Play more worry less
Fathers Day began in America in the early 20th century in the United States. Father’s day was founded by Sonora Dodd, the daughter of American civil war veteran William Jackson Smart. She didn’t have a mother so her dad looked after her and her five brothers and sisters on his own. While hearing about the…
Read more
Political and social movements have long relied on symbols and icons to visualize and communicate their goals and the global LGBTQIA+ liberation movement is no different. The six-stripe rainbow flag is currently the most commonly seen iteration worldwide but throughout time it has been amended to adapt to different perspectives. American artist Gilbert Baker in 1978, along with 30…
Read more
Father’s Day is celebrated on third Sunday in June. Although the practice of honoring fathers on the third Sunday in June began in the USA there is now Father’s Day in more than 40 countries around the world. However some countries use march 19 to celebrate father’s day as that is also the feast day…
Read more
June is celebrated as Pride Month as a nod to an event that happened on June 28 1969 at a bar called Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York. The bar became the site of a clash between patrons and the police. Police raided the Stonewall Inn, claiming the property had violated liquor laws and…
Read more
Here are some top strange facts about Father’s Day: The necktie is the most popular of all Father’s Day gifts while hammers wrenches screwdrivers and golf clubs make up the other popular items Father’s Day is the fifth-largest card sending occasion in America with almost 100 million Father’s Day card set annually that. One-third of…
Read more
Here are a few fun facts about Mother’s Day: there was a stamp created to commemorate Mother’s Day in 1934 Mother’s Day is the biggest day of the year for restaurants. Nearly one third of the population eats out. There are easily over a hundred million phone calls made just on Mother’s Day every single…
Read more
Mother’s Day is being celebrated in over 70 nations all around the globe. It is used to celebrate all of this special women in all of our lives. Even though there are many countries that celebrate Mother’s Day many other countries celebrate their own Mother’s Day at different times throughout the year. For example the…
Read more
Mothers day is most commonly celebrated on the second Sunday of May. The ancient Greeks were among the first to pay tribute to mom through their Spring Festival that honored Rhea the mother of all Greek gods. The modern Mother’s Day is linked back to the early Christian festival known as Mothering Sunday. During the…
Read more
Here are some interesting and wacky facts about Cinco de mayo: the official Mexican dish of Cinco de mayo is called Mole Poblano. did you know that Mole is made of chocolate and spices. the day of the dead is a much bigger deal in Mexico than Cinco de mayo Mexico is the largest Spanish-speaking…
Read more
Cinco de Mayo is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, mostly celebrating in the city of Pueblo, Mexico where the battle took place. Most of the country considers Mexican Independence Day celebrated on September 16th to be a more important day to express their patriotism but in the USA Cinco de Mayo has become a…
Read more
Recent Comments