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Mother's Day Mother's Day without Mom: Remembering lost loved ones with new traditions

This Mother’s Day will be my third without my mom. She died just before Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2020, which mad...

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Mother's Day Mother’s Day traditions to start this year

There are infinite ways to celebrate your special lady on Mother’s Day: A self-care spa outing, dinner at her favorit...

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New Year's Why New Year’s is the Perfect Time to Update Your Address Book

You know those little lifestyle or organization tips that you hear about and you’re like, “That’s so simple—why didn’...

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New Year's Guilt-Free New Year's Resolutions

“New Year’s resolutions.” To some, those words are filled with pure possibility...an invitation to start anew, comple...

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Christmas A Christmas tribute: meaningful ways to weave memories of lost loved ones into new holiday traditions

For many of us, Christmas is the time of year when we miss our lost loved ones the most. Finding ways to memoriali...

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Thanksgiving The History of Thanksgiving and Alternative Ideas for Celebrating Gratitude

Many of us in the United States have celebrated Thanksgiving through the years without knowing its origins, perhaps h...

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Fall What Is Diwali?: Five days of celebrating peace and light

Diwali, also called Deepavali, is known as the Festival of Lights. Filled with joy and incredibly family-oriented, it...

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Summer What is Raksha Bandhan?

Sisters share a special bond with their brothers—one of love and care. And that’s what the South Asian holiday Raksha...

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Summer What is Eid al-Adha?: How Muslims Honor Devotion and Celebrate Community

As an observance of great sacrifice as well as an opportunity for strengthening the bonds of community, Eid al-Adha i...

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Father's Day 40+ Father’s Day activities that don’t involve BBQ

We all know how the stereotypical dad celebrates Father’s Day. But what if your dad isn’t stereotypical? What if he d...

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Christmas 25+ Things People Who Love Christmas Know

Does your heart skip a beat when you hear the first Christmas song on the radio? Does your Advent calendar start i...

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Anniversary Wedding anniversary traditions

Celebrating anniversaries has always been a popular custom. Early reasons to celebrate were linked ...