Category Archives: nature

Delve Into the Mystery of Easter Island, by Nora B. Peevy

On a tiny island located about 3,700km from Chile lies one of the most intriguing mysteries known to mankind – Easter Island. However, the people who live there don’t call it Easter Island. It was the explorer who landed there on Easter, in their ignorance, of course, who named it “Easter Island.” The original inhabitantsContinueContinue reading “Delve Into the Mystery of Easter Island, by Nora B. Peevy”

The Dark and Light Side of Christmas Tree Traditions, by Nora B. Peevy

One of our favorite American traditions is decorating our Christmas trees after Thanksgiving with lights, ornaments, garland, and tinsel… but there’s a darker story to this happy image. Before Christianity adopted the pagan practice of Christmas trees, pagans hung evergreen boughs above their doors and windows, not for a bit of festive flair, but toContinueContinue reading “The Dark and Light Side of Christmas Tree Traditions, by Nora B. Peevy”