Sure, you know about lighting the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center (NY), and Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Recipes from Italy from La Tavola Marche

Italian Christmas Chocolate Cake
with walnuts, hazelnuts & chestnuts

Sports Journalism Luminaria (and our Sports Editor) Robert Tuchman explores 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live, in his book of the same title.  His monthly column for Wandering Educators highlights the best of sports travel around the world!