Whether you call them Grampy or Lolo, Abuela or Meemaw, grandparents occupy very special places in our lives, and in our hearts. So it's only fitting that we have a special day to celebrate them. Grandparents Day happens every September, and it's a great ...

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When Is Palm Sunday, and Why Do We Celebrate It? What Is Good Friday, and Why Do We Celebrate It? What is Labor Day, exactly? Here's how it started, when it's celebrated and what it means to us today. For many, Labor Day is a three-day weekend that helps ...

Fathers are pretty great. They're there when you need a shoulder to cry on, to help with math homework and to crack you up with their stupid-but-still-funny dad jokes. That's why we celebrate fathers of every kind on the third Sunday in June. After all ...

For more than a century, people around the world have marked International Women's Day on 8 March. But what is the day for, and why does it matter? International Women's Day (IWD) grew out of the labour movement. The seeds were planted in 1908, when 15,000 ...

The holiday marks the unofficial start of summer and honors those who have died in the nation’s wars. Here’s how it all began. By Livia Albeck-Ripka Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for travel in the United States and the unofficial start of ...

It doesn't take much to show your support for International Women's Day: just post a selfie making the heart gesture. But to support women year-round, this year's International Women's Day campaign theme of #InspireInclusion "calls for action to break down ...

Since 1879, the U.S. has honored its commanders-in-chiefs with a day first dedicated to President Washington's birthday. So what's open and closed?