holidays on Townhall

• Festival of Denial? Tue Mar 26
  Mona Charen
  This week, together with about 13 million Jews worldwide (yes, that's all there are), our family will celebrate the Feast of Passover -- perhaps the oldest continuously celebrated religious holiday in the world. ... more
• Best Holiday Story Ever Mon Dec 24
  Bruce Bialosky
  In 1992, six Jewish people from Los Angeles decided to go to the Republican National Convention in Houston. ... more
• Montana Parents: Christmas Songs Performed at School Concert are a ‘Form of Bullying’ Fri Dec 21
  Kyle Olson
  Parents in the Missoula County, Montana school district have taken bullying accusations to a whole new level. They’re claiming Christmas songs that refer to “our Lord” are “unfair, unconstitutional and [are] a form of bullying,” according to the Billings Gazette. ... more
• A Christmas Truce? Sat Dec 15
  Brian Birdnow
  Many on the political Left were shocked by the fierce reaction of conservatives, traditionalists, and the non-political, but sensible Americans to the gradual expunging of Christmas from the public domain. ... more
• ShopperTrak: Stores have a solid start to holidays Tue Nov 27
  AP News
• Scaling Back, Moving Forward Sat Nov 24
  Kathryn Lopez
  For as long as I can remember, I've always thought about waking up obscenely early the morning after Thanksgiving, to check out the goings-on at the toy or department store. Not because I wanted to shop, but to visit the safari -- it's always struck me as quite the exotic mystery, why anyone would want to walk away from a calm morning with family or friends to fight for a parking spot. Of course, now indelibly imprinted in our brains are news images of packed stores on Thanksgiving night itself. ... more
• Best Reads: Thanksgiving Reflection on the Puritans Thu Nov 22
  Kate Hicks
• What We're Grateful For: Happy Thanksgiving from the Townhall Team Thu Nov 22
  Townhall.com Staff
• Moving From Thanksgiving to Praise Thu Nov 22
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  Thanksgiving week is a time to express gratitude and appreciation and to acknowledge what we are thankful for in our lives. Many of us have Thanksgiving routines and rituals that take us out of the everyday routine of our lives and provide a space for us to slow down, unwind, reflect and give thanks. ... more
• Thanksgiving 2012 - Rainbow Shiny Wed Nov 21
  Rich Galen
  It was the day before Thanksgiving, crisp and clear. I was giving the Mullmobile it's quarterly treat: A professional car wash. At Andy's Car Wash in Alexandria, you drop your car off, then go inside to pay. A woman and a little girl - about three-and-a-half - were paying ahead of me. ... more
• It's the Holiday Season—Without Andy Williams Wed Nov 21
  Paul Kengor
  It was shortly before Thanksgiving. I was in the kitchen washing dishes when I heard my first music of the holiday season. Sick of talk radio and sick of election post-mortems, I gave myself a breather, turning the FM dial to something cheerful for a change. ... more
• Giving Thanks for Food Wed Nov 21
  Rich Tucker
  Americans have been giving thanks since long before we were known as Americans. Early colonists celebrated their harvest as early as 1621, with a three-day-long festival involving both natives and newcomers. President George Washington named Nov. 26, 1789 as a day of thanksgiving devoted to: “the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.” And President Abraham Lincoln created the modern Thanksgiving Day tradition when he announced, in 1863, that the third Thursday of November would henceforth be celebrated as an official national holiday. ... more
• A Scary Thought Wed Oct 31
  Alan Sears
  Sometimes, I wonder if Halloween is supplanting the Fourth of July as our national holiday. ... more
• Separation of Church and Home Wed Oct 31
  Matthew Sharp
  In a new low by those suffering from the belief that all things religious are like asbestos in the ceiling tiles of society, a senior living complex has denied an elderly widow the freedom to pray and talk about her faith in a common area. Why? Because the complex accepts U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds. ... more

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