Friday

Nov 17, 20232 min read

Friday Fests: Shichi-Go-San

Shichi-Go-San literally means seven-five-three in Japanese and celebrates children at these ages. On November 15th, or in recent times...

Jun 18, 20212 min read

Celebrating Local Rochester Markets!

My hometown of Rochester NY is amazing for a lot of reasons, one of the biggest is in its large community of creators and the city's...

Mar 27, 20202 min read

Friday Fests: Food and Fun Iceland

Two of my favorite things in this world are food and fun- throw Iceland in the mix and I'm even more on board! Unfortunately the trip I...

Mar 13, 20202 min read

Friday Fests: SXSW

Alright, I'll admit that I have heard about SXSW, knew it was a big deal, but didn't actually know what it was. Turns out is a 9 day...

Mar 6, 20203 min read

Friday Fests: Holi

Holi is celebrated over two days, based on the when the full moon falls, and this year that is March 9th and 10th. This tradition...

Feb 14, 20202 min read

Friday Fests: Wakakusa Yamayaki

Its 5:30pm in Nara, Japan on the fourth Saturday in January, your belly is full of goodies from food vendors and your fingers are a...

Feb 7, 20203 min read

Friday Fests: Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival

For today's Friday Fests, we're traveling to Taiwan for the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival, held in the neighboring towns of Pingxi and...