Monthly Archives: March 2015
HISTORIC STORM: U.S.A.’S GREAT BLIZZARD OF 1888
On March 11th, 1888, snow began to fall on the northeast section of the United States of America from Washington D.C. all the way up to Maine. It went on falling for three days, accompanied by high winds and below-average temperatures. This storm became known as the Great Blizzard of 1888, and resulted in the […]
HISTORIC CELEBRATION: CHINA’S LANTERN FESTIVAL
China’s Lantern Festival is the first important festival to be held after the New Year. It began over 2,000 years ago, at the beginning of the Han Dynasty. One story has it originating with a royal decree. Upon learning that Buddhist monks honoured Buddha by lighting lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar […]
Time Travelling With Kids 