Holiday Archives - Blog Encounters https://blogencounters.com/category/holiday/ More Useful, Everyday! Fri, 29 Dec 2023 04:24:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blogencounters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/belogo-48x48.jpg Holiday Archives - Blog Encounters https://blogencounters.com/category/holiday/ 32 32 Golden Books As A Gift For Kids https://blogencounters.com/202312/golden-books-as-a-gift-for-kids/ https://blogencounters.com/202312/golden-books-as-a-gift-for-kids/#respond Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:45:19 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=6435 Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes

Golden Books As A Gift For Kids Little Golden Books Little Golden Books were first published in 1942 by Simon & Schuster in collaboration with Western Printing and Lithographing Company. These children’s books were characterized [Read More...]

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Movies To Watch At Easter Easter is a popular time for family movie nights. Popular Easter-themed movies include Hop, The Ten Commandments, and It’s the Easter Beagle Charlie Brown. The Movies Hop is an animated [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/202304/movies-to-watch-at-easter/feed/ 0 Easter History And Traditions https://blogencounters.com/202304/easter-history-and-traditions/ https://blogencounters.com/202304/easter-history-and-traditions/#respond Sun, 09 Apr 2023 01:00:01 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=5646 Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes

Easter History And Tradition Easter in 2023 will take place on Sunday, April 9th. The date of Easter changes each year because it is based on a lunisolar calendar, which takes into account both the [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/202304/easter-history-and-traditions/feed/ 0 Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day https://blogencounters.com/202303/celebrate-saint-patricks-day/ https://blogencounters.com/202303/celebrate-saint-patricks-day/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:29:01 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=5678 Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated on the 17th of March to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick. The holiday has been observed for centuries and is now celebrated around [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/202303/celebrate-saint-patricks-day/feed/ 0 The Christmas Story House : For Sale https://blogencounters.com/202211/the-christmas-story-house-for-sale/ https://blogencounters.com/202211/the-christmas-story-house-for-sale/#respond Wed, 30 Nov 2022 03:08:41 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=5168 Estimated Reading Time: 2 Minutes

The Christmas Story House Is Now For Sale (Nov 2022) You’re looking at pretty much the most natural, holiday themed house and museum in the world. And now, it can be all yours. Wall-to-wall anecdotes [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/202211/the-christmas-story-house-for-sale/feed/ 0 Top 25 Christmas Movies You Must See This Holiday Season! https://blogencounters.com/201812/top-25-christmas-movies-you-must-see-this-holiday-season/ https://blogencounters.com/201812/top-25-christmas-movies-you-must-see-this-holiday-season/#respond Wed, 12 Dec 2018 03:40:32 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=3590 Estimated Reading Time: 10 Minutes

Top 25 Christmas Movies You Must See This Holiday Season! You are on page 1/3. Update: This article has a followup [5 More Christmas Movies You Must See This Holiday Season] We love lists! With [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201812/top-25-christmas-movies-you-must-see-this-holiday-season/feed/ 0 Top 10 Thanksgiving Related Cartoons & Movies To See! https://blogencounters.com/201811/top-10-thanksgiving-related-cartoons-movies-to-see/ https://blogencounters.com/201811/top-10-thanksgiving-related-cartoons-movies-to-see/#respond Thu, 08 Nov 2018 01:44:06 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=3576 Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes

Top 10 Thanksgiving Related Cartoons & Movies To See! With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we thought it would be nice to share a list of movies/cartoons worth watching this Thanksgiving week! They are in [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201811/top-10-thanksgiving-related-cartoons-movies-to-see/feed/ 0 Thanksgiving 2017 Already! https://blogencounters.com/201711/thanksgiving-already/ https://blogencounters.com/201711/thanksgiving-already/#respond Mon, 20 Nov 2017 01:48:50 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=3319 Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes

Thanksgiving 2017 Already! Thanksgiving is the often forgotten holiday between Halloween and Christmas.  Christmas decorations are up in the stores and on the city streets.  Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations often blend together…  How can you [Read More...]

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Valentines For Him Females are traditionally easy to buy for on Valentine’s Day.  Women are typically the recipients of gifts and goodies.  In current times, it has also become popular for men to receive Valentines [Read More...]

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Valentine’s Day – What Is It? February 14 is Valentine’s Day.  This is a day full of candy, cards, flowers and romance.  Known as a holiday made-up to sell more candy…  This is not at [Read More...]

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Gift Guide For Children At Christmas In this article we provide a gift guide for children at Christmas.  Ideas and thoughts on what to buy. Toys.  Just saying the word brings a smile to anyone’s [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201612/gift-guide-children-christmas/feed/ 0 Magic Window Cookies Recipe https://blogencounters.com/201612/magic-window-cookies-recipe/ https://blogencounters.com/201612/magic-window-cookies-recipe/#respond Sat, 17 Dec 2016 19:25:23 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=2257 Estimated Reading Time: 2 Minutes

Magic Window Cookies Recipe Magic Window Cookies are a kid’s dream cookie that can be eaten or hung on a tree.  Cookies that sound complicated usually are not.  Do not let the directions scare you [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201612/magic-window-cookies-recipe/feed/ 0 White Elephant Gift Exchange https://blogencounters.com/201612/white-elephant-gift-exchange/ https://blogencounters.com/201612/white-elephant-gift-exchange/#respond Fri, 16 Dec 2016 02:48:59 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=2202 Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes

White Elephant Gift Exchange Christmas gift exchanges can be costly.  Many families and friends have traditions of exchanging gifts.  Price limit on gifts, only buying for children of the family or having a white elephant [Read More...]

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5 More Christmas Movies You Must See This Holiday Season Update: Original article [Top 25 Christmas Movies You Must See This Holiday Season] On our [Top 25 Christmas Movies You Must See This Holiday Season] [Read More...]

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Stocking Stuffers For The Young And The Old You are on page 1/2. Christmas stockings have been a long time tradition all over the world.  Many different tales depict how the beloved tradition started.  One [Read More...]

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Company Charity Contributions Saint Jude, Red Cross, March of Dimes, United States Fund for UNICEF, Salvation Army, Local Food Banks, Goodwill and Habitat for Humanity are all listings for charities.  Christmas is the largest fund [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201612/company-charity-contributions/feed/ 0 Top 25 Christmas Movies You Must See This Holiday Season https://blogencounters.com/201612/top-25-christmas-movies-must-see-holiday-season/ https://blogencounters.com/201612/top-25-christmas-movies-must-see-holiday-season/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2016 21:08:45 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=1485 Estimated Reading Time: 10 Minutes

Top 25 Christmas Movies You Must See This Holiday Season You are on page 1/3. Update: This article has a followup [5 More Christmas Movies You Must See This Holiday Season] We love lists!  With [Read More...]

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Why I’m Only Giving My Children 4 Gifts This Christmas You must think I’m crazy, but am I?  Really?  Christmas time is a source of stress for many families, especially where money and gifts are [Read More...]

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Christmas, Muslims And Public Schools Christmas used to not be a bad word.  Schools could have Christmas parties.  Now these parties are called winter parties or holiday parties.  Why?  There cannot be Christmas parties because [Read More...]

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Holiday Depression Holiday times are a tough time for many.  Depression hits people who are alone or have families.  Even if you do not suffer from depression any other time of the year, the holiday [Read More...]

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Money And Christmas Money and Christmas go hand in hand.  Retailers depend on people spending more money then what they make.  We have come to be an overspending society.  Kids have to own the best [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201612/money-and-christmas/feed/ 0 Where To Find The Best Ideas For Your Elf On The Shelf https://blogencounters.com/201612/find-best-ideas-elf-shelf/ https://blogencounters.com/201612/find-best-ideas-elf-shelf/#respond Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:20:59 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=1489 Estimated Reading Time: 2 Minutes

Where To Find The Best Ideas For Your Elf On The Shelf Are you struggling night after night to come up with a new idea for where and how to have your Elf show up [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201612/find-best-ideas-elf-shelf/feed/ 0 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – 27 Years Later https://blogencounters.com/201612/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-27-years-later/ https://blogencounters.com/201612/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-27-years-later/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:10:52 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=1580 Estimated Reading Time: 2 Minutes

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – 27 Years Later 27 years ago today on December 1st 1989, one of the greatest holiday movies was released for our winter viewing pleasure: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.  The seasonal [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201612/national-lampoons-christmas-vacation-27-years-later/feed/ 0 The Life Of A Retail Worker https://blogencounters.com/201612/life-retail-worker/ https://blogencounters.com/201612/life-retail-worker/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:25:40 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=1546 Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes

The Life Of A Retail Worker You are on page 1/2. Retail workers are needed and in demand by our society.  People shop for food, cars, houses, clothes, toys and electronics.  Everything!  The retail I [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201612/life-retail-worker/feed/ 0 Top 10 Ugly Christmas Sweaters (2016) – Part 1 https://blogencounters.com/201611/top-10-ugly-christmas-sweaters-2016-part-1/ https://blogencounters.com/201611/top-10-ugly-christmas-sweaters-2016-part-1/#respond Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:45:33 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=1308 Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes

Top 10 Ugly Christmas Sweaters – Part 1 The tacky tradition of Ugly Christmas Sweaters is fun for all ages!  There is an ugly Christmas sweater out there for everyone. Here is a list of [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201611/top-10-ugly-christmas-sweaters-2016-part-1/feed/ 0 Black Friday – Not For Family https://blogencounters.com/201611/black-friday-not-family/ https://blogencounters.com/201611/black-friday-not-family/#respond Sun, 20 Nov 2016 01:10:16 +0000 https://blogencounters.com/?p=980 Estimated Reading Time: 2 Minutes

Black Friday Not For Family Thanksgiving is coming up soon.  This has typically been  holiday for families to get together.  In recent years, it seems that Thanksgiving has become a stressful holiday.  The day before shopping [Read More...]

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Thanksgiving Food To Bring A Family Together Thanksgiving can be a stressful time and a joyous time all wrapped up together. Families often come together for holidays only.  This can cause some stress.  Even if [Read More...]

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]]> https://blogencounters.com/201611/thanksgiving-food-bring-family-together/feed/ 0 A Brief History Of Thanksgiving https://blogencounters.com/201611/brief-history-thanksgiving/ https://blogencounters.com/201611/brief-history-thanksgiving/#respond Thu, 10 Nov 2016 03:56:37 +0000 http://blogencounters.com/?p=3 Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes

A Brief History Of Thanksgiving You are on page 1/2. Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in the month of November.  It is a federal holiday and is a day [Read More...]

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