St. Valentine’s Day is the result of the unlikely combination of a Pagan celebration and a Saint of the Catholic Church. In Pagan history, February 14th and 15th was the celebration of Lupercalia, a festival held honoring Juno, Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. Juno was the Goddess of Women and Marriage. During the […]
History of the Tournament of Roses
Just as the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade always lets us know Christmas is just around the corner, the January 1st Tournament of Roses Parade is an annual tradition to help us usher in the new year.
The original Tournament of Roses was started in 1890 by the Pasadena Valley Hunt […]
The First Thanksgiving:
September 6, 1620 the Pilgrims set sail for the New World on a ship called the Mayflower.
December 11, 1620 the Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth.
March 22, 1621 the Pilgrims signed a peace treaty with Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoag tribe.
Late Autumn, 1621 the Pilgrims invite Massoit and the Wampanoag to a 3 day festival […]
Flowers are a beautiful way to show sympathy to a friend or family member for the passing of a loved one as well as saying those hard, final good byes. Flowers can say more than words at times when the right words for expressing the heart’s true feelings are lost, or just too difficult. Because […]
St. Patrick spent over 30 years converting the people of Ireland to Christianity. People celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th to commemorate his death on that day in 461 AD. What originally began as a religious feast celebrated in Ireland has become a secular holiday celebrating everything Irish in many countries around the world.
People […]