Labor Day
Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894. Labor Day…
August is Dance Month
August is Dance Month By Dave Skinner, [email protected], Le Jardin Ombragé, Tallahassee, www.gingersrus.comDo you like Latin dancing? If so, this is your month. Several of the largest dance festivals in the world take place in August. You don’t even have…
Festival of San Ignacio de Moxos
Festival of San Ignacio de Moxos By Dave Skinner, [email protected], Le Jardin Ombragé, Tallahassee, www.gingersrus.com Every July in the remote village of San Ignacio de Moxos in Bolivia is held one of the largest and most ancient festivals in the…
Memorial Day
Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May, honors men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became…
WE ARE WAYUU
The indigenous ethnos Wayuu is called Nation Wayuu because this is the most extensive ethnos in the Colombian territory
BUILDERS HONORED CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF GOOD ROADS
HIGHWAY ENTHUSIASTS COMING (TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, FLORIDA) OR BUILDERS HONORED CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF GOOD ROADS By Charlotte Kahl The paved east/west transcontinental highway named the “Old Spanish Trail” was so important for the truck and auto traffic that would…
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo—or the fifth of May—is a holiday commemorating the date of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867). A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States…