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ENGLISH Eggnog, or egg nog, is a sweetened dairy-based beverage traditionally made with milk and/or cream, sugar, beaten eggs (which gives it a frothy texture), and liquor. Brandy, rum, moonshine, or whiskey might be used; and the finished serving would be garnished with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon or nutmeg. Eggnog is a popular drink… Read More
Nicolau nasceu em uma família cristã rica em Patara por volta de 280 DC. O lugar fica perto de Myra, na Turquia dos dias modernos. Ele era tão gentil e piedoso que ajudava qualquer pessoa que cruzasse seu caminho e logo muitas lendas sobre suas boas ações se tornaram populares. Mais tarde, ele se tornou… Read More
Há pouco mais de 110 anos, o jornalista do New York Sun, Frank Church, publicou a resposta a uma pergunta de uma menina de oito anos: Papai Noel existe? O editorial, que trazia a famosa réplica “Sim, Virgínia, Papai Noel Existe”, tornou-se parte indelével do folclore natalino popular nos Estados Unidos e Canadá. Em 1897,… Read More
Cyber Monday is now more than a decade old and was created as an online counterpoint to the brick-and-mortar-heavy Black Friday. In addition to giving online retailers a piece of the Thanksgiving weekend pie, it gives holiday deal-hunters a more convenient shopping option. It takes place on Nov. 29 in 2021. Whether Cyber Monday still… Read More
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States and on… Read More
Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States (the fourth Thursday of November), often regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. In recent years, most major retailers have opened very early and offered promotional sales to kick off the holiday shopping season, similar to Boxing Day sales in many… Read More
From bans on trick or treating to curfews, Halloween 2020 was far from normal. This year, despite the pandemic, the season is looking a little less scary and trick or treating is definitely on the table, according to experts. The hallowed tradition in the time of coronavirus might mean wearing a mask, resisting the urge to eat… Read More
Father’s Day is a celebration of fathers inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother’s Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting. Father’s Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family oriented activities. The first observance of Father’s Day actually took place in… Read More
The origin and history of coffee dates back to the 10th century, and possibly earlier with a number of reports and legends surrounding its first use. The native (undomesticated) origin of coffee is thought to have been Ethiopia. The earliest substantiated evidence of either coffee drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree is from the 15th century, in the Sufi monasteries… Read More
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