Latin America
History of St. Martin’s Day: That Significant Saint
Reading Time: 6 minutesHISTORY OF ST. MARTIN’S DAY While St. Martin’s Day is not widely celebrated in the U.S., except in more liturgical churches, St. Martin is more famous and influential than you might think. What is St. Martin’s Day? November 11 celebrates Saint Martin’s Day, also known as Martinmas or Martlemas. Irish tradition tells us it was…
Read MoreLet’s Float Down to Peru
Reading Time: 4 minutesLET’S FLOAT DOWN TO PERU In Frank Sinatra’s song “Come Fly With Me,” the second verse starts with: Come fly with me, lets float down to Peru In llama land, there’s a one man band And he’ll toot his flute for you Come fly with me, well float down in the blue While no one-man…
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