The Man Behind Santa Claus
December 6, 2009 by Kathleen J Kaminski
Filed under Culture, Culture by Country, Customs and Traditions, Featured, International, Religion
Before there was a Santa Claus, there was a Saint Nicholas. Nicholas is a Christian saint known for his generosity. Born in the village of…
World Holiday Photo Share and Contest
December 2, 2009 by Kathleen J Kaminski
Filed under Culture, Customs and Traditions, Featured
It’s that time of year. Soon villages, towns, and cities all over the world will be decorating for the holiday season. SpartanOpinion.com and CultureProjectEarth.org, as part of their global culture initiative, want to share photos of holiday decorations worldwide and we need your help.
The 1st Thanksgiving Day In America
November 25, 2009 by Elias Hawke
Filed under Culture, Culture by Country, Customs and Traditions, Featured, United States of America
Once, in the dim beginnings, primitive tribesmen crudely returned praise and tribute to their deities for the bounties of nature. It was their Thanksgiving. No one knows where the custom was born, but ever since man has tilled the soil, the autumn of the year has been the most appropriate season of the year for giving thanks. Before history began, the harvest was the climax of the yearly cycle, the time of joy and plenty, just as it is for the vast majority of humans in the present day… Read More at CultureProject:Earth
