holidays

Holy days, festive days, and every other celebration.

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Dia del Gnocchi in Argentina

Feb. 27, 2023 | Comments

Let's look at a special day that would have been celebrated by the characters of Estancia Aldea Norteña on February 29, 2008: Dia del Gnocchi.
Argentina Map and Flagholidays

An Argentine Calendar

Jan. 16, 2023 | Comments

Annual commemorations frame the seasons, remind us of the past, and create new memories in the present, which is just as true in fiction as it is in reality.
Northanger Abbeywritingholidayshistory

Thanksgiving and Catterntide

Nov. 21, 2022 | Comments

It's almost time for Thanksgiving. This week also marks a holiday I only learned about by looking for seasonal ideas for a Trifles Light as Air installment: Saint Catherine's Day.
theologyJane Austenholidaystheology

All Saints' Day by the Book of Common Prayer

Nov. 01, 2021 | Comments

I decided to shake things up today by sharing a primary resource: the All Saints' Day service from the Book of Common Prayer.
"Simeon and Anna Recognize the Lord in Jesus" by Rembrandtholidaystheology

Musings on Candlemas

Feb. 02, 2015 | Comments

Today's Groundhog Day in the United States, but it's also an older and far more resonant holiday celebrated throughout the world: Candlemas.
Celtic three leaved shamrock from openclipart.orgholidaystheology

St. Patrick's Day and Lent

Mar. 15, 2014 | Comments

Lent is a period of fasting, prayer, and preparation. St. Patrick's day has become a day of excess, pride, and celebration. At first glance the two holidays appear mutually exclusive.