by Ned S. Levi | Dec 30, 2013
In the United States, there’s a long tradition of shooting fireworks to welcome the new year. US new years’ parades and shooting off fireworks come from traditions from the mid-17th century, blending European and African heritages. Traditional new...
by Charlie Leocha | May 5, 2009
Cinco de Mayo is mistakenly considered Mexico’s Independence Day. May 5th is not even a holiday in Mexico. It commemorates the anniversary of the victory of Mexican forces over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The partying is far more...
by Charlie Leocha | Apr 27, 2008
In Winchester, Virginia next week wear your pink and green. The city puts on one of America’s three biggest parades, a giant crafts fair and a good old county carnival. Pink and green are the colors of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Pink is for the blossoms...
