by Taylor Nicioli When Gloria Chavez was planning on going home for the holidays for the first time since moving out as an 18-year-old, she found herself anxious at the thought of sitting in her childhood home’s living room, surrounded by family members she hadn’t seen in a while. Once there, Chavez, who was 20Continue reading “Why you ‘regress’ when you go home for the holidays — and how to avoid it”
Category Archives: Traditions
History of Veterans Day
World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nationsContinue reading “History of Veterans Day”
What is the Day of the Dead?
Day of the Dead This lively Mexican celebration helps families honor their ancestors. Skeletons are scary, right? Not if you’re celebrating Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. REMEMBERING RELATIVES Day of the Dead combines the ancient Aztec custom of celebrating ancestors with All Souls’ Day, a holiday that Spanish invaders brought to Mexico startingContinue reading “What is the Day of the Dead?”
History Lesson Tuesdays: Why Do We Celebrate Halloween? The Dark Origins of the Holiday.
Your favorite spooky traditions had to start somewhere by Caroline Picard and Lizz Schumer If you think Halloween is a uniquely American tradition, grab a mini Snickers and settle in, because you’ve got some learning to do. Dressing up in a creative costume, traipsing around in the gathering dusk to collect the best candy or throwing a monster bashContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Why Do We Celebrate Halloween? The Dark Origins of the Holiday.”
Bosses want people back in the office, but employees are finding a workaround—it’s called ‘coffee badging’
by Jennifer Liu Yannique Ivey may be going back to the office, but she’s open about the fact that you won’t catch her first thing in the morning. Wait too long in the day and you’ll miss her, too. Ivey, 27, works for a tech consulting firm in Atlanta and says she drives into theContinue reading “Bosses want people back in the office, but employees are finding a workaround—it’s called ‘coffee badging’”
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