By: Bridgette Gourley
Do you know the true meaning of Valentine’s Day? If you don’t, it first originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine. People celebrate Valentine’s Day in many ways. The Squire interviewed senior Maya Swanson to see how she and her family celebrate the holiday. If you want to know all about the history of Valentine’s Day, keep reading.
Continue reading Revisiting the History of Valentine’s DayBy: Jordyn Cooper
Don’t have a Valentine this year? No problem! A great alternative is Galentine’s Day. This is a day to celebrate female friendships. Galentine’s Day was given to us by Amy Poehler from the show Parks and Recreation. In the episode about this no longer fake holiday, she mentions the presents she got for her “Galentine’s.” Many women have adopted this micro-holiday since then and have made it popular around the world. This tradition is now celebrated every year on February thirteenth, also known as Valentine’s Day eve.
Continue reading Celebrating Galentine’s Day with FriendsBy: Gracie Anthony
Since 1886, every year on February 2 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Groundhog’s Day has been celebrated the way that we know it today. The holiday wasn’t always about watching a fuzzy animal look for their shadow to predict how much longer the winter was going to last. According to www.groundhog.org, Groundhog’s Day started out as a Christian holiday where Christians would take their candles to be blessed by the church because they believed it would bring them blessings. Over the years, the tradition evolved into a holiday, which was called Candlemas, where the candle brightness would predict the weather. The idea of the groundhog was introduced when the Germans created their own version of the holiday. They would watch a hedgehog look for its shadow to predict the upcoming weather. When the Germans moved to America, they switched to a groundhog because of the absence of hedgehogs. The first time Groundhog’s Day was shown in the local newspaper in Punxsutawney was in 1886 and the holiday has been growing in popularity ever since.
Continue reading Celebrating Groundhogs Day in Punxsutawney
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