Tag Archives: Christian festivals
HISTORIC CELEBRATION: ST. DAVID’S DAY
If you come across someone wearing a leek or a daffodil today, chances are the person is Welsh and celebrating the feast day of Wales’s patron saint, St. David. The daffodil is the national flower of Wales, and the wearing of leeks is said to commemorate a battle in which the Welsh wore leeks on […]
TRIVIA TRAIL: SANTA’S CHRISTMAS TRAVELS
Question: Does Santa Claus really go all over the world in just one night? Answer: No. In some European countries, December 25th is strictly a religious holiday, so the children there get their presents from St. Nicholas on December 6th (St. Nicholas Day), and those in Russia and other Orthodox countries have to wait until […]
Time Travelling With Kids 