national holidays

Indigenous Peoples' Day (also known as Native American Day) is a counter-celebration to Columbus Day, promoting Native American culture and commemorating the history of Native American peoples. The celebration began through the International Indian Treaty Council as a protest against Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples' Day isusually held on the second Monday of October, coinciding with […]

Halloween originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honor all saints; soon, All Saints Day incorporated some of the traditions of Samhain. The evening before was known as […]

As we remember those who served, let us pray for peace.On November 11, 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson issued a message to his countrymen on the first Armistice Day, in which he expressed what he felt the day meant to Americans:The White House, November 11, 1919A year ago today our enemies laid down their arms in accordance […]

Sister Theresa Spinler with Dawn LaPrairie, Jeremy and Jacob Wilson, and Jennifer Niemi, Instructor of Native Studies at CSS

Martin Luther King, Jr. was asocial activist and Baptist minister who played a key role in the Americancivil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. King sought equality and humanrights for African Americans, the economically disadvantaged and all victims ofinjustice through peaceful protest. He was the driving force behind watershedevents such as […]