What did they eat at the first Thanksgiving? Which president made Thanksgiving a federal holiday? Get Thanksgiving trivia to share around the table. Over the centuries, that briefly-mentioned feast week has taken on a life of its own,...

The ritual grew as ownership of automobiles and then mass production of portable grills and plastic coolers soared. Tailgating before college and professional football games is an American tradition. Temporary tent cities pop up in...

Learn more about Hanukkah with this resource. There are craft ideas, recipes, and blessings in Hebrew.

This site has a collection of essays from sixth graders in New York City about the holiday of Hanukkah. Read what Hanukkah means to them when you use this site.

This site provides an in-depth interview with Peruvian writer Vargas Llosa concerning past literary works, political involvement, and role in present literature.

Explore the life and work of Ernest Hemingway through this informative site. This site provides links to lesson plans, activities and more for some of his works.

This site provides an in-depth biography of Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa.

This site features a simulation and an abundance of background material on this "Collection of plays that together tell Biblical history from Creation to Doomsday."

Discover more about the life and work of Brian Jacques through the links within this resource. This site features links to informational lesson plans and activities for the Redwall books.

"Delaware was the first of the original 13 states of the Union." It has grown into a multi-cultural mecca. Find out more about the different festivals celebrated throughout Delaware.

A short account on the number of saints currently in use by the Catholic Church and also provides some information on the concept of the "patron saint."

According to this account (elements of which continue to be debated by historians, especially regarding the presence and role of Native Americans), the historic event didn't happen on the fourth Thursday in November, as it does today,...

Champagne, noise makers and confetti are all New Year's Eve staples. But, in some parts of the country and the world, so are black-eyed peas, lentils, grapes and pickled herring. Hailing from the Low Country of South Carolina to Japanese...

Choose to play matching, concentration, flash cards, or word search games to practice your homophones in this interactive Quia site.

Contains information on the early Renaissance and the development of perspective.

A biographical note for the feast day of St. Alcuin, the 8th century English churchman behind the Carolingian renaissance. He is credited with the invention of cursive script.

On this site, students learn about entertainment in the Middle Ages and Medieval times including feasts, games, sports, festivals, music, and troubadours.

History for kids presents an overivew of the history of women in ancient Greece, inlcuding their roles as wives, feasts exclusively attended by women, and beauty and fashion.

Description of the Feast of the Holy Trinity, celebrated by the Catholic Church at the end of the Easter Season, before returning to Ordinary Time. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be...

The Pilgrim's Thanksgiving Feast was not the first Thanksgiving celebration. Discover previous Thanksgiving festivals held in North America.

This is an extremely interesting site in that it consists of myths from the Hupa as told at the turn of the century.

Created for the high school student who is taking classes in European history.

Brief description of why Hanukkah falls on different days every year. Illustrates the differences between the Gregorian and Jewish calendars.

This site offers a biographical look at Aleksandr Pushkin, the Russian 19th century author who many consider to be "His country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian Literature." At the bottom of the page you'll also find a...