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New Years Eve Gift Baskets can be handed out to all of your guests as they enter or are leaving your New Years Eve Party. The celebration of the New Year is the oldest of all holidays. It was first observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years ago. In the years around 2000 BC, the Babylonian New Year began with the first New Moon (actually the first visible crescent) after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring). The Babylonian New Year celebration lasted for eleven days. Each day had its own particular mode of celebration, but it is safe to say that modern New Year's Eve festivities pale in comparison. Not all countries celebrate New Year at the same time, nor in the same way. This is because people in different parts of the world use different calendars. Long ago, people divided time into days, months, and years. Some calendars are based on the movement of the moon; others are based on the position of the sun. Generally New Years is celebrated December 31- January 1. People stay up all night December 31 to mark the passing of the year. There are elaborate parties with music and dancing. At the stroke of midnight, confetti is tossed in the air, firer crackers explode, and people make noise and then kiss the person next to them. New Years Party Supplies like paper plates, napkins, and cups are a nice way to complete a New Years Party Theme. Using party decorations like New Years inflatables, confetti, centerpieces and door curtains add to the festive atmosphere.

Hanukkah Gift Baskets make all your guests feel special at your Hanukkah Party. Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days and nights, starting on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar (which is November-December on the Gregorian calendar). In Hebrew, the word "Hanukkah" means "dedication." It is the story of the Maccabees, a small band of Jewish fighters who liberated the Land of Israel from the Syrian Greeks who occupied it. Under the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanies, the Syrian Greeks sought to impose their Hellenistic culture. In remembrance of the liberation, a candle is lit each of the eight days of Hanukkah. Children receive gifts of Gelt (in remembrance of the coins minted by the new independent Maccabee state) or money and play games of Dreidel (a spinning four-sided top.) The tradition of receiving a gift on each of the eight days of Hanukkah is fairly recent. Since Christians exchange gifts at Christmas, Jews have come to exchange gifts other than coins at Hanukkah, which comes at the same time of the year. The traditional foods consumed during the Hanukkah holiday are symbolic of the events being celebrated. Most are fried in oil, symbolic of the oil that lasted eight days. Latkes were originally symbolic of the cheesecakes served by the widow Judith, and later evolved to the potato/vegetable fried latkes most known today. Hanukkah Party Supplies like paper plates, napkins, and cups are a nice way to complete a Hanukkah Party Theme. Using party decorations like Hanukkah Dreidel inflatable as a centerpiece can also double as party prizes. Party favors like Hanukkah music or glow jewelry are perfect for a Hanukkah Party Theme.

Kwanzaa Gift Baskets give guests a unique party favor from your Kwanza Party. Kwanzaa is a unique African American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and self-improvement. Kwanzaa is neither political nor religious and despite some misconceptions, is not a substitute for Christmas. It is simply a time of reaffirming African-American people, their ancestors and culture. Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits of the harvest" in the African language Kiswahili, has gained tremendous acceptance around the world. Since its founding in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Kwanzaa has come to be observed by more then million people worldwide, as reported by the New York Times. When establishing Kwanzaa in 1966, Dr. Karenga included an additional "a" to the end of the spelling to reflect the difference between the African American celebration (Kwanzaa) and the Motherland spelling (Kwanzaa).Kwanzaa Party Supplies like paper plates, napkins, and cups are a perfect way to complete a Kwanzaa Party Theme. Party decorations using like glow jewelry, stickers. Kwanzaa loot bags tucked into baskets or a Kwanzaa piñata can be a centerpiece and double as party prizes. Party favors like jewelry, glow whistles, hats, masks, party-poppers and boas will add the special touches to a Kwanzaa Party Theme.

Hanukkah party supplies Hanukkah paper plates, tablecloth, napkins and party gifts add a special touch to a Hanukkah Theme Party. The traditional gift of Hanukkah is known as Hanukkah gelt. “Gelt” is a Yiddish term for “money.” Gelt represents prosperity. Use fresh flowers to as part of your Hanukkah Gelt tradition. What better way to complete a Hanukkah festival than with fresh flowers. Hanukkah flowers are a very classy Hanukkah Decoration that everyone appreciates. Whether next door or across the country Hanukkah fun has florist in every state, to help you send your thoughts and wishes to family and friends. Florist & Flower delivery can add the smells of winter and the festive spirit of Hanukkah to your Hanukkah bash. Just order and have a fresh centerpiece delivered to your home. Now, Instead of rushing around trying to buy flowers, you can spend your Hanukkah party planning time on bringing jovial delight to your Hanukkah fair.

Hanukkah party decorations are a great way to get your guests in the Hanukkah spirit. Hanukkah celebrates the miracle that occurred when the Maccabees reclaimed the Temple. The sanctuary was a shambles, torn apart by the Hellenic forces. The fighters found only enough oil to light a lantern -- by which to read the Torah -- for one day. But the lantern blazed for eight full days. When Jews light the eight candles of the menorah on the eight nights of Hanukkah, they recite a prayer extolling God who "performed miracles for our ancestors in days of old." During the following years of the Hasmonean dynasty, the first Jewish coins in history were issued. Most depicted cornucopia, symbolic of the prosperity of the country during these years. One of the coins minted by the last of the Hasmonean kings, Antigonus Matityahu (40-37 B.C.E.), portrayed the seven-branched menorah on one side and the Table of Shew Bread on the other, both symbols of the restored Temple. These designs may actually have been intended to remind the people of Hanukkah, which had been neglected during the waning years of the Hasmonean dynasty. Hanukkah Fun starts with a very festive party area with decorations and party supplies that fit a Hanukkah Theme Party.

A Hanukkah party will bring family and friends together for a holiday calibration. Hanukkah, the "dedication" and "The Festival of Lights", is a Jewish festival which begins on the Hebrew date of the 25th of Kislev and lasts eight days, through the 2nd of Tevet. Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees (led by Judah) over the Hellenistic Syrians in a revolt that took place around 165 BCE. The most important Hanukkah ritual is the candle lighting. Hanukkah Decorations like blue and white streamers and balloons will fit a Hanukkah Theme party.

Stocking Stuffers make great party favors for any Christmas Theme Party. Fill a Personalized stocking with fun Christmas toys and treats for each guest. Stocking stuffers are great for every age group because anything can be put in a stocking. For even more Christmas Fun decorate the party area with festive Christmas Decorations.

At a Christmas Tree decorating party you and your guests create your own special moments of decorating the Christmas tree. Wrapping and placing the presents to friends and loved ones underneath the fresh pine limbs also fits a Christmas Theme Party. A Christmas tree adds that traditional and perfect touch to your Holiday. Fresh smells of pine perk up a room and perk up the spirits. Christmas trees make everyone feel special. This Christmas send your well wishes with a special petite Christmas tree or order one for your self. Use Christmas Decorations like mistletoe to decorate the party area. Kissing under the mistletoe is first found associated with the Greek festival of Saturnalia and later with primitive marriage rites. Mistletoe has power to bestow fertility and also possess "life-giving" power. Mistletoe was considered a plant of peace, under which enemies could declare a truce or warring spouses kiss and make-up. At Christmas time a young lady standing under a ball of mistletoe, brightly trimmed with evergreens, ribbons, and ornaments, cannot refuse to be kissed. Such a kiss could mean deep romance or lasting friendship and goodwill.

Christmas party planning can be focused on the legend of Santa Claus. It can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Admired for his piety and kindness, St. Nicholas became the subject of many legends. It is said that he gave away all of his inherited wealth and traveled the countryside helping the poor and sick. One of the best known stories of the St. Nicholas is that he saved three poor sisters from being sold into slavery or prostitution by their father by providing them with a dowry so that they could be married. Christmas Party Decorations like Santa, snowflakes, and Christmas Tree ornaments fit a Christmas Theme Party.