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Staying fit during the holiday season can be quite challenging, even for the most ardent fitness enthusiasts and disciplined calorie-counters. Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, many people are offered a wide assortment of foods, beverages and other indulgences — typically in mass quantities.
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People all over the United States celebrate this day in many different ways. See how folks make this holiday special.
Read moreAs the holiday season approaches, so does the dilemma of holiday and yearend gift-giving. Whether you are seeking something for a friend, family member, or long-absent colleague, edible gifts are a can’t-miss choice, and the range of tasty treats goes far beyond a prepacked gift basket. Like many big ideas, Hahn’s Old Fashioned Cake Company started small. “All our cakes are baked fresh daily, and feature extra-large handmade crumbs,” says owner Andrew Hahn, whose mother and father started Hahn’s Old-Fashioned Cake Company in her kitchen. The current selection of crumb cakes was inspired by an old family recipe that Mr. and Mrs. Hahn often made for friends and neighbors. Word got out, and an expanding circle of crumbcake fans began requesting cakes. A business was born, and it has been family-owned and operated for more than 35 years. Key features that set Hahn’s crumb cakes apart include: – Quality. Hahn’s crumb cakes are made fresh daily, with fresh eggs to create a moist base with optimum texture. They are popular not only as individual sales, but sell well in delis, coffee shops, and gourmet food markets. – Convenience.
Read moreThe holiday season is about to hit full swing. This special time of year is synonymous with many things, including gatherings with family and friends.
Read moreWhile the beginning of the American Thanksgiving tradition has historically been attributed to a feast shared between Pilgrims and Native Americans in 1621, some scholars remain unsure that the feast at Plymouth actually constituted the first Thanksgiving in the United States.
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Aeneus, King of Aetolia, had a daughter whose name was Deianira. So beautiful was the maiden that her fame spread throughout the world, and many princes came to woo her. Among these were two strangers, who drove all the other suitors from the hall of King Aeneus.
Read moreWhen Americans sit down with their families for Thanksgiving dinner, most of them will probably gorge themselves on the same traditional Thanksgiving menu, with turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and pumpkin pie taking up the most real estate on the plates. How did these dishes become the national “what you eat on Thanksgiving” options, though?
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Macy’s department store celebrated its 161st anniversary in 2019. The store staged its first Thanksgiving Day parade in 1924. That year it was called the Macy’s Christmas Parade, and it followed a route from 145th Street and Convent Avenue to the Macy’s store at 34th Street and Broadway. Three floats (pulled by horses), four bands and zoo animals from the Central Park Zoo camels, donkeys, elephants and goats starred in the parade. Santa Claus was last in the lineup, a tradition that continues to this day.
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