Dyeing eggs with onion skins and other natural flowers, herbs, and vegetables is something I’ve wanted to do for many years. I finally set out to get it figured out to be able to include it in the Liturgical Year Subscription Boxes (subscriptions will open up again d...
The Christian season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 40 days before Easter (not counting Sundays).In 2025, Ash Wednesday is March 5.Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday to receive ashes on their foreheads in the sign of the cross. (Ashes are a symbol of penance in the...
"Communismis based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters.Democracyis based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual...
The Catholic church set Easter to coincide with the first Sunday after the full moon following the spring equinox. Mardi Gras is scheduled forty-seven days before Easter and can occur on any Tuesday from February 3rd through March 9th. Some upcoming dates are listed below. February 13, 2024 M...
. In the Catholic calendar, Carnival is the festival season that comes before Lent (the season of fasting that lasts for six weeks from Ash Wednesday until Easter). Knowing that no fun would be had for some time, medieval Europeans went buck wild for the week preceding the fasting season....
David Hasselhoffhas said that he enjoyed his shortlived stint onDancing With The Stars. The formerBaywatchactor became the first celebrity to exit the ABC competition last night after scoring 15 out of 30 points for his cha cha on Monday's season premiere. During an appearance onGood Morning...
Another Christian festival - particularly celebrated in the Catholic church - to mark the day when Mary, the mother of Christ, is thought to have died, and was then ‘assumed’ into heaven and reunited with her soul. November 1: All Saints’ Day (La Toussaint) ...
Pentecost Marks The Official End Of The Easter Season So if you’ve been doing any activities tokeep the whole 50 days of Easter going, awesome! But now it’s time to pack it up lol. The Liturgical Color Of Pentecost Is Red This is based on the original Pentecost and the Holy Spirit...
Leap years exist because a single year in the Gregorian calendar is slightly shorter than a solar, or tropical, year — the amount of time it takes for Earth to completely orbit the sun once. A calendar year is exactly 365 days long, but a solar year is roughly 365.24 days long, or ...
And in case you didn’t know, if you’re invited to an event at the far, far end of the Pier, or you want to stop for some food or beverages there (Middle Eastern, yogurt/icees, Chinese, etc.), you don’t have to walk all the way there and back. It’s a LONG walk. ...