Origin of April Fools Day: Th...
For a custom that is popular all over the world, it can only be described as strange that no one can accurately pinpoint the origin of April Fools Day! References to April fools day have been made as far back as the 16th century; yet, these are quite rare in literature and have been...
Origin of Christianity...
One of the most popular Abrahamic religions in the world today is Christianity. Abrahamic religions are those faiths that are monotheistic, or that worship only one god. Other examples of monotheistic faiths are Judaism and Islam. While they possess similar values and origins, followers...
Origin of Barbecue...
What could be more evocative of juicy, slow-cooked meat than the word barbecue? There are many stories about how it got started, but wherever such tales come from, they all refer to the same thing – cooking big pieces of meat. Anecdotes hold that the origin of barbecue is in the West...
Origin of Mardi Gras Beads...
The term Mardi Gras is synonymous with revelry and excess. It actually means Fat Tuesday in French and marks the end of the Carnival season that begins on January 6, or the Twelfth Night, of which feasting and celebration are mainstays. Ash Wednesday follows Fat Tuesday and this is when...
Origins of the Cold War...
The Cold War was a hostile rivalry that began in the late 1940′’s between the USA and the Soviet Union. It ended when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The war was called “cold” because the two superpowers never engaged in direct military confrontation,...