Month: April 2017

Slovenia Day of Uprising Against Occupation So a brief history of our evening… “This state holiday is always celebrated on 27 April. It may also be known as ‘Day of uprising against Occupation’ and in Slovenian, it is known as ‘Dan upora proti okupatorju’. Resistance Day commemorates the establishment of the Slovenian Liberation Front in…

  Iceland – Sumardagurinn Fyrsti Gleðilegt Sumar!   Happy Summer!  April 20th marks the first day of summer in 2017 for the country of Iceland. The Norse calendar only has two seasons, summer and winter, so although it is still quite cold in Iceland (high of 41°F today), this is the day that marks the…

  Passover 2017 April 13th 2017 Happy Pesach!!  This Thursday we celebrate the Jewish holiday of Passover.  The story of Passover includes my namesake,  Jocheved, or as mine is spelled Yochevet, the mother of Moses, but also the mother of Aaron, which is my sons surname.  Crazy!  Jocheved is the mother who sent Moses off…

Thailand – Chakri Day April 6th, 2017 It’s Chakri Day in Thailand!   The Thai people really know what they are doing when it comes to making delicious foods.   We could do Thai night for a week straight and still have dishes I’d want to make.   Let me just warn you right now, Angela…