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Other Special Days

Posted on May 4, 2016 by vanbraman

This year May 5 is a trio of special days. May 5 this year is Yom HaShoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day. See also my post from yesterday: A Day of Remembrance May 5 is also Fronleichnam in Germany. This day … Continue reading →

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Mother’s Day

Posted on May 11, 2013 by vanbraman

Happy Mother’s Day to my Mother. The first Mother’s Day was celebrated by Anna Jarvis a little over a 100 years ago. A few years later in 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made it an official holiday when he announced the … Continue reading →

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