As a child growing up in Calhoun, one of my fondest memories is of our pastor’s wife, Mrs. Mary Aswell, teaching us in Sunbeams (I know I am dating myself). Mrs. Aswell would use the flannel graft board and could make a Bible story come to life. She was a master at it. One of those stories I vividly...

When did people begin to host New Year parties?Ancient Egyptians celebrated New Year when the Nile River overflowed, usually in June. Then someone suggested, “If we change New Year to January, we won’t drown coming home from the party.”Early Romans named their celebration for Janus, a deity with two...

The third Holiday in this mad holiday season is what we call New Years. It has always been a wonder to me why we even celebrate New Year’s. After consulting History.com, I learned several interesting facts about this holiday.We learn that it was first observed around 4000 years ago in ancient Babylo...