Category Archives: Holidays

Halloween (All Hallows Evening or Beggars Night) - the night before All Saints' Day. They say Halloween is at least two thousand years old. This controversial holiday has its origins in Celtic culture. The Celts had clearly marked the "beginning of the seasons." There were four of them. Samhain marked the arrival of winter and…

International Animation Daн, which is celebrated annually on October 28, was initiated by the French branch of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA) in 2002 to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the public presentation of the first animation technology. On this significant day - October 28, 1892 - in Paris, the artist and inventor Emile…

Every year on the third Saturday in October, the United States celebrates Sweets Day. This tradition began in Cleveland in 1921, when Herbert Birch Kingston, a philanthropist and confectionery worker, decided to help disadvantaged orphans, the poor, and all those in hard times. Kingston gathered a small group of residents of the city, and with…

October becomes the month of World Porridge Day every year. A traditional dish of Russian cuisine, like the cuisines of many nations of the world, has continued to be popular for over a thousand years. This is what caused the appearance of this wonderful holiday. October united all lovers of porridge - a traditional dish…