Hang Your Stocking with Care – 5 Christmas Traditions
 | One of the great traditions of Christmas is the stocking “hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that St. Nicholas would soon be there” according to the 1823 poem attributed to Clement Moore. Today’s Christmas stockings aren’t the kind you wear, but over-sized creations decorated for the holidays. Where and when did the custom originate? Check below to find out the answers to five common questions about Christmas traditions. 1. What’s the Deal with “Figgy Pudding?” In the song, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” the carolers demand “figgy pudding.” What is it? “Pudding” in this case refers not to a sweetened, thickened dairy dessert, but an English-style steamed Click to Read more… |
Wedding Bells and Anniversaries at Christmas
 | A winter or Christmas wedding can be a bride’s most cherished fantasy. Pristine snowflakes, the scents of pine and candles, holly and ivy, poinsettias and roses, twinkling fairy lights, glittering ice jewels, dashing through the snow with a romantic sleigh ride. Adding festive Christmas cheer and holiday enchantment to an already magical occasion makes this a tempting time to get married. In years to come, when family members gather at Christmas time, the season will be made even more special by the memories of a beautiful ceremony joining two hearts in a winter wonderland. Greeting Card Universe wishes happy holidays to those celebrating a wedding anniversary at the most wonderful Click to Read more… |
5 Fanciful Facts About Gingerbread
 | December 12 is Gingerbread House Day, celebrating the creativeness and joy that comes from baking, building, decorating, and finally eating a gingerbread house during the holidays. Gingerbread houses take their inspiration from the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel—see many examples of this delicious and beautiful art on Pinterest. For your delight, here are some interesting little tidbits about this treat. 5 Fanciful Facts About Gingerbread Gingerbread can be a crisp cookie or a soft cake. Both products are flavored with ginger and other spices like cinnamon and cloves, and both products are sweetened with molasses (treacle). The original European gingerbread was a paste of bread crumbs, ground almonds, ginger, sugar Click to Read more… |
Across the Miles at Thanksgiving
 | For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. —Ralph Waldo Emerson In the United States, Thanksgiving is a celebration of family and friends, of coming together to share not only a glorious feast, but also the well being and warmth that come from togetherness. But for some, joining a Thanksgiving family gathering isn’t possible. Celebrating Thanksgiving far away from home can be difficult when someone only has memories to go with the turkey and stuffing. Here are a few ways to get a little holiday cheer when you’re far away from Click to Read more… |
Thanksgivukkah!
 | Thanksgivukkah – Thanksgiving + Hanukkah – is an occurrence of the two holidays that won’t happen again for more than 70,000 years. Jewish families who typically celebrate Thanksgiving (the fourth Thursday in November) and Hanukkah will be able to combine the holidays this year. Since both center around the themes of thankfulness and gratitude, many see no conflict in a twin celebration. What does that mean? Sufganiyot stuffed with cranberry jelly or pumpkin pie. Sweet potato knish. Latkes stuffed with a challah-based dressing. When two cross-cultural holidays collide at the feast table, imagination comes into play. Greeting Card Universe offers unique Thanksgivukkah cards for your double holiday needs. For those Click to Read more… |
World Day of Remembrance
 | The 3rd Sunday in November is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. This day, created by the UN and observed globally, is dedicated to all victims of traffic accidents who have been killed or injured. “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.” —On a headstone in an Irish cemetery Remembering loved ones who have passed on helps keep their memory alive. These living memories impact and enrich the lives of family members for generations. Friends, co-workers, mutual members of clubs, organizations and churches, and other acquaintances should take the opportunity to communicate their memories of the deceased. Families and Click to Read more… |
The Merry Month of Movember
 | Mustache + November = Movember To raise awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, during the month of Movember, men grow mustaches for charity and participate in fund raising events in the United States, Canada, Australia, UK, New Zealand, South Africa and elsewhere. Participants are known as “Mo Bros.” In popular culture, mustaches have really taken off in the last few years—not only are more men growing out their facial hair, but mustaches are appearing as design elements on everything from coffee mugs to shoes. It seems almost anything can sport a handlebar these days! Greeting Card Universe offers ways for you to give support by staying in Click to Read more… |
Baby’s First Halloween
 | Halloween is one of the most entertaining holidays on the calendar, a time when children dress in costumes to go trick-or-treating and adults dress in costumes to go to parties, scare the young ‘uns, or just because it’s fun. And new parents love to dress up their babies in some very creative ways. Dressing up babies has become a large part of the Halloween celebration in the last couple of decades. Some parents choose to stretch their own creative talents, while others choose from the many cute retail costumes available for infants and toddlers. Everything from dragons, cowboys, warrior princesses, robots, animals, and much, much more — including characters from Click to Read more… |
Cranky Co-Workers Day
 | October 27 is National Cranky Co-Workers Day. No matter where you work or in what profession, it seems like you can’t avoid that one obnoxious person in your office who always seems to have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed. Whether they’re rude, love to complain, grouchy, or just make you want to bang your head on the desk, the Debbie Downer or Carl Curmudgeon in your office just can’t be avoided. If you’re really having difficulties with co-worker, perhaps these tips can help. Send a humorous, light-hearted acknowledgement to the office crank with a Cranky Co-Workers Day card from Greeting Card Universe. If laughter is the Click to Read more… |
National Coming Out Day
 | October 11 is National Coming Out Day in the United States and in countries around the world. For many members of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community, “coming out” or telling friends and family is similar to a rite of passage, a claiming of one’s sexual orientation or gender identity. National Coming Out Day spotlights the civil rights issues still facing the global LGBT population and encourages awareness and action. Greeting Card Universe offers customizable card designs for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals, families, and couples for most holidays and occasions including uncommon occasions like Coming Out cards. Once you try our unique, one-of-a-kind selections and convenient service, Click to Read more… |
