DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

    Is it called  Memorial Day or  Decoration Day?      Many people, especially those in the south, ask themselves this question every year. Compounding the confusion is the fact that both celebrations are often held on the same weekend in May. Most of us have participated in Memorial Day celebrations. I've had the experience of participating in several Decoration Day celebrations as well. According to  History.com  Memorial Day was first celebrated as Decoration Day. This day first happened officially a few years after the Civil Warn ended on May 30, 1868.     General John Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic is widely credited for the original proclamation. This held great importance even though the Grand Army of the Republic was a group of former soldiers and sailors and not a governmental organization. President    Richard Nixon  officially declared Memorial Day to be ...

   This diy comes from  www.goorigami.com  .  Make a few of these and put them in unsuspecting places people wouldn't think of running into your paper bats! I’ve been looking for a nice and simple origami bat to fold this Halloween and found plenty of various designs – from really simple to just way too much complicated (well, at least for me!). This one, designed by Nick Robinson, is my favorite so far. It looks great, doesn’t involve cutting or gluing and very easy to fold. I made it from a square sheet of origami paper, black on both sides, but one-sided paper will do too! Description Name: Origami Bat Designer: Nick Robinson Paper ratio: square Paper size: 7.5 cm Model size: ~ 8 cm Paper: Kami (mono color), JONG IE NARA Diagram: Origami Bat by Nick Robinson

     Golden Week (Gōruden Wīku ), often abbreviated to simply GW and also known as  Ōgon shūkan  ( "Golden Week") or  Ōgata renkyū  ( "Large consecutive holiday") is a Japanese term applied to the period containing the following public holidays: April 29    Emperor's Birthday  (Tennō tanjōbi), until 1988    Greenery Day  (Midori no hi), from 1989 until 2006    Shōwa Day  (Shōwa no hi), from 2007 Perhaps a little kite flying during this holiday May 3    Constitution Memorial Day  ( Kenpō kinenbi) May 4     Holiday  (Kokumin no kyūjitsu), from 1985 until 2006     Greenery Day  (Midori no hi), from 2007 May 5     Children's D ay (Kodomo no hi), also customarily known as  Boys' Day  (Tango no sekku) Heading out to a movie or dinner for Golden Week History   ...

    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 hu...

    The idea of Christmas caroling brings to mind a jolly band of churchgoers, dressed in shawls and top hats, going door-to-door spreading the spirit of Christmas through hymns. Whether it's "Deck the Halls", "Joy to the World" or "Silent Night", Christmas Carolers have been known to travel on foot, by truck or on horseback. Despite a recent re-examining of caroling's political correctness, including one incident where carolers were banned from marching in a prominent parade in Denver. It remains a popular Christmas tradition. But how exactly did this tradition begin? Who wrote the carols? And why do we feel compelled to sing them on the front porch of a total stranger's home?     The root of the word "carol" lies not in song, but in dance. In Old French, "carole" means "kind of dance". In Latin "choraula" means "a dance to the flute", and in Greek, "choraules...

    Tinku , an Andean tradition, began as a form of ritualistic combat. It is native to the northern region of Potosí in Bolivia. In the language of  Quechua , the word  “tinku”  means encounter. In the language of Aymara it means  “physical attack".  During this ritual, men and women from different communities will meet and begin the festivities by drinking and dancing. The women will then form circles and begin chanting while the men proceed to fight each other; rarely the women will join in the fighting as well. Large tinkus are held in Potosí during the first few weeks of May.     Because of the rhythmic way the men throw their fists at each other, and because they stand in a crouched stance going in circles around each other, a dance was formed. This dance, the Festive Tinku, simulates the traditional combat, bearing a warlike rhythm. The differences between the Andean tradition and the dance are the cost...

 This diy comes from  www.twogirlsbeingcrafty.blogspot.com  .  A very cool idea to do with all of that extra scrap booking paper lying around.  Either do one for the winter holidays or for the up coming spring season.  Enjoy! Scrap Paper Tree Centerpiece Tutorial Hi there! I'm Sharon from  Two Girls Being Crafty , and I am so delighted to be today's guest blogger on Everyday Mom Ideas! Thank you so much, Julia, for having us. My co-blogger, Tristin, and I create fun and inexpensive crafts that anyone could do. Our goal is to inspire. So come check us o    Today I would like to share with you all our newest craft. It's a fun and easy DIY Spring scrapbook paper tree. Tristin and I both  love  scrapbook paper. We love the large variety of gorgeous patterns to choose from and the lovely, convenient low prices (so you can indulge when needed). But the funny thing is, neither of us like to scrapbook. We are constantly searching fo...