Veterans Day is the day we honor everyone who has served in the military for our country. This is different from Memorial Day which honors those who died while serving. It is celebrated on November 11. The holiday comes on the nearest workday to November 11. To celebrate Veterans Day, some cities and towns have parades. […]

Last Sunday, at 2 a.m., all our clocks turned back an hour. So, what was 7 a.m. the day before, is now 6 a.m. We get an extra hour of sleep but why do we do this? During the summer months, the sun stays is visible for a longer time, and sunset happens late in […]

English     Daylight Saving Time French    heure d’été Spanish    horario de verano Italian    ora legale German    Sommerzeit Chinese    Xiàlìng shí  夏令时  

English      armistice French     armistice Italian    armistizio Spanish    armisticio German    waffenstillstand Arabic    alhudna    الهدنة    

English     half-mast French    mi-mât Spanish    media asta Italian    mezz’asta German    Halbmast Chinese    Bànqí   半旗  

Have you ever noticed a flag that is only halfway up the flag pole? Ever wonder why? A flag that is flying that way is called half-staff or half mast. This is done in many countries as a symbol of respect, mourning, or distress, or a form of honor. The flag does not always have […]

Inter To put (a dead body) in a grave or tomb. Jocelyn’s grandfather was interred in the veteran’s cemetery.

English     virtue French    vertu Spanish    virtud Italian    virtù German    tugend Arabic    fadila   فضيلة

Mawlid an-Nabi is a special day in Islamic calendar to remember the birth of Prophet Muhammad. It is also called Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi. The day falls on the 12th day of Rabiul Awal in the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar every year. This year it was celebrated on October 18-19. The term mawlid can also […]