Tag: New Year

Meatless Monday: Welcoming Spring With Many Celebratory Tarts Edition

March 21, 2026

Last month I had a post about a week where all the holidays aligned and I made like 8 or 9 special meals for an international and interfaith series of holidays (read more at https://blissfullu.com/2026/02/24/a-week-of-holiday-bliss-culinary-and-cultural-journeys/_. This week wasn’t quite as busy, but again I almost couldn’t keep up with all of the holidays we could … More Meatless Monday: Welcoming Spring With Many Celebratory Tarts Edition

Let’s Ring in the New Year with Amanda Gorman’s New Years Poem

December 31, 2021

A lot of us couldn’t agree on a lot of things this year. If there is anything we could agree on, maybe it would be that a 22-year-old black female poet was the surprise hit of the 2021 Inauguration. Well, it wasn’t a surprise to me, but prior to Amanda Gorman’s appearance at the Inaugration, … More Let’s Ring in the New Year with Amanda Gorman’s New Years Poem

Happy Sizdah Bedar!

April 2, 2021

As I explained in my post on Nowruz, the Persians/Iranians celebrate their New Year (held on March 20, the first day of Spring) for a full dozen days. On the 13th day, they conclude with a holiday called Sizdah Bedar. Also known as Nature’s Day, Sizdah Bedar literally means Thirteen Outdoor. It is supposed to … More Happy Sizdah Bedar!