Yochi's Dinner Party

Sri Lanka – Poson Full Moon Festival A little history of the Buddhist Holiday Poson Poya.  Poya means full moon, and in Sri Lanka there is a celebration for each [ . . . ]

  Kenya – Madaraka Day A dark and raining celebration of Madaraka Day here in Orlando. On Madaraka Day, Kenyans celebrate the moment in history when the country was granted [ . . . ]

  Argentina – Revolución de Mayo One of the most important events in Argentina’s history is the May 25th Revolution. “The claiming of power in Buenos Aires by the local [ . . . ]

Turkmenistan – Day of Revival, Unity, and the Poetry of Magtymguly May 11th 2017 is Turkmenistan’s Day of Revival, Unity, and the Poetry of Magtymguly, symbolizing the triumph of peace [ . . . ]

Indonesia – Waisik Day So this is a day that commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha, and I have to say, he’s got a pretty good philosophy on living [ . . . ]

Star Wars Day The Fourth of May is my son Lennon’s half birthday, the fact that it is also Star Wars Day makes that easy to remember. Since this fell [ . . . ]

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 [ . . . ]

  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 [ . . . ]

  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 [ . . . ]

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 [ . . . ]