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HONOR THY MOTHER? THINK AGAIN
Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day, came to loathe the holiday that 1 in 1.19 people will plan to celebrate.
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EAT, PRAY, HUNT: EASTER IN AMERICA
By just about any count you can find, Christianity is the largest religion in the world. Adherents.com figures there are about 2.1 billion Christians on the planet, counting all the myriad denominations.
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ST. PATRICK’S DAY: STEREOTYPES AND SURPRISES
It’s no wonder St. Patrick’s Day is so popular in the US. More Americans claim Irish ancestry than any other origin save German.
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DASHED HOPES ON VALENTINE’S DAY
Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a day of romance and hope, when secret admirers make themselves known, and when couples in love exchange tokens of their everlasting passion. But sometimes it can seem less like a holiday and more like an emotional minefield.
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VALENTINE'S DAY ODDS—FOR WOMEN
What are the odds that a woman will get what she wants for Valentine's Day?
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VALENTINE'S WEEK: SOME PARTS SWEET, SOME PARTS SEXY—THE HISTORY OF ST. VALENTINE’S DAY
Valentine’s Day didn’t begin with hearts and flowers. It began with sex and nudity.
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IS THE END OF WINTER NEAR? ODDS THE GROUNDHOG WILL SEE HIS SHADOW
According to tradition, whether or not Punxsutawney Phil catches a glimpse of his shadow is the difference between an early arrival of spring, or six more weeks of winter.
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NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS: ODDS OF MAKING THEM AND KEEPING THEM
Think you'll be able to keep your New Year's Resolution? See how your odds stack up against other common events during the year.
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CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS IS AS COMMON AS COFFEE
Whether or not you dream of sugarplums on Christmas Eve, you’ll probably want coffee on Christmas morning. Celebrating Santa’s arrival requires early morning energy, and there’s a good chance you’ll have had a late night at church. In fact, there’s an equally good chance. An adult is as likely to drink coffee in a day as to plan to attend a Christian service on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day: 1 in 1.75 (57%).
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THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
On December 24, 1941, 15,000 Americans crowded onto the White House grounds. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Washington, DC was already a city at war, and blacked out to protect it from enemy planes. President Roosevelt, however, insisted that the lights on the “National Christmas Tree” would be turned on.
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