HAPPY LABOR DAY!
On the first Monday of every September, we celebrate Labor Day in honor of workers everywhere who strive to make our local community and country great. We enjoy the holiday like any other business as a...
View ArticleTHE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is upon us: a time to get together with relatives, eat some great food, watch a little football or the parade, and stop to appreciate the good things we have in life. Beyond all that,...
View ArticleHAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Holiday greetings from BZ Dependable! We hope you are having safe and pleasant season, enjoying your favorite traditions for this time of year. We wish you the very best, and we thank you for your...
View ArticleTHE BALL IN TIMES SQUARE
New Year’s is a time for parties, fun and great traditions, some of which go back more than a century. Among them is the famous “dropping of the ball” in Times Square, an event which is broadcast to...
View ArticleWHO WROTE THE FIRST VALENTINE’S DAY POEM?
The celebration of Valentine’s Day is often seen as a modern institution, even if the roots of the holiday go back to Late Antiquity and the figures of St. Valentine of Rome and St. Valentine of Terni....
View ArticleTHE FAMOUS PAINTING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE ISN’T WHAT YOU THINK...
If you grew up in the United States, you probably first saw John Trumbull’s painting of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence in an elementary schoolbook. This oil-on-canvas 12’ x 18’ painting...
View ArticleTHE FASHION OF WEARING WHITE AND LABOR DAY
You may have heard about the fashion faux pas of wearing white after Labor Day. In the present, this tradition is usually treated as old fashioned and a joke. Few people will criticize you for wearing...
View Article10 FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving has been celebrated as an official holiday in the United States for over 150 years, so you may think you understand all there is to know about this family feast. Most of us have heard the...
View ArticleTHE COMPOSITION OF SNOWFLAKES: ARE NO TWO ALIKE?
“No two snowflakes are alike.” This is a statement nearly every schoolchild has heard at least once, either while crafting unique snowflakes with a sheet of folded paper and some scissors or while...
View Article12 GRAPES FOR 12 MONTHS: AN UNUSUAL NEW YEAR’S TRADITION
Across the world, many cultures have specific traditions to celebrate the transition from the old year to the new. In the U.S. and Canada, we associate New Year’s with the ball in Times Square, kissing...
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