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Thanksgiving Around the World: A Celebration of Gratitude and Harvest

Steven Hodel - November 28, 2024

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Happy Easter from Costa Rica!

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How is Easter Week (Semana Santa) in Costa Rica?

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How to Make Mexican Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead)

Thanksgiving Around the World: A Celebration of Gratitude and Harvest

Steven Hodel - November 28, 2024

Thanksgiving may be most synonymous with the United States, but similar traditions of gratitude and harvest celebrations exist worldwide, many predating the Pilgrims’ 1621...

Happy Easter from Costa Rica!

The Tico Times - March 31, 2024

Happy Easter from Costa Rica!

How is Easter Week (Semana Santa) in Costa Rica?

Sarah Jordan - March 25, 2024

One of the busiest weeks of the year is here in Costa Rica, the much anticipated week of Semana Santa. Holy Week is considered...

How to Make Mexican Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead)

The Tico Times - November 2, 2022

When talking about the dead around Halloween time, some think about ghouls and goblins and things that go bump in the night; others think...

Costa Rica celebrates Guanacaste Day (Annexation of Nicoya)

The Tico Times - July 25, 2022

Because some of the reasons may be lost in the celebration, we'd like to remind you of some facts surrounding this important Costa Rica...

Pope urges peace for Ukraine in this ‘Easter of war’

AFP - April 17, 2022

Pope Francis on Sunday called for peace in Ukraine during this "Easter of war" as he delivered the traditional Easter Sunday Urbi et Orbi...

Celebrating Mathematics in Costa Rica on International Pi Day

The Tico Times - March 14, 2022

The unique holiday was founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw and took place at the Exploratorium a San Francisco-based interactive science museum. Every March...

March 8 is International Women’s Day 2022

Mary Ann Stark - March 8, 2022

Women have been around since the time of Eve yet we still find a need to call for equality. The world still considers it...

Costa Rica’s Valentine’s Day: Love it or Leave it

The Tico Times - February 13, 2022

There appear to be two schools of thought when it comes to Valentine’s Day: Love it or Leave it. Those of the older generation...

Valentine’s in Costa Rica: Beware of Armed Cherubs

Mitzi Stark - February 12, 2022

Hearts, candy, flowers, mood music and that chubby-cheeked cherub in a loincloth – you guessed it. Valentine's Day is coming. Romance makes for strange bedfellows,...