Holidays and Birthdays

The Day of Atonement

> Yom Kippur In the Hebrew language, Yom Kippur uhr or KIH poor) means \”Day of Atonement.” Atonement means to make up for something bad you have done. For Jewish people, Yom Kippur is a day when…

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Holidays and Birthdays

Fly a fish!

Children’s Day and Boys’ Day May 5 May 5 is a double holiday in Japan. It is Children’s Day, which has been a national holiday since 1948. It is also Boys’ Day, a festival that is hundreds of years…

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How Things Work

Eyes for machines

Sometimes only a few people get on and off the elevator. Sometimes lots of people get on and off. But the elevator always seems to know how long to stop. The door doesn’t close until the last person…

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