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Posts from Category "Celebration"
- Celebration
Easter Egg Hunts, colorful cheers around Chicago
It’s time for a favorite holiday activity for the kids: the annual Easter Egg Hunts, with lots of them in Chicago! You just can’t top the excitement of beating the competition to collect the most eggs filled with delicious chocolate treats, small toys or coins! This celebration is believed to have originally come from Germany, where […]
April 4, 2022
- Celebration
- Culture
For the Love of St. Patrick and All Things Irish
From dressing up in green and eating corned beef and cabbage, to hitting the pubs for your favorite Irish ale, St. Patrick’s Day has become a much loved national holiday. But how did it become so important to our culture? The answer is the result of one of the best things about the melting pot […]
March 17, 2022
- Celebration
- Food
Pi Day: Indulge in a 3D pie chart!
It’s Pi-Day! It’s the perfect day to fill your belly with – you got it – pie! Here are some great Chicago options. You can thank physicist Larry Shaw for this delightful annual holiday. When he came up with the idea, he was on a work retreat in 1988 with his employer, San Francisco’s Exploratorium: Museum […]
March 14, 2022
- Celebration
- City
Everybody is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago
From Irish Dancers to the famous Shannon Rovers Irish Pipe band, along with hundreds of floats and bands participating in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, the event is sure to be a great time. The parade starts at 12:15pm at Balbo and Columbus. But, if you can’t attend that one, no worries. Chicago has […]
March 11, 2022
- Celebration
- Food
Fat Tuesday and Paczki Day are here. Get ready to indulge!
Some call it Fat Tuesday, some say it’s Paczki Day, some refer to it as Shrove Tuesday. Whichever is your favorite, here are great ways to indulge. While they may go by different names, they all have the same purpose and started in a similar manner. Christian cultures (primarily Roman Catholic) use the day before […]
February 25, 2022
- Celebration
- Culture
President’s Day, a lesson on Illinois and the Office
President’s Day is a perfect day to learn about the history of the great men who have called Illinois home. President’s Day is celebrated on the third Monday of every February to honor all persons who have served as the president of the United States. Originally, the holiday began just a few months after George […]
February 21, 2022