Tag: holidays
Arizona Historical Society Celebrates Day of the Dead in New Exhibit
The Dia de Los Muertos, Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday that can be traced back hundreds of years. It brings family and friends together to pray for and remember loved ones who have passed away. Taking place from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2, this holiday is marked with rich and artistic traditions...One Thousand Tumbleweeds Needed for Chandler Christmas Tree
CHANDLER -- This city may be the only one in the nation facing a shortage of materials required for building a Christmas tree. Every year since 1957, Chandler has erected a Christmas tree composed entirely of tumbleweeds, chicken wire and paint.The Fourth Goes Bang in Taylor
TAYLOR -- The people who reside in this community don't have to worry about getting a wake-up call to make sure they don't miss the Independence Day festivities. The Taylor Fire Department takes care of that. Starting at 4 a.m. every July 4, the department conducts an annual ritual known as "firing the anvil." It's a ...Arizona’s First Christmas in the Pines
The first recorded Christmas in Arizona, north of the Gila River, took place in 1853 at the foot of the snowy San Francisco Peaks. And it was a wild and woolly affair. The celebrants were the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, their military escorts and helpers who were, at the time, mapping a future transcontinental ...
