What is the meaning of wearing ashes and where do they come from? The ashes used on Ash Wednesday typically come from the burning of palm branches from the previous year'sPalm Sundaycelebrations. After Palm Sunday, the palm branches are collected, dried, and burned to create the ashes used...
Last night the men delivered a round of mostly lackluster performances, but as you know, girls just want to have fun (and singAdele, probably), so I had high hopes for tonight.Ryan Seacrestkicks things off doing a little cheer becauseScotty McCreeryis contractually obligated to return to th...
CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world will soon bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that typically include family visits, gatherings and new clothes. This year, Eid will...
Season 10 is here! Join Nick and Amanda as they cheers to a new sponsor of the podcast and talk about the new batch of queens! Amanda shares some post-Palm Sunday anxiety, and Nick gives us a sneak peek into his first episode of “The No Good, Very Bad Gay” Podcast. The hosts la...
While some Thanksgivings stretch back to the times of lace collars and oil lamps, others are as young as a millennial. Grenada, an island country in the eastern Caribbean Sea, only first started celebrating Thanksgivingin 1983. When the U.S. military restored order in the country after thei...
This all-ages, free event is dedicated to celebrating joy, community, and togetherness with a theme that encourages everyone to “THINK BIG AND DREAM OUT OF THIS WORLD.” This year’s event promises to be the happiest day of the year, featuring an array of activities designed to entertain ...
It’s another summer weekend in Cape Town, with swimming, fishing, Christmas shopping, celebrating and more. Make your plans today.
Kata Beach is a family-friendly nature area where visitors can go swimming in its warm ocean water and then gaze upon the palm trees and rock formations that stand prominently in the background. Boasting vibrant blue ocean water, Kata Beach is a place where tourists flock to during the ...
Politicians wring their hands about our ageing populations but we should be celebrating the richness that this will add to our world – and the connections across time that will help illuminate all of our histories. Youth, like oil, is a shrinking natural resource. Not just for individual ...
The Barcelona-Sitges International Vintage Car Rally is an annual event celebrating classic and historic automobiles. Participants and spectators come together to admire pre-1928 vehicles, as well as models up to the 1960s, in a picturesque procession from Barcelona to the coastal town of Sitges. ...