Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10th the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Santa Sacks Stuffing
Hutchinson High School Technology Building 800 15th Circle, Hutchinson, KS, United StatesAt 1:00 pm we will be stuffing Santa Sacks with items for children in our community, Please join us in the Hutch High Tech Building Event Center.
Holiday Party and Business Meeting
Rebecca's House 127 East Avenue B, Hutchinson, KS, United StatesThis month our social meeting will be our annual holiday party along with a short business meeting at Rebecca's, 127 East Avenue B. Join us for some Christmas fun with games, snacks, and fellowship!
Santa Sacks Stuffing
At 10 am we will be stuffing Santa Sacks with items for children in our community, Please join us at Trinity United Methodist Church, Room 214.
Christmas
The most widely celebrated holiday of the Christian year, Christmas is observed as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus. Christmas customs are centuries old. The mistletoe, for example, comes from the Druids, who, in hanging the mistletoe, hoped for peace and good fortune. Comparatively recent is the Christmas tree, first set up in Germany in the 17th century. Colonial Manhattan Islanders introduced the name Santa Claus, a corruption of...
New Year’s Day
A federal holiday in the United States, New Year's Day has its origin in Roman times when sacrifices were offered to Janus, the two-faced Roman deity who looked back on the past and forward to the future. It is usually celebrated with parties the night before. On January 1, some people institute lifestyle changes known as “New Year’s Resolutions.”