by Alana Jolley | Dec 3, 2025 | Culture, Culture in the News, Culture, Food, Nutrition
Christmas Fruitcake In ancient Rome, the fruitcake was made as a gift to the gods during the celebration of Saturnalia, honoring the god Saturn. It involved feasting, gift-giving, and role reversals between masters and slaves. It was held in...
by Alana Jolley | Nov 5, 2025 | Culture, Culture in the News, Culture, Food, Nutrition, Rituals
Celebrations of Thanksgiving: Ritual or Tradition? Celebrations of Thanksgiving: Ritual or Tradition? Thanksgiving in the United States, is it ritual or tradition? It is definitely both! Why do human beings decide on certain dates or times to do certain things?...
by Alana Jolley | May 6, 2025 | Culture, Culture in the News
May 21st is the day designated as World Day for Cultural Diversity. What does that mean? It does not mean checking out people to see if they are Black, Brown, White, or otherwise, and shaking hands. It is a day to explore...
by Alana Jolley | Apr 9, 2025 | Culture, Culture in the News
On April 15, 2019, the Whirlpool Corporation established National Laundry Day to celebrate the 109thanniversary of their washing machine patent. It is observed annually. Though I raised seven children and have done thousands of loads of laundry,...
by Alana Jolley | Feb 28, 2025 | Culture, Culture in the News
Kyiv and Moscow A Tale of Two Cities, one of Charles Dickens’s best-selling novels, was first published in 1859. The two cities in the story were Paris and London, which were at odds during the French Revolution (1789-1799). London was posed...
by Alana Jolley | Jan 24, 2025 | Culture, Culture in the News, Indigenous Peoples
“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”Ralph Waldo Emerson With wildfires raging near where I live in California, those in charge are trying to understand what is happening and...
