New Year's Eve Party Guide to Hangovers
- Details
- Category: New Years New Years
- Hits: 3380 3380
Hang Over Tips, Mythis, and Cures
Your new year’s eve party will be great, but your hangover won’t. We all know that prevention is better than cure, but hey it’s party time in London town.
With a little planning and only a smidge of self control, you can reduce a hangover from hell to a hangover from Helsinki to make new year’s day just a little more bearable and your new year’s eve party a little more memorable.
History of New Year's At Time's Square
- Details
- Category: New Years New Years
- Hits: 5625 5625
New York in 1904 was a city on the verge of tremendous changes - and, not surprisingly, many of those changes had their genesis in the bustling energy and thronged streets of Times Square. Several innovations that would soon completely transform the Crossroads of the World debuted in 1904: the invention of the neon light, the opening of the city's first subway line - and the first-ever celebration of New Year's Eve in Times Square.
This inaugural bash commemorated the official opening of the new headquarters of The New York Times. The newspaper's owner, German Jewish immigrant Alfred Ochs, had successfully lobbied the city to rename Longacre Square, the district surrounding his paper's new home, in honor of the famous publication. The impressive Times Tower, marooned on a tiny triangle of land at the intersection of 7th Avenue, Broadway and 42nd Street, was at the time Manhattan's second-tallest building -- the tallest if measured from the basement up.
New Year's Eve Party With Friends
- Details
- Category: New Years New Years
- Hits: 3744 3744
Holiday Decorations
Here are some ideas for New Year's party decorations that you may like to try:
Light up your house with strings of colored or tiny white lights. String lots of small, white Christmas tree lights around the room.
Hang a large cardboard horseshoe on the door. Horseshoes mean good luck, but they must be hung the right way (ie like a cup) or the luck will fall out.
The more streamers and ribbons decorating the room, the more festive it will look and feel.
Make colorful paper chains and string them around the room.
Have bowls of colorful flowers on the table.
Use bright table napkins and/or place mats.
How To Steps For A Safe and Successful New Year's Eve Event
- Details
- Category: New Years New Years
- Hits: 4189 4189
Never drink and drive, and never let your friends drink and drive. Take advantage of cabs, designated drivers or a friend's couch, if necessary.
Every year the New Year's bashes are becoming bigger and bigger. Organizers are innovating to the hilt to pull in the crowds. The crowd itself is getting increasingly eclectic because the travel is often included in the party charges. People from all over the world converge onto places like New York, Australia and Bali for New Year’s Eve. Amongst all the fun and noise it is important to ensure that the proceedings are engulfed in a net of safety. New Year’s Eve is a night that is ripe for the occurrence of any untoward event. It should not only be left to the law to take care that nothing bad happens. There are a host of safety measures that people can take for their own good on the big night.
Continue reading for your Safe New Years Eve Tips
Read more: How To Steps For A Safe and Successful New Year's Eve Event
The History and Legends Behind Valentine's Day
- Details
- Category: Valentines Day Valentines Day
- Hits: 10525 10525
Valentine's Day: A Journey Through History and Timeless Gifts
Unlocking the Origins: The Legend of St. Valentine
Every February 14th, love takes center stage as we celebrate Valentine's Day, a tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. The heartwarming exchange of flowers, candy, and cards has become synonymous with expressing affection. But who is the mysterious St. Valentine, and how did this romantic celebration originate?
Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Claudius II, he imposed a ban on marriage for young men, believing that unmarried soldiers were more formidable. Defying this decree, St. Valentine, a Roman priest, secretly married young couples, valiantly standing up for love. The consequences were severe, as Emperor Claudius II ordered St. Valentine's execution upon discovering his clandestine acts.
An alternative legend tells the story of an imprisoned St. Valentine who, before his untimely demise, fell in love with his jailer's daughter. This poignant tale claims that St. Valentine initiated the tradition of sending love letters, signing them with the now iconic phrase, 'Your Valentine.'