birthday. But do you know why? The custom probably began because of a story told...
Let’s go to the Rondy!
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous Meet "Mr. Fur Face"! The title is azvarded each year in a beard-growing contest at the Rondy. Rondy is short for rendezvous---a place where people get together. It's...