by Joseph Esposito | Sep 20, 2024 | Holidays
What Is It? How Is It Typically Celebrated? Residents of the American Southwest have known about Dia de los Muertos, or the “Day of the Dead” for a long time. The annual celebration, though, is spreading its wings, coming to cities across the United States. What Is...
by Joseph Esposito | Mar 1, 2024 | Holidays
Facts and Myths about Ireland’s Patron Saint and Why We Honor His Death In just a couple weeks, we’ll all be wearing green, eating corned beef and cabbage, and downing pints of Guinness, as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Though it’s not known by most revelers, St....
by Joseph Esposito | Feb 2, 2024 | Holidays
It’s Mardi Gras—Time to Enjoy Some Great (and Naughty) Food! What do you think of when you hear the term “Mardi Gras”? Chances are good that you start salivating, remembering the delicious treats you enjoyed in years past on the eve of Ash Wednesday and Lent. There’s...
by Joseph Esposito | Jan 26, 2024 | Holidays
Who Was St. Valentine? How Did the Tradition of Valentine’s Day Begin? February 14 is just around the corner. If you have a sweetheart, or maybe just someone you fancy, it’s a time for cards, flowers, candy or all of the above. How did Valentine’s Day originate? Who...
by Joseph Esposito | Dec 30, 2023 | Holidays
Sing Auld Lang Syne at a NYC Rooftop Bar This Year This year, why not ring in the new year from the heights…a number of venues are offering a catbird’s view of the Big Apple, where you can have a once-in-a-lifetime view of the ball dropping in Times Square. Here are...
by Joseph Esposito | Nov 17, 2023 | Holidays
Kicking Off the Holiday Season Where will you be the day after Thanksgiving? Sitting at home, just coming out of a food coma from the prior day’s feast? If you’re like nearly 80 million Americans, you’ll be fighting traffic and crowds to head out for some of the...
