In Great Britain, at least, the festival is making a comeback.
And thanks, Mike the Heathen, for the link.
If you’re looking to join a religion that has a lot of holidays, Hinduism and Catholicism are tied, according to Brian Palmer at Slate.
Here are some ideas.
And here are more.
Passover starts Friday evening, and lasts until the next Friday.
And I made a vow that every time I heard this song from then on, I would leave the room to compose myself.
And a happy one to you, as well.
Don’t bother. You can regale me for free – though if you show up at my house with a note for my pillow, I will throw water on you because that would be weird.
And don’t paint my lawn, either. That would be really weird.
It’s the Year of the Dragon! Go out and live your life accordingly.
Was it weird to you that many people were off Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, since neither is a holiday?
An astronomer and an economist suggest we lose the floating holidays and leap years and stick to something more permanent. You can get a glimpse of their calendar here. (Their [...]
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