Tagged: holiday

Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the beginnings of the Thanksgiving holiday and how its observance has changed over time.    

Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day.     Photo Credit: Wikipedia/City of Urbana, Ill.

Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the origins of the Labor Day Holiday. Photo Credit: US Dept of Labor

Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about the history behind the Memorial Day holiday.     Photo Credit: United States Army.  

Peter Drummey, of the Massachusetts Historical Society, speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about how Marshfield played a role in the Revolutionary War’s beginnings, and how Patriots Day replaced another observance.   U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Herlihy

There has been a change of plans for this weekend’s Easter activities in Marshfield.   Recreation Director Craig Jameson tells WATD News the event will have safety protocols in place and a chance to see the Easter Bunny.   Jameson says the decision was made to go this route after consulting with the town’s health […]

Passover will begin Saturday at sundown and, just like last year, it is being observed with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing.   Rabbi Alfred Benjamin, of Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills in Milton, tells WATD News that some will still have to observe the holiday with the use of social media platforms.   […]

WATD’s Dan McCready & Ed Perry observe the Day After Pi Day. Photo Credit: Lisa Azizian 

While the COVID-19 Pandemic has limited the scope of many of their activities, students in Duxbury have still been able to participate in Pi Day observances.   Brandon Josselyn, the Middle School and High School Math Curriculum Coordinator, tells WATD News they also marked the occasion with culinary treats.   Brandon Josselyn, the Middle School […]

The numerical date for Sunday (3/14), 3-1-4, matches the first three numbers the mathematical constant pi and would usually be observed in many schools on the South Shore, the following day but this year things are different.   Liam Griffin, Assistant Principal at the Rogers Middle School in Rockland, tells WATD News that Pi Day […]