by eTranslation Services | Feb 26, 2020 | Culture and Traditions
Roman Catholics and Christians around the world will be celebrating Ash Wednesday today, February 25. Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, is a service that prepares members of the church to value Christ’s death and resurrection. They go through traditional...
by eTranslation Services | Feb 25, 2020 | Culture and Traditions
Christians around the world are preparing to observe Lent. Lent is a movable feast and the first day of Lent is Ash Wednesday, which, this year, falls on February 26. But before Ash Wednesday, Christians enjoy Shrove Tuesday. The day is popularly known in Ireland and...
by eTranslation Services | Feb 21, 2020 | Culture and Traditions
In 1999 UNESCO declared February 21 as the International Mother Language Day. It is a special day for the promotion of multilingualism, and cultural and linguistic diversity. Around the world, people and organizations celebrate International Mother Language Day with...
by eTranslation Services | Jan 24, 2020 | Culture and Traditions
All of us at eTranslation Services wish our Chinese friends and clients Happy Chinese New Year. To our Mandarin-speaking friends, Gong Xǐ Fā Cái and to our Cantonese-speaking friends, Gung Hei Faat Choih! This year, Chinese New Year will be on January 25....
by eTranslation Services | Dec 31, 2019 | Culture and Traditions
2019 is drawing to a close. People are looking forward to 2020 with new hope and firmer resolve to do better than the previous year. At eTranslation Services, we have much to be thankful for and much more to look forward to in 2020. So before the year closes, we thank...
by eTranslation Services | Dec 26, 2019 | Culture and Traditions
Since 1966, Americans have been celebrating Kwanzaa, a 7-day holiday to celebrate African-American heritage. The annual festival starts on the 26th of December and ends on the 1st of January. California State University Long Beach professor, Dr. Maulana Karenga, who...
