DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   The ancient Celts had hundreds of deities, but as with most cultures, they had their demons as well. Some of the Celtic “monsters” were originally gods, but were later demonized as pagan creatures when many of the Celts became Christians. But the Celtic culture has always feared an array of evil forces.    IrishCentral has hunted down the 10 most frightening of these Celtic and Irish demons and monsters. 1. Dearg Due – The Irish Vampire    Yes, Dracula himself is an Irish creation (Irishman Bram Stoker created the modern image of the monster in his masterpiece novel), but there’s also a vampire that resides right smack in the middle of Ireland.    Dearg-due, an Irish name meaning “red blood sucker,” is a female demon that seduces men and then drains them of their blood.    According to the Celtic legend, an Irish woman who was known throughout the country for her beauty, fell in love with a local peasant, which was unaccepta...

  The Boi Bumbá Festival presents myths, tales and legends using characters, parade carts and giant puppets followed by the words of a master of ceremonies who describes in detail every bit of the action.    It is an incredible musical and theatrical experience, a religious procession, a tribal ritual, a giant puppet show, a fairy tale of powerful villains and brave heroes, a folk art presentation, a major party for the audience and an energizing choreography of the galera (gah-le-rah), all at once. The characters in the performance come from the Boi Bumbá tale. There are two teams called Bois (plural of Boi). Each one tells the same story in all three night of the festival, amounting to 6 different performances of the same show. But every night is different because legends, rituals, dances, puppets, garments, alegorias, they all change and create the show anew.    There are many similar festivities in Brazil, but Parintins is the home of the bi...

  One of my all time favorite trips was to Edinburgh Scotland...It was so unlike anywhere else I had visited including the areas of England I'd been too. One of the aspects of the city that I found so fascinating was the history, the ghostly, unexplainable stories and legends that are so much a part of the Royal Mile, the hub of the ghastly goings on which have been talked and written about for centuries. Back to those later...    The city itself was exciting, all the people hustling and bustling through the streets as we took in all the sights...    And those sights? There are so many of them, but none can compare with the sight of Edinburgh Castle...what an imposing structure that is, as it sits above the city, looking quite mysterious, lending a truly a theatrical and almost surreal feel to the town, including the very beginnings of the spot where it was built, on the site of a dead volcano, called Castle Rock. Lets play circle the ghost game! ...

Here's a list of the National food holidays for the month of June: June 1: National Hazelnut Cake Day June 2: National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day June 3: National Egg Day June 4: National Cheese Day June 4: National Frozen Yogurt Day June 4: National Cognac Day June 5: National Gingerbread Day June 6: National Applesauce Cake Day June 7: National Chocolate Ice Cream Day June 8: Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day June 8: World Oceans Day (Sustainable Seafood) June 9: National Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day June 10: Herbs & Spices Day June 10: National Iced Tea Day June 10: National Black Cow* Day /*A root beer float June 11: National German Chocolate Cake Day June 12: International Cachaça Day June 12: National Peanut Butter Cookie Day June 13: Kitchen Klutzes of America Day June 14: National Strawberry Shortcake Day June 15: National Lobster Day June 16: National Fudge Day June 17: Eat All Your Veggi...

Father's Day lands in June, but did you know that there is a holiday for every day this month? Here they are!  June 1: National Go Barefoot Day - This shouldn't be too hard to do now that it's June. June 2: Leave the Office Early Day - Do I need to make up an excuse, or can I just leave? June 3: Chimborazo Day -Build a science fair-worthy volcano in honor of Chimborazo (in the Andes in Ecuador). June 4: International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression - It's a long name, but a good cause. June 5: World Environment Day - Dedicate the day to go green for the world environment. Wait - this should be done every day. June 6: Drive-in Movie Day - Do they still exist? June 7: VCR Day - Go back in time by watching home videos on the old VCR. June 8: Upsy Daisy Day - Every time you royally screw up, say, "Upsy daisy" to lighten the mood. June 9: Donald Duck Day - Write Mr. Duck's biography to honor him this fine day. June ...

  I want to bring up some alternate methods of thought,  that the best way to survive the zombie apocalypse is to stay mobile and not hunker down in a single place. Here's why that it  might be true. A Zombie Apocalypse Isn't Siege Warfare    Zombie survivalists like to make a parallel between fending off zombies and medieval forms of siege warfare. At first glance, it's easy to see why they might make that comparison: you have an overwhelming mass of combatants outside your gates, but within a well-stocked stronghold, a small number of defenders can hold off almost indefinitely.    The problem with this idea is that surviving a siege puts faith in the idea that your attackers will eventually get bored or be incapable of feeding or otherwise supplying themselves and will soon stop attacking you.    We can't assume those things of zombies. Zombies don't get bored. Zombies are always hungry, but hunger won't stop them. They'...

A Quick Guide to Candy Facts Besides being great for the taste buds, there are other interesting candy facts that you may not know. Candy - the word usually refers to foods made from sugar. It may be added to a liquid or sprinkled on top, but sugar is the main ingredient. There is seemingly no end to the candy that we can make. A few of the more interesting candy facts: Each year, there are 60 million chocolate Easter bunnies made. Making a marshmallow peep takes six minutes. Cocoa butter's melting point is only a bit above the human body temperature, which is why chocolate can melt in your hands, as well as your mouth. One of the most unbelievable candy facts: Americans over the age of 18 eat 65 percent of every year's candy production – not the kids! Americans eat about 25 pounds of candy per person annually. In contrast, the people in Denmark eat 36 pounds per person. From the list of bizarre candy facts: King Tut's tomb contained large suppl...