What is the Prom?
July 1st, 2008
In the United States and Canada a prom, short for promenade, is used to describe a formal dance held at the end of an academic year. In the United Kingdom, the term is more widely understood to be in reference to a season of classical concerts or “proms”, which have been held between July and September since 1895, today run by the BBC. The British synonym for the North American event would be Valedictory Ball, Leavers’ Ball, Leavers’ Dinner or informally Leavers’ Do, closer to the Australian description (see below.) In Canada the terms Grad or Formal are most common and the event is usually only held for those in their graduating year of high school or middle school.
Today the retirement party is just the beginning Rather than looking forward to some quality time at home with the TV remote (as retirees did in years past), retirees are more excited and vibrant than ever before and are looking forward to resuming the freedom of a childhood summer. Kids are grown, money is saved, responsibilities are few, and the road to travel is paved! Send your favorite retirees on the road to fun and freedom with endless possibilities by giving them a fun retirement party that they’ll never forget!
Quinceanera is a young Latina woman’ celebration of her fifteenth birthday, which is celebrated in a unique and different way from her other birthdays. The word is also used to refer to the young woman whose 15th birthday is being celebrated (analogous to the word “cumpleañera” for “birthday girl”). The closest equivalents to the Quinceañera in the English-speaking world are the Sweet Sixteen or, in more affluent communities, a debutante ball at the age of eighteen. In some cases, though, the birthday girl has a choice of a quinceanera or a car.La Quinceanera”
Mother’s Day is a day honoring mothers, celebrated on various days in many places around the world. Mothers often receive gifts on this day.
Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday”) is the day before Ash Wednesday, and is also called “Shrove Tuesday” or “Pancake Day”. It is the final day of Carnival. It is a celebration that is held just before the beginning of the Christian liturgical season of Lent.