Snow or not, the Winter Solstice is happening right here, right now! Yep, today marks the very first winter and whether or not it snows should have little effect on our plans to party down. For millennia folks all over the world have celebrated the shortest day of the year by holding festivals, religious ceremonies, [...]
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Celebrate This: National Cocoa Day
When the heat bill burns a hole in your wallet, opt for a cheaper, tastier alternative: a piping hot cup 'o cocoa. Nothing quite warms you up and settles the nerves like hot cocoa, and believe you me, 'tis the season for anxiety. Before you embark on a days worth of shopping, wrapping, baking or [...]
Celebrate This: Antartica Day
I'm not too sure about the rest of the country, but it's been unnaturally inclimate for this time of year. As I swelter in the solitary confinement of my cubicle I can't help but think of what it must be like to live in Antartica, where penguins outnumber people and ice and snow are the [...]
