Spreading the Light on Hanukkah
Put on your yarmulke, it’s time for – wait, what exactly is Hanukkah about? Or is it Chanukah? Some have argued that there are…
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European Christmas Markets: Strasbourg, France
According to the official Strasbourg Christmas market website: “It was in Strasbourg in 1570 that the very first edition of the oldest Christmas market in…
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Original Mother’s Day Proclamation – By Julia Ward Howe
Written in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe, the following proclamation explains, in her own impassioned words, the goals of the original “Mother’s Peace Day”…
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They Tried to Kill Us. We Won. Let’s Eat! A Passover Framework
Ask a Jew to explain Passover, and they might respond with a humorous sentiment that may very well summarize most Jewish holidays: “They tried…
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Paris Celebrates New Year 2017
More than 500,000 people attended the celebration on the 31st of December, 2016 at the Champs-Élysées, Paris. Many people in France start New Year’s…
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European Christmas Market: Strasbourg, France – The Original from 1570!
According to the official Strasbourg Christmas market website, “It was in Strasbourg in 1570 that the very first edition of the oldest Christmas market…
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European Christmas Market: Zurich, Switzerland!
Where can you see a huge, three story Christmas tree covered in Swarovski Crystal ornaments? Zurich, Switzerland, of course! The tree stands each year…
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Christmas London Style: Minced Pies and Sparkling Sake
Chestnuts roasting on street corners from Hackney to Harrods, buskers singing carols in exchange for pound coins, ’tis December in London. The city is…
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I Smell Christmas – A Poem by Sylvia Syms
Photo by: Jacqueline Pine scented candles line the mantles. The smells of cinnamon and allspice wafting from the apple and sweet potato pies and…
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Pine Mountain Club, CA: Christmas in the Village
Pine Mountain Club, the self-described “nearby-faraway place”, is a quaint mountain village about an hour-and-a-half north of Los Angeles, CA. A small town of roughly…
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From Thankfulness to Thoughtfulness: Thanksgiving and the Four Freedoms
Culture Honey offers our most heartfelt wishes and prayers for a meaningful and peaceful Thanksgiving celebration to all of our American readers! We are thankful…
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Rise of the Jack O’ Lanterns: Fun for the Whole Family!
Interested in beginning a new family tradition around Halloween time? How about checking out Rise of the Jack O’ Lanterns? Taking place in New York,…
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