Getting Ready for St. Patrick's Day

Well, we have another  holiday celebration coming up right around the corner.  That's right, St. Patrick's Day is a couple weeks away.  Time to start gathering all your green garments and find some four-leaf clovers to get ready for the celebrations!  St. Patrick's Day is considered the most widely celebrated and observed saints day in the world, and originated as a day to honor the spread of Catholicism in Ireland and the Patron Saint of Ireland, St. Patrick.  Here in the United States, several cities turn their rivers and water fountains green, while restaurants will offer green beverages, food and traditional Irish cuisine as a way to celebrate this special day (St. Patrick's Day is not a legal holiday in the United States).

Happy Valentine's Day!

From all of us here at StealStreet, we wish you and your loved ones a Happy Valentine's Day!  While not exactly a holiday (though for Hallmark it is ;)), it is a great day to show someone special how much you care.  To show you how much we care, we are offering 15% off all our aromatherapy products for today only!  Simply use the coupon code AROMA15 at checkout to save!  Oh happy days!  Click Here for our Aromatherapy Products!

Labor Day

School is starting and summer is ending, but that does not mean that the fun is all over yet.  Enter Labor Day!  It is time to celebrate the invaluable contributions of the United States labor workers to our everyday lives.  In the United States, the first Labor Day was observed on September 5, 1882 by the Central Labor Union of New York.  In 1894, following several deaths during the Pullman strike, President Grover Cleveland, fearing further conflict and alienation with workers and unions, pushed forward legislation and Congress signed Labor Day into law, officially making it a national holiday only six days after the end of the strike.  The government selected the first Monday of September as the date for Labor Day each year, and has been celebrated every year since.

Labor Day validates and honors all the hard work laborers of the United States, as well as the difficulties and obstacles they had to overcome.  

Today, Labor Day signifies the beginning of the school year, the start of the NFL season, the last day to fashionably wear white and the final summer holiday.  Celebrations, barbeques and parties will be had, but please, everyone be safe and remember the hard working laborers this day honors.  For anyone that is still looking for decorations and gifts for Labor Day, check out our special selection Here!

Summer Time is Coming!

 Is everyone getting ready for the best time of the year?  That's right, summertime is almost upon us!  To get my house ready for summer, I've pulled out the barbecue, dusted off the surfboards and hung up some new wind chimes!  I love the look and sound of wind chimes during the summer, and Steal Street has several new chimes available just in time for summer!  There are animal wind chimes, American-themed wind chimes, motorcycle wind chimes, hot air balloon chimes and more!  Check out the pictures for some of our new wind chimes and stop by Steal Street Wind Chimes to pick out the ones you would like for your home!

Father's Day History

Spring is giving way to summer, and with that, so comes Father’s Day.  Did you know the first observance of Father’s Day was on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia?  It was organized by Mrs. Grace Golden Clayton to celebrate the lives of the 210 fathers who had been lost in the Monongah mining disaster on December 6, 1907.  The beginning of a national celebration of Father’s Day was actually not until June 19, 1910, when Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington organized a day of observance for fathers after Mother’s Day was established.  Initially met with criticism and the fear of becoming a joke, Father’s Day was not officially made into a national holiday until 1972, six years after President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers on the third Sunday in June.

It's Memorial Day Weekend!

Yes!  It is Memorial Day weekend!  Time to dust off the barbecues and play outside.  Here at Steal Street, we have decided to launch even more new products!  We have great new aromatherapy products, including fantastic electric oil burners and incense burners available in several designs and colors.  Check them all out!  Also, if you are a fan of sweet deals and extra coupon savings, then you should follow us on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.  We offer several secret deals and coupons only available to the Bandits that have added us.  Don't hesitate to save some extra money, and remember to be safe and have fun this weekend!

Little Bits On Memorial Day

Well, apparently there is another holiday coming up at the end of May, and it happens to be one of my favorites.  Barbecues, beach and park trips, golf, Indy 500, baseball, and a Monday off are pretty nice, but the best part about Memorial Day is celebrating and honoring the US soldiers that gave their lives for this country while serving in the military.  I did some research into the holiday and found some pretty interesting facts that I thought I would share with all you Bandits!

Memorial Day actually started out as being called Decoration Day, and originally began as a way to honor the soldiers that died during the American Civil War.  By the mid-1860s citizens were decorating soldiers’ graves in both the North and South, prompting this even to be called “Decoration Day.”  The first known observance of this holiday took place in Waterloo, New York on May 5, 1866.  Two men, General John Murray and General John A. Logan, helped bring the attention of this event nationwide, including General Logan (who was the commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic – the organization for Northern Civil War veterans) issuing a proclamation that Decoration Day should be observed nationwide on May 5, 1868.  On May 30, 1868, Decoration Day was officially observed for the first time, and by 1890 every northern state had adopted Decoration Day as an official state holiday.  The date, May 30, was chosen because it was not the anniversary of any battle from the Civil War.

The holiday gradually changed from Decoration Day to Memorial Day, which was first used in 1882, though it did not become more commonly used until after World War II.  Memorial Day became the official name by Federal law in 1967, and with the passing of the Uniform Holidays Bill in 1968, the date of observance became the last Monday in the May.  The nation’s oldest continuously running Memorial Day parade is in Ironton, Ohio, where it has been a tradition since 1869.

What a great holiday!  So pull out the barbeque, raise Old Glory and let her fly proudly, and salute and pay tribute to the brave men and women that have served our country!  If you are looking add a little more flair to your Memorial Day festivities, or want to give someone a special gift, check out these great items on sale just for Memorial Day! www.StealStreet.com/MemorialDay