Maria Kunar
Maria is a writer covering holidays and traditions from around the world, helping readers celebrate and understand cultural customs.
Writer for Holidays and Traditions
What Is A Good 16th Birthday Present For A Girl?
Personalized Candles. Travel Mug. Customized Journal or Notebook. Custom iPhone (or Android) Case. Keepsake Box. Personalized Laptop Case. Custom Keychain with...
What Was Lara's Worst Day?
Takumi’s worst day was when he was going to see his grandmother in Japan, but she unexpectedly died in a car accident, so instead of seeing her for vacation, he went to her funeral. Alaska’s...
Why Should We Keep The Australian Flag?
It is Australia’s foremost national symbol and has become an expression of Australian identity and pride. The flag is paraded by our defence forces and displayed around the country at sportin...
Which President Was The First To Celebrate Hanukkah At The White House?
During the White House Menorah lighting in the family residence, President Bush lit one of the candles on the Menorah during the ceremony, making him the first U.S. President to do so. Did...
Why Is The City Of Mecca So Important To The Islamic Faith?
Mecca is the place where the Islamic religion started. It is where the Prophet Muhammad was born and received the first revelations from Allah (Allah is the Arabic word for God) that went on...
Who Constructed A Major Byzantine Cathedral?
Built by the eastern Roman emperor Justinian I as the Christian cathedral of Constantinople for the state church of the Roman Empire between 532 and 537, the church was then the world’s large...
Is 7 An Important Birthday?
Why is 7th birthday celebrated? The 7th year is supposed to signify some sort of independence since this is usually the age when children enter grade school after hurdling the pre-school leve...
How Are The Aztec Calendars Different?
Like the Mayan calendar, the Aztec calendar consisted of a ritual cycle of 260 days and a 365-day civil cycle . The ritual cycle, or tonalpohualli, contained two smaller cycles, an ordered se...
Does Sun Always Set In West?
The sun, the stars, and the moon rise in the east and always set in the west because the earth spins towards the east. Are sunsets east or west? Have you ever wondered why the direction of sun...
What Were The Three Most Important Events During World War Two?
Major Events of World War II. When Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939 , France and Britain declared war on Germany. After conquering Poland, Germany attacked France. France fell in June...