Tag: holiday customs and traditions in the USA
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What Do You Get When You Whitewash the Three Kings? Santa Claus!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, I was wondering… why in the United States does a jolly, old, white man in a red suit deliver presents on Christmas Day instead of the three Wise Men or the Three Kings as they’re also known? After all, Christmas is supposed to be a celebration of Jesus’ birthday. So much of…
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Dear America, I’m Serving Tacos on Your Birthday!
Hello Meltingpot Readers, If there ever was a year I didn’t feel like celebrating the 4th of July, this would be it. After all, the 4th of July is basically just a big birthday party for our nation, but our nation hasn’t been very good lately and I don’t think she deserves a party. In…