March 17th, 2008
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
In addition to our St. Patrick’s Day articles, the writers at b5 Media have been busy writing about the holiday where everyone is Irish at least for March 17. Here is just a sampling:
From “Career and Kids,” St. Patrick’s Day potluck recipes
From “Chocolate Bytes,” a recipe for Green Chocolate […]
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March 16th, 2008
Today is Palm Sunday. The Sunday preceding Easter marks the anniversary of Christ’s return to Jerusalem before the events leading up to the cruxifiction and resurrection. In most Christian countries the day is celebrated with the waving of palm fronds and re-enactments of Jesus, seated on a donkey, greeting the crowds. Below is one such […]
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March 15th, 2008
There’s been a lot of talk this week about whether St. Patrick’s Day should be celebrated on March 15 instead of March 17, since the holiday falls during Holy Week for Christians and Catholics around the world. Since there is no official word on the Vatican Web site (and no one mentioned it at […]
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March 15th, 2008
The ides was an ancient Roman calendar term, indictating the middle of the month. It corresponded with March, May, July, and October 15th and the 13th of all other months.
The term entered into common English usage via Williams Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar.” In the play, Caesar is warned by a soothsayer to not go out […]
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March 14th, 2008
March 14 is White Day in many Asian countries, including Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Celebrated a month after Valentine’s Day, it is a day when men repay the attention and generousity shown them by women on February 14 (traditionally a day when women give men presents) by giving chocolate and other gifts of affection.
White […]
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March 14th, 2008
Sherri Osborn, from About.com’s Family Craft site, knows a lot about leprechauns, those mythical, mischievous, little fellows associated with Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day. She explains how to catch a leprechaun and better yet, she offers instructions on how to build a leprechaun trap. Best of all, she shares photos of readers’ leprechaun traps.
Sherri […]
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