Tag: Celebrations in December
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7 Tips on how to Celebrate New Years Eve at the Workplace
As New Year’s Eve falls on a Monday this year, some may find themselves in the office with the crush of year-end projects. If you find yourself working, keep in mind that a new beginning celebrated in the office place can increase productivity, company culture, and even foster new friendships. Representing a time of rebirth…
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4 Tips for National Handwashing Awareness Week
Tis’ the season for festivities, family and fun. The last thing you’d like to partake in is sniffles, colds or the flu. Sneezes, after all, are like mini hurricanes as a typical human sneeze exits the body at about 200 miles per hour and emits around 40,000 droplets into the air, which contain bacteria and…
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The Tradition of Christian Advent Explained
What is Christian Advent? Advent, a word that translates to ‘coming’ in Latin, is a Christian countdown to the days until Christmas to symbolically honor the coming of Jesus Christ and his birth into the world. While the adults lead prayer, light candles, and arrange time with one another, the children stay on track with…
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10 Tips for a Successful Cookie Exchange
As a young girl, I watched my mother baking batches of Czech kolache and cooling them on metal racks in our fragrant kitchen. Mom would seal them in round Tupperware containers, hoping that my four brothers wouldn’t sneak a few before the holidays. My sister and I were charged with arranging these beautiful kolache…