Independence Day March 25 Today, Greece is a free country. But for hundreds of years, the Greeks suffered under the rule of Turkey. Then, on March 25, 1821, a group of Greek leaders met in a...
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St. Joseph's Day March 19 March 19 is a holiday in Italy. It's a day that honors Saint Joseph. He was the carpenter from Nazareth who was chosen to be the husband of the Virgin Mary. In villages...
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...
When does a year begin?
For most people, the first day of the year is January 1. But this was not always so. The ancient Greeks started their year on the first day of winter---December 21 or 22. The Romans began their year...
Every day’s a holiday
Every day of the year there is a holiday somewhere. Often, there are many different holidays on the same day. If you wanted to, you could celebrate all year long. Here, for example, are a few of the...
Dogs
by Marchette Chute The dogs I know Have many shapes. For some are big and tall, And some are long, And some are thin, And some are fat and small. And some are little bits of fluff And have no shape...
Bed in Summer
> by Robert Louis Stevenson > by Marchette Chute In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candlelight. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed...