So you want to throw a small Christmas party for your friends to celebrate the holiday season. Small is a relative term of course, depending on what you consider a small party. But typically, a small party means having guests of around six to ten people, including children. Organizing a
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Thanksgiving is one of the more important occasions of the year in many parts of the world. India, China, Canada, Croatia, and America are just some of the countries that prepare a feast of merriment during the last quarter of the year. Considerably, the biggest Thanksgiving celebration happens in t
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Frosty may be the most popular snowman all over the world but he’s not the biggest one ever made. Frosty would in fact cower in shame when placed right beside what is considered as the biggest snowman in the world. Angus: The Biggest Snowman Ever Made The biggest snowman ever made was kno
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Turkey is more than just a bird. It is the symbol for Thanksgiving Day. No Thanksgiving Day celebration is complete without turkey. Although there are different claims on how turkey became the symbol for Thanksgiving over time, it has become a tradition to serve turkey for Thanksgiving d
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Christmas may have been over but there will be plenty of other occasions where you may just be faced with the dilemma of choosing the perfect gift for your child, whether it’s for a birthday or for any other special event. You might find it helpful to know what some of the biggest-selling Christm
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If you're getting a new tree for Christmas, then you shouldn't settle for any tree you see in the stores. Sometimes buying the right tree can be a daunting experience given so many options and so many places to get them. Getting the right sized tree will be important. Here are a few tips reg
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Sinterklaas is also known as Saint Nicholas and is a popular Christmas figure in several European countries including The Netherlands, Switzerland, Romania and Croatia; and also in the European state of Belgium; among many others. He looks much like Santa Claus except that his red apparel is more
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Santa’s fleet of flying reindeer came into being in the 1823 classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” There were eight of them and in the poem, the list of reindeer started with Dasher, followed by Dancer; and then Prancer and Vixen were mentioned next. Comet, Cupid, Donder and
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It’s that time of year when Christmas trees will be put up, adorned with all sorts of ornaments to welcome the holiday season. If you’ve just moved in to a new house or you simply want to get a new tree, it is important that you get the right size otherwise, you will end up with a tree t
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A hanukkiya or more commonly spelled as hanukiah is a special candelabrum that is used during the Jewish Festival of Lights or Hanukkah. While menorah is the more common term used for this special candelabrum, hanukiah is actually the more appropriate term, technically speaking. Menorah is a
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