Tag Archives: traditions
Easter Celebrations
Easter Celebrations Easter is the most significant event of the Christian calendar. It celebrates life, death and rebirth and is a time of hope, peace and forgiveness. Traditions include hot cross buns with a cross on top as the symbol of Christ, Easter eggs symbolizing new life, the Easter Bunny who delivers the eggs, and [...]
Valentine’s Day
Whether you believe this day originated from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up Christianity or that St. Valentine was a priest who was jailed by Emperor Claudius for defying him, February 14 became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. Some [...]
Leslie Tye-Parsons
