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Veterans Day is observed on November 11th each year to honor “the eleventh hour of the day of the eleventh month” of 1918, when there was a ceasefire. This showed the war was coming to an end. Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day, it was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight Eisenhower. Armistice Day became an official holiday in 1938. Each Veterans Day & Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery has an annual memorial service. This cemetery contains over 400,000 gra...
1. Halloween originates from the ancient Celtic Festival known as Samhain that was celebrated around Ireland and the UK. October 31st was the eve of their new year. The Celts lit bonfires and wore costumes to protect themselves from spirits. They believed ghosts returned to earth on Samhain.
2. Jack-o-Lanterns come from the Legend of Stingy Jack. The legend goes, Jack tricked the Devil into not taking him when he died and he was certainly not being accepted into heaven. This left Jack wanderin...On Saturday, October 28th, Medford will be having their annual Halloween Parade on Main Street. This parade is so popular it usually brings around 30,000 spectators each year. It consists of 10 marching bands, 40 handcrafted parade floats, and hundreds of marchers dressed in costumes. Anyone can be a marcher in the parade; marcher registration is in front of St. Mary of the Lakes School.
It starts at St. Mary of the Lakes School and ends at Maurice and Everett Haines School. The parade starts at...1. One of Christopher Columbus’ ships, the Santa Maria, crashed on the coast of the Americas and couldn’t make the voyage back to Spain.
2. Columbus Day is known as Día de la Hispanidad or Fiesta National in Spain.
3. It is the least observed federal holiday, only 10% of businesses close and take the day off.
4. Columbus Day was originally a fixed date on October 12, but it was changed to the second Monday of October in 1971.
5. Columbus started sailing when he was just 15 years old.
6. Once Col...Saturday 9/18 - Oktoberfest!!
Medford Oktoberfest & Business Expo is returning September 18, 2021 in Freedom Park! There will be live music from local bands. There will be lots of food, entertainment, and lots of businesses to check out. There will also be a Stein Holding Contest, in addition to lots of local craft beers to try! Oktoberfest starts at 12PM and ends at 7PM. Click here for the full schedule!
Free Admission & Parking
Sunday 9/19 - Wine, Art, & Music Festival
The Wine, Art, & Musi...This year Labor Day is on Monday, September 6, 2021. Many people think of Labor Day as the end of summer vacation which it is, but it was created for a different reason entirely: to celebrate workers and their achievements.
During the late 19th century, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven days a week to earn a basic living. This was also a time when children at the age of 5 were working in mills, factories and mines across the country. These children were paid a fraction of the wa...
Most American students learn about Independence Day in history class. But it's very unlikely they learned all of these fun facts about the day our nation was granted its independence from Britain. This year the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday.
1. Independence Day doesn’t celebrate when the Declaration of Independence was signed. Continental Congress voted for independence from Britain on July 2nd, 1776. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th.
2. Only John Hancock and Char...
