December always stuffs our celebratory stockings with extra holidays and runs our cider cups over with reasons to rejoice. As we make our merry way towards the magic of Christmas Eve and the countdown to New Year’s Eve, the twelfth month blesses us with very special gifts. Our Favorite Yuletide Rituals We pledge to start […]
December
Deck the halls, light the fires, and look up into December's winter sky. For every twinkling star we see, someone in the world is celebrating a special day, and that unites us all.
The Drop Of A Crystal Ball
It happens once a year. The entire world leaves the past behind to embrace the future. With united spirits, we all rejoice and share a magical moment at midnight. America is a young member of this global celebration, and while we have borrowed many of our New Year’s Eve traditions, we have our own […]
Bathroom Or Confessional Booth?
All clothing has been removed. Dentures, extra hair, eyewear – all gone. Your foot pauses in mid-step, eyeing the device with suspicion. Get on the Scales Day, celebrated annually on December 29, prompts babbling that sounds like a resolution but feels more like uttering a dozen Hail Mary-like recitations that commence a torturous penance. Some […]
Seven Candles, Seven Principles
It is fitting that the youngest child in the family lights the first candle. Born in 1966, amidst the Civil Rights Movement, Kwanzaa is a young holiday. With each passing year, that flame flickered brightly and grew stronger, it now shines in homes for seven days every December. Beginning the day after Christmas, a […]
Home For The Holidays
Are you heading out this year or staying home for the holidays? How many hugs are you looking forward to? If you are like us, you will count enough warm and wonderful greetings to outweigh weird, annoying and crazy Christmas encounters. Some years, they all come caroling through our front door. On other holidays, we […]
Christmas Eve Traditions
Everyone joins in the singing of carols, the sipping of eggnog and the wrapping of presents. We love hanging mistletoe over doorways and stockings on mantles. Holidays would be unimaginable without these merry rituals. The season would also be unbearable without the Christmas Eve traditions that lurk in the corners of our hearts. Nightmares, […]
Shivers Of Anticipation
The crisp air takes on a chilly snap as the leaves finally give up their hold on bare branches. Children stomp their feet waiting for the school bus while pets sneeze on their way back inside. The warmest mufflers come down from the top shelf, the heaviest coats tumble out of the closet, and extra […]
Into The Fryer They Go
They’re golden-brown, crispy, and greasy in the most delicious way. Love fried foods? Fritters Day, observed annually on December 2, is your day to celebrate. Don’t know what a fritter is? Chances are, you’ve sampled at least one. A fritter is simply a vegetable, meat or fruit encased in a deep-fried breading. Sweet fritters include […]
