The first inhabitants of this vast continent are the aborigines, coming to the land some 40,000 to 50,000 years ago, and the scholars thought they may have crossed the land bridges from Southeast Asia. These people were mostly hunter-gatherers with a complex oral tradition and spiritual beliefs. The Aborigines were able to use and sustain…
How To Write Funny Valentines Poems
When you write a poem for Valentines, you will be satisfied when your loved ones receive it well. However, to ensure that you please your recipients, you will need to go a step further. This is to ensure that you outdo yourself and the people you love will have a better reception. When you go…
Daylight Savings
Anybody else sleep right through the shift to Daylight Savings Time this year? Anybody else find out they were supposed to have “sprung forward” only after showing up an hour late for Sunday brunch? (Sorry Grandma!) If it seems like Daylight Savings Time came earlier this year than normal, that’s because it did. In 2007,…
Inauguration in March?
This March marks the 76th anniversary of one of the most important turning points in American history. On March 4, 1933, new President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed to the world that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” The president’s words helped to buoy the public’s confidence in an economy that had…
Learn All About Santa And The Reindeer
Maybe it’s the undeniable alliterative appeal of Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer that makes him the most known or popular of all Santa’s nine flying reindeers. It certainly doesn’t seem as easy to come up with a similar catchy description for the others – Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen – as named…
Where Did Christmas Traditions Come From
Christians celebrate Christmas to observe the birth of Jesus Christ, which is an event and not a tradition. But many other activities related to celebrating the Christmas season evolved from certain traditions, many of which are from other countries, particularly from peoples in Europe. Among common items used in Christmas decorations are the holly and…
Celebrating Christmas In Central And South America
In Central and South American nations, which have a fairly large Christian population, the Nativity or Manger Scene is the main decoration in homes at Christmas time. In Mexico, a Christmas tree may also be set up in some homes along with the Nativity scene or Nacimiento. The Christmas tree is usually a small artificial…
How To Write Good Valentine poems
Valentines is a very special day and for this reason, you look for different ways in which you can make it more special. From your dressing to the places you go on that day, you choose to outdo yourself as you celebrate the love in the air. There are so many things that make the…
How To Write Valentine Cards Poems
Valentine cards poems are used to make the moment of love feel extra special. Poems of love that are from the heart will make anyone’s knees very weak with affection. For this reason, when you have a good opportunity to write a good love poem, it is probably wise to look for those words that…
Native American Pow Wow
Pow wow is a fascinating gathering of Native American Indians which may last from days to a week. Pow wow is an important cultural expression of the Native American heritage. The name pow wow derives from the Narragansett word powwaw, meaning shaman. It has since come to be used to describe any gathering of Native…