July 20 is always Moon Day. This day occurs every year. It commemorates the first day that man ever walked on Earth’s moon. President John F. Kennedy promised to put a man on the moon by the end of the 1960s. He did that when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the ...
May 1st May Day The first day of May is associated with a time of welcoming spring. Try these Family Fun Activities to Welcome Spring throughout the month of May. Maypole Day May 1st is also called Maypole Day. Dancing around the Maypole is a custom that dates back to the ancient Romans. The Romans ...
Spring Holidays: Looking Beyond the Ordinary What holidays come in spring and early summer? If you’re like all other Americans, the ones that will come to mind most quickly are Easter, Passover, and Memorial Day. These are all great holidays, but they’ve been terribly overdone. Everybody knows about coloring eggs and getting candy from the ...
May 5th is Children’s Day in Japan. The festival is centuries old and began as Boys’ Day. In 1948 the government declared May 5th as Children’s Day honoring both boys and girls. Mothers are also honored on this festival day. Following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, many students are more aware of and ...
