Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. Thanksgiving has its historical roots in religious and cultural traditions, and has long been celebrated in a secular manner as well.
The Winter Solstice
The word solstice comes from the Latin words for "sun" and "to stand still.” In the Northern Hemisphere, as summer advances to winter, the points on the horizon where the Sun rises and sets advance southward each day; the high point in the Sun’s daily path across the sky, which occurs at local noon, also moves southward each day. At the winter solstice, the Sun’s path has reached its southernmost position. The next day, the path will advance northward. However, a few days before and after the winter solstice, the change is so slight that the Sun’s path seems to stay the same, or stand still. The Sun is directly overhead at "high-noon" on Winter Solstice at the latitude called the Tropic of Capricorn. In the Northern Hemisphere, the solstice days are the days with the fewest hours of sunlight during the whole year.
Christmas (Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning "Christ's Mass") is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ and a widely observed cultural holiday, celebrated generally on December 25 by billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide, which ends after the twelfth night. Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians, and is an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season.
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), is the last day of the year, also known as December 31. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people dance, eat, drink alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the new year. Some people attend a watchnight service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into January 1 (New Year's Day).
The island nations of Kiribati and Samoa are the first to welcome the New Year while Honolulu, Hawaii is among the last.
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Clubhouse address:
18045 Oakridge Drive Hagerstown Maryland 21740
Clubhouse open house is 3rd friday of the month 2000hrs-2400hrs
Indiana State Christmas Party! Starting 11:00AM-5:00PM at the VFW (1850 S East St, Indianapolis, IN 46225)
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All you can eat Chili for $5
All Chapters should arrive at about Noon for a nice Lunch and some Brotherhood.
Bevricks Char House Grille 1055 Fortner Road Metter GA 30439.
Bevricks is conveniently located right off I-16 at exit 104.
New Year's Day, also called simply New Year's or New Year, is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar.
In pre-Christian Rome under the Julian calendar, the day was dedicated to Janus, god of gateways and beginnings, for whom January is also named. As a date in the Gregorian calendar of Christendom, New Year's Day liturgically marked the Feast of the Naming and Circumcision of Jesus, which is still observed as such in the Anglican Church and Lutheran Church.
In present day, with most countries now using the Gregorian calendar as their de facto calendar, New Year's Day is probably the most celebrated public holiday, often observed with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts in each time zone. Other global New Year's Day traditions include making New Year's resolutions and calling one's friends and family.
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Brothers- Great news! We've secured some great beach side hotels/venues to amp up our annual and make it worth the trip for any brothers interested. Please see the attached flyer with the updated event schedule for FL-7's 21st Annual.
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Maryland State chapter is having our annual Christmas Party on December 7th, 2019. It will be held at the Crownsville American Legion@1900.
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Saturday November 30th the Cartersville GA chapter will hold it's 14th annual Toy Run.
If you want to ride off some of that Thanksgiving meal please join us in a most worthy cause, Children in need at Christmas.
Tennessee State is having the State Christmas party at the TN-2 clubhouse in Lebanon TN 703 F South Cumberland, 37087. Dec 7th at 1600 till close. Will be open on the 6th for anyone coming in early. POC is Bootlegger
November 30th 2019 at 1300.
VA-2 will be having a Celebration of life to honor Sniper.
715 Moose lodge
2307 Lakeside Drive
Lynchburg Virginia 24501
Food and drinks will be available following the service at the Moose lodge. Saturday evening a gathering for Brotherhood and drinks will be at the Lynchburg Holiday Inn bar Saturday evening.
Also for anyone requiring a Hotel room.
We have a block of rooms held at the Holiday inn.
99.00 a night plus local tax
Holiday inn Lynchburg VA
601 Main street
Lynchburg VA
Reservations call
434 528 2500 use reservation Code MVM
The celebration of life for Paul ROOSTER riddle will be Nov 30 starting at 1700 at the Moose in Xenia Ohio
947 Cincinnati Ave
Xenia, Ohio 45385
The 8UPMFs wanted to extend an invite out to all Hoosier, Buckeye and Bluegrass Brothers. We do recognize that it's probably too far for a lot of you but we wanted to invite just in case :-)
So, we will be at the River Boat Inn in Madison Indiana Friday, December 13th where we will drink and act silly way too late into the night. Then head to the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Saturday for the ceremony and wreaths laying.
You are all welcome to attend both or either one. Even if you do not spend the night Friday night and can't do the ceremony, we would still love to party with you Friday evening/night.
Riverboat Inn & Suites
906 E 1st St, Madison, IN 47250
Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery
1415 Msh North Gate Rd, Madison, IN 47250
Friday November, 29th the Western Maryland Chapter is hosting another Black Friday Night at the clubhouse. 2000-2400 Extensions and lady friends are invited.
Clubhouse address: 18045 Oakridge drive Hagerstown Maryland 21740.
Brothers, we will be holding the Celebration of Life for our Brother Skywalker on 8 Dec. I know it’s a Sunday, but with the Holidays, it’s what was available.
The Celebration will be held at 1300hrs, at VFW Post 8058
3475 Douglas St., Fort Pierce, FL 34981
You are invited to Lucky 13's Christmas Party this Saturday, 14 Dec 19, starting at 1800 hrs.
We will have it at the Brevard power Boat Association Clubhouse, on Sweet Water Drive, Melbourne Fla.
Dinner is pot luck.
Come on out and have some fun...