Cinco de Mayo
byI live in California, and coincidentally, this was where the first Cinco de Mayo celebrations were held in the 1860s. Just in case you…
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An Edwardian Mardi Gras
byThough the common perception of Mardi Gras links it with New Orleans, the tradition began in Mobile, Alabama in 1703, as that city was…
Hallowe’en In the Gilded Age
byDespite its roots in European paganism, Halloween is a thoroughly American holiday. During the Gilded Age, Americans took Halloween quite seriously, even going so…