Holidays

A city in Arkansas has drawn thousands of spectators and celebrities to its St. Patrick’s Day parade for more than two decades for an unusual reason. The resort town of Hot Springs will hold its annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade, with 40 floats on a 98-foot route downtown. The parade will feature actress Valerie Bertinelli and rap icon...

Ever wonder why people eat corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day? Learn all about the Irish holiday.

Mary O’Halloran turned her family’s Irish soda bread recipe into a viral sensation.

Not matter how you slice it, March 14 has something for everyone. The national holiday has been celebrated for decades now, since the late 1980s, thanks to a San Francisco physicist. Larry Shaw, also known as the “Prince of Pi,” is said to have originated the March 14 celebration when staff at the San Francisco Exploratorium marched in circles around…

Chicago’s famous green river for St. Patrick’s Day started with a simple idea in the 1960s, formulated by the head of the Plumbers’ Union Local 130.  “Stephen M. Bailey had the idea when one of his plumbers came in to see him and on his overalls there was a green stain,” explained Jim Coyne, the business manager for the union...

After providing memories over the holiday season, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will leave a lasting legacy for one family for years to come.

Does Rhode Island really have the shortest Saint Patrick’s Day parade in the world? Organizers in Little Compton say so, but another community in Arkansas says they are the rightful owners of the title. WJAR’s Mike Cerullo broke out the measuring wheel to find out.

One of the top questions searched for online on any holiday is whether or not there is mail delivery. If you’re looking for mail delivery or to use a post office on Monday for Presidents Day, you’ll have to wait one more. The U.S. Postal Service operates a holiday schedule for Presidents Day since it’s a federal holiday. There...

Ready for a long weekend? Presidents Day is right around the corner, the day the nation pauses to celebrate the legacy of two historic presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. It is a federal holiday, meaning a number of services are closed for the day. What’s open on Presidents Day? Essential services like mass transportation and airports remain open....

Here’s a look at how Presidents Day has evolved from reverence for George Washington to retail shopping sales and time off across the country.

Valentine’s Day is a holiday for people worldwide to share their love and affection. But did you ever wonder how the holiday that celebrates love, affection and friendship came to be? Although the origins of the holiday are slightly unclear, it may date back to the Roman festival known as Lupercalia, according to Britannica.com, which was a festival celebrating...

Ready for a long weekend? Presidents Day is right around the corner, the day the nation pauses to celebrate the legacy of two historic presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. It is a federal holiday, meaning a number of services are closed for the day. What’s open on Presidents Day? Essential services like mass transportation and airports remain open....

Presidents’ Day is right around the corner in the United States, the day the nation pauses to celebrate the legacy of two historic presidents, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. There’s a lot of history behind the holiday, which has become popular for holiday sales among retailers. Contrary to popular belief, Presidents’ Day is not the actual official name of...

Presidents’ Day, recognized federally as Washington’s Birthday, began as a day to celebrate George Washington, according to the National Archives.

Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates will issue the woodchuck’s weather verdict as the sun rises. They will tell the world on Sunday morning whether Phil is predicting wintry conditions for the next six weeks or the relief of an early spring.

The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.

Asian American communities around the U.S. and around the world are ringing in the Year of the Snake Wednesday, including in New York City. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, is a celebration of the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year on the lunisolar calendar, according to...

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

This year, the East Asian holiday begins January 29.

On Jan. 29, Asian American communities around the U.S. will ring in the Year of the Snake with community carnivals, family gatherings, parades, traditional food, fireworks and other festivities. In many Asian countries, it is a festival that is celebrated for several days. In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly and joyfully celebrated. In the Chinese zodiac,...