holidays

When it comes to the people who help teach our children reading, writing, arithmetic and so many other important life lessons, we can’t thank them enough.

May 4 is ‘Stars Wars’ Day. Here’s how to respond if someone says “May the fourth be with you” – and how the unofficial holiday came to be.

When is the annual event and how did it get its start?

Cannabis fans can celebrate in some unusual ways this year, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles and kosher-style THC gummies in New York.

What exactly do eggs and bunnies have to do with Easter? Here’s the history of the Christian holiday.

Americans are expected to spend a near-record $23.6 billion on Easter in 2025. That’s shy of the all-time high of $24 billion recorded in 2023.

The Jewish holiday, which begins at sunset on Saturday, April 12 this year, lasts for seven or eight days each year.

Krispy Kreme has revealed its Easter-themed donut collection. Here’s what to know, with one fan favorite returning.

Hippity-hop. Easter’s on its way! This year, Easter falls on April 20, so don’t delay in getting your Easter basket stuffers.

Eid al-Fitr means the feast, or festival, of breaking the fast. The Muslim holiday marks the end of Ramadan.

Here’s everything you should know about April Fools’ Day, including how it started and some of the most infamous pranks.

A city in Arkansas has drawn thousands of spectators and celebrities to its St. Patrick’s Day parade for more than two decades for an unusual reason. The resort town of Hot Springs will hold its annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade, with 40 floats on a 98-foot route downtown. The parade will feature actress Valerie Bertinelli and rap icon...

Ever wonder why people eat corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day? Learn all about the Irish holiday.

Mary O’Halloran turned her family’s Irish soda bread recipe into a viral sensation.

Chicago’s famous green river for St. Patrick’s Day started with a simple idea in the 1960s, formulated by the head of the Plumbers’ Union Local 130.  “Stephen M. Bailey had the idea when one of his plumbers came in to see him and on his overalls there was a green stain,” explained Jim Coyne, the business manager for the union...

After providing memories over the holiday season, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will leave a lasting legacy for one family for years to come.

Does Rhode Island really have the shortest Saint Patrick’s Day parade in the world? Organizers in Little Compton say so, but another community in Arkansas says they are the rightful owners of the title. WJAR’s Mike Cerullo broke out the measuring wheel to find out.

Restaurants and bars across Dallas-Fort Worth are offering deals and specials to celebrate National Margarita Day 2025.

Here’s a look at how Presidents Day has evolved from reverence for George Washington to retail shopping sales and time off across the country.

Presidents Day is around the corner, and that means many stores and businesses may be closed or have different hours to celebrate the federal holiday.