Halloween has a long history and despite its reputation as an American holiday, its roots are actually in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Surprised? We certainly were. The name Halloween is actually a shortened version of All Hallows’ Evening. The celebration of All Hallows’ Evening arrived in America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as […]
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Trick-or-treat for UNICEF
Everyone knows that October 31st means Halloween has arrived, however very few people also know that in 1967 President Lyndon  B. Johnson declared October 31st National UNICEF Day in America. National UNICEF Day does not fall on October 31 by coincidence, in fact October 31st was chosen as the day to celebrate UNICEF’s work as […]