Holidays Archive

  • Wedding Tradtions Decoded

    From the engagement ring to the ceremony to the honeymoon, weddings are shaped by the traditions of our ancestors, colored by the beliefs of our culture, and spiced by our personal flavor. While wedding traditions vary widely across the globe, and have changed subtly or obviously...

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  • Beltane

    Beltane

    As the month of May approaches, people in the Northern Hemisphere prepare to celebrate Beltane, an ancient gaelic holiday marking the turn of the seasons and a time of purification and transition.  Beltane also signaled the beginning of the season of Tuatha De Dannan, the folkloric...

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  • How will you celebrate Earth Day?

    How will you celebrate Earth Day?

    Earth Day is Peter Stone’s FAVORITE holiday! We LOVE  our Earth, and this is a chance for people worldwide to celebrate the amazing planet we live on, and make a commitment to be ecologically responsible—not just on Earth Day, but EVERY DAY! Peter Stone takes its...

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  • What Do Bunnies and Eggs and Jesus Have in Common?

    What Do Bunnies and Eggs and Jesus Have in Common?

    No, there’s no punch line… just an interesting story that weaves them all together to create a festival of rebirth that we call Easter. Peter Stone celebrates the spring season with a tribute to this deeply spiritual holiday with a beautiful array of sterling silver...

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  • The Tale of St. Patrick

    The Tale of St. Patrick

    On March 17, millions of people worldwide will gather to celebrate St. Patrick, the most well-known of the patron saints of Ireland. Parades and parties will mark the celebration, and the brilliant shade of green that screams Ireland (the “Emerald Isle”) will permeate the day,...

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  • Think you know what a Shamrock is?

    Think you know what a Shamrock is?

    Think again… Although thousands of people wear the Shamrock to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, and thousands more honor it all year long as a symbol of Irish heritage, the truth is that the Shamrock is a rather mysterious historical symbol, surrounded by myths and plagued...

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  • The Legend of St. Valentine

    The Legend of St. Valentine

    On February 14, millions of couples will celebrate their love with candy, chocolate, flowers, jewelry, beautiful gifts and lavish meals. Valentine’s day cards, marriage proposals, candlelit dinners, and uncountable translations of “I love you!” will fill the day, and many of us will look for...

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  • Taking Romance to New Depths: Underwater Wedding

    Taking Romance to New Depths: Underwater Wedding

    If a wedding on Valentine’s Day just isn’t romantic enough for you, consider exchanging your Valentine’s vows in an unforgettable underwater ceremony in the lush and unspoiled tropical retreat of Trang province, Thailand.  Not just for longtime divers, this ceremony is an unforgettable experience for...

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  • Dive Holiday Destinations

    Dive Holiday Destinations

    Peter Stone, founded by longtime seafarer and diver Peter Koslowski, well recognizes the beauty and peace of an undersea journey… which is why we want to offer our tips on the best dive holiday destinations… and our beautiful sterling silver dive jewelry to commemorate what...

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  • New Year, New You

    New Year, New You

    New Year’s Resolutions are an age-old staple of this transitional time between the end of one year and the beginning of the next. It’s a time to reflect on the year past—the blessings and the obstacles—and to look ahead to the coming year with hope...

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