Friday, September 10, 2010

The Man Behind Santa Claus

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

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

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