Celebrations
A King Cake Special Delivery
One can’t truly celebrate a New Orleans Mardi Gras without the doughy delicacy
March 07, 2011 |
By Maria Keehan
Lucky Foods for the New Year
Pigs, fish, beans and cakes are among the many delicacies consumed around the world to celebrate the new year
December 28, 2010 |
By Annette Foglino
Forget Edgar Allan Poe? Nevermore!
Cities up and down the East Coast claim author Edgar Allan Poe as their own and and celebrate his 200th birthday
June 11, 2009 |
By Abigail Tucker
The Legends Behind the Dragon Boat Festival
Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, Duanwu Jie honors storied history with culinary treats
May 15, 2009 |
By Jeninne Lee-St. John
Unusual St. Patrick's Day Celebrations
Leprechauns and green shamrocks are only a part of celebrating St. Patrick's Day for Irish communities around the world
March 13, 2009 |
By Joseph Caputo
Up Close at Trinidad's Carnival
What’s behind the raucous pre-Lenten rite? An intrepid scholar hits the streets of Trinidad to find out
February 2009 |
By Barbara Ehrenreich
Indians on the Inaugural March
At the invitation of Theodore Roosevelt, six Indian chiefs marched in his inaugural parade as representatives of their tribes
January 14, 2009 |
By Jesse Rhodes
After an Inauguration, the Stars Come out to Play
Ever since George Washington danced after his inauguration, the ceremony has brought big names in the arts to the capital city
January 13, 2009 |
By Katy June-Friesen
Inaugural Firsts
When was the first inaugural parade? Who had the longest inaugural address? A look at presidential inaugurations through time
December 17, 2008 |
By Brian Wolly
Muskrat Love
An annual festival on Maryland’s Eastern Shore celebrates an unlikely mascot
April 21, 2008 |
By Abigail Tucker
Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Discover one of the country’s oldest winter festivals—Saranac’s Winter Carnival
February 01, 2008 |
By Mariana Gosnell
Miami Splash
Art Basel Miami Beach is a giant fair that's fueling the city's explosive arts scene
December 2007 |
By Phoebe Hoban
Celebrating St. Patrick
On March 17, everyone's green-even the Chicago River. Yet St. Patrick remains colored in myth.
March 01, 2007 |
By Amy Crawford
Pamplona: No Bull
Forget Hemingway's bovine madness: this charming medieval town hosts the most misunderstood public party in the world - the festival of Sam Fermin.
July 2006 |
By Erla Zwingle
Providential Happening
A fiery installation draws crowds in Providence, Rhode Island, illuminating a "daylighting" trend
November 2002 |
By Fred Hapgood
Palio: Italy's Mad Dash
Pageantry, passion and intrigue are all on display in the no-holds-barred, bareback horse race run twice each summer in the medieval city of Siena
August 2002 |
By Smithsonian magazine
They Turned the Tide
Members of the Doolittle Raiders celebrate the 60th anniversary of the U.S. answer to pearl harbor
August 2002 |
By Robert F. Howe
