Celebrating the end of fasting with Heritage’s Muslim Student Association
One of the most celebratory days in the Islamic calendar is Eid al-Fitr, or the Festival of Breaking fast. Keep Reading
What is Nowruz? 3000 year old holiday celebrating a new year
The Patriot Post has our own Haft-sin table in celebration of Nowruz this year. In a Haft-sin table, there are seven (haft) things beginning with the Persian letter sin. Each item on the table holds its own symbolic meaning to be reflected on for the new year. (Photo/Zain Masood). Keep Reading
St. Patrick’s Day: A reminder of Ireland’s resilience
St. Patrick's Day parade attendees in front of the Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland. The first official state-sponsored Saint Patrick’s Day parade in Ireland took place after independence in 1931. (Photo/Wikimedia Commons) Keep Reading
Eleven of the most expensive Super Bowl ads to create
As Super Bowl viewership records continue to break year after year, the cost of Super Bowl commercials continue to rise. In the weeks leading up to Super Bowl LIX, the cost of a 30 second ad was up to $8 million. It is estimated that around 51 minutes worth of ads have been sold, making the total amount of ad sales in the hundreds of millions. In past years, Super Bowl ads have exceeded the $20 million mark, with the… Keep Reading
Students travel to the White House for a once-in-a-lifetime Inauguration Trip
Every four years the world’s attention turns to Washington D.C. for the inauguration of America’s president. The swearing in of Donald Trump as the 47th president was significant since it was the second time ever a non-consecutive re-inauguration for a U.S. president happened, after the second inauguration of Grover Cleveland in 1893. It was also the first presidential inauguration to take place indoors since Ronald Reagan’s inauguration in 1985. Keep Reading