Colorful Spanish fiestas and festivals are as unique and diverse as the nation and her peoples. While most of the Spanish fiestas and festivals are celebrated nationally, there are many that are observed regionally, a direct result of the varied regional histories of this historic country. It seems that if there is one thing that…
Express gratitude on thanksgiving
Everyone worldwide knows that Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated primarily in Canada and the United States. This day is not the same in both the country, hence the Canadian thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving are different from one another. Many retailers announce sales during this day for their customers as a token of gratitude. Some of…
Labor Day and Beyond
Driving in September on Florida’s roads and highways presents some special challenges for motor vehicle operators who happen to be Floridians. This Labor Day weekend, AAA estimates that 1.6 million drivers hit Florida’s network of roads and highways. With more than twice the congestion of non-holiday September traffic flow established, such a volume presented some…
RACE Today- Can We Really Talk About It?
Race, race – everything’s ‘bout race? This should be lyrics to some new song. Everywhere we turn some media personality in America is reporting on race, interviewing authorities about race, and labeling, categorizing, and detailing the trials and tribulations of race and race relations in American today. Yet, outside the media, is anyone even talking…
Why We Give Presents At Christmas
Every year on December 25th we celebrate the tradition of giving gifts to our friends, family and loved ones whilst very few of us understand the reasoning behind doing so. There is a lot of history that people rightly and wrongly associate with the giving of gifts at Christmas, which in many ways is a…
Heartbroken Poem To Help You Heal
If you’ve ever been through a sad break-up with someone you’ve love, you may have written a heartbroken poem. You may have even written such a poem for things like the loss of a pet or a family member, sadness at moving away from your friends, or any number of sad life events. But it…
The Nafaqah in Islam
In Islamic Shari’a, nafaqa is defined as an obligation of material support for the wife and children. This is a gendered entity in Islamic marriage, as long as the marriage has been consummated. When the marriage is consummated, the husband becomes responsible for providing his wife and children born of the marriage with food, clothing,…
Comparing Overseas Chinese and Indians
Ask the average Chinese what they think of the mainland Chinese who have been educated or worked overseas and the typical response will be the politically incorrect term describing the said individual as a “banana” – meaning yellow on the outside, white on the inside. Ask the average Indian, the same question and instead they’ll…
Ethiopian History
Ethiopia has seen human habitation for longer than almost anywhere else in the world, possibly being the location where humans evolved. Evidence of Naqadan contacts include obsidian from Ethiopia. The first records of Ethiopia proper come from Egyptian traders from about 3000 BC, who refer to lands south of Nubia or Cush as Punt and…
Amish Country Stores of Northern Indiana Offer a Unique View on Life
A lot of citizens do not know a lot about the Amish, and are slightly ignorant when it comes to learning something new about a culture that is different from their own. If you were to take a trip throughout Northwest Indiana though, you would observe that the Amish communities are a regular part of…