by holidayconnections · Published 11/12/2021 · Last modified 11/05/2023
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving ? Sarah Josepha Hale, of Massachusetts, and editor of the popular magazine Godey’s Lady’s Book, campaigned for a national Thanksgiving Day to promote unity, and on October 3, 1863, during...
by holidayconnections · Published 11/11/2021 · Last modified 11/05/2023
mitákuye oyás’iŋ, which translates literally as “all my relatives.” This Lakota phrase reflects the belief that we, as human beings, are related to everything and everyone—from huge cottonwood trees to the cool wind, and from...