The turning of the year is one of the few moments shared across cultures, yet how it is welcomed varies beautifully from place to place. New Year's traditions reflect history, belief, and hope, offering a glimpse into what different cultures value most as they step forward. In many Western countries, the New Year is marked by countdowns, fireworks, and gatherings with friends and family. The moment the clock strikes midnight is filled with celebration, noise, and resolutions

The meaning of Christmas Christmas is a Christian holiday celebrating the belief in God's birth as a first-century Judean man, Jesus Christ, celebrated each year on Dec. 25. Faithful observers believe the all-powerful, uncreated God became "incarnate" to redeem humanity from a fallen state by dying and rising again at Easter (though sects disagree on specifics). In recent centuries, the religious feast expanded into a major holiday season of gift-giving, celebrated by an est

Hanukkah, explained The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is an ancient tradition commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 164 BCE. Its central symbol—the candlelit menorah—represents a miracle in which the short supply of oil in the lamp of the newly dedicated temple burned for eight nights instead of just one . The event is timed according to the lunar-based Hebrew calendar, usually falling sometime between late November and late December, and it lasts for eigh

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the most sacred and solemn day in the Jewish calendar. Occurring on the 10th of Tishrei, Yom...

While December 26th is widely observed as Boxing Day in Commonwealth countries, it doesn't hold the same level of significance in many...

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a vibrant and culturally rich holiday celebrated in Mexico and by Mexican communities...

There was a day this past week that had me thinking. For many May 5 may not seem very important. But if you change the language from...

How well do you know your employees and other colleagues? It can be hard to understand someone else’s cultural background, especially...

Ramadan is the holy month of fasting of the Islamic faith. Beginning and ending with the crescent moon, it is considered to be the time...

(published on All Shores Consulting's Facebook and Instagram pages on 12/23/2021) Holidays and time with family are filled with...

(published on All Shores Consulting's Facebook and Instagram pages on 11/29/2021) Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights which...

(published on All Shores Consulting's Facebook and Instagram pages on 11/24/2021) It is easy to think that holidays within our culture...