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Rapa Nui

(Encyclopedia) Rapa Nui: see Easter Island.

Palm Sunday

(Encyclopedia) Palm Sunday, in the Christian calendar, the Sunday before Easter, sixth and last Sunday in Lent, and the first day of Holy Week. It recalls the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem riding…

Weather: Storms on the Front

Storms on the FrontWeatherOn Another FrontMass AppealPutting Up a FrontFrontal AttackStorms on the FrontTelling What's Next The weather within air masses is generally quiet, except when another…

Holidays in America

The major federal, religious, traditional, and informal holidays celebrated in the United States Choose a Holiday: New Year's DayEpiphanyMartin Luther King's BirthdayMawild al-NabiGroundhog…

Holidays

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Holidays What holidays do they celebrate around the world? Where can I find out the history of a holiday? When is Easter this year?…

Weather: The Greatest One of All

The Greatest One of AllWeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great…

A History of the New Year

A move from March to January by Borgna Brunner New Year's Features New Year's Traditions Rosh Hashannah, Jewish New…

Holy Week

(Encyclopedia) Holy Week, week before Easter. Its chief days are named Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. In Christian life it is a week of devout observance, commemorating…

Patti Smith

musician; author; visual artistBorn: 12/30/1946Birthplace: Chicago Best known for her influential albums of the 1970s, including Horses (1975) and Easter (1978), Smith is also a performance artist…

asperges

(Encyclopedia) aspergesaspergesəspûrˈjəs [key], ceremonial sprinkling of the people with holy water by the priest before the Sunday High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church. The accompanying antiphon…