New Year’s Eve – A Time for Choices!

It is that time of the year again. Resolutions, new ones and old keep you busy, getting ready for the dawn of a new year. It is that time of the year to take a good look at all that surrounds you. Count your blessings and appreciate family. The real reason behind celebrating New Year’s Eve is a mix of all these aspects. The festivities and glamour are all directed towards the appreciation and celebration of life.

But this day means much more than celebrations to most. It is a valuable time to rethink the months gone by, and take the good memories as you step on into the future. It is also a time for letting go of bad memories to make way for the new ones.

Most streets still have glistening Christmas trees and cheery decorations, which add to the colorful setting as New Year’s dawn approaches. With amazing store discounts and with most public places ablaze with cheerful crowds and chatter, it really is the most amazing time of the year.

If you are making arrangements to be with your family to celebrate the start of the year in America then Beverly Hills is an ideal choice. Located in California, it offers a perfect setting in which to herald in the new dawn.

There are many hotels and restaurants that put on a magnificent show on this much awaited evening and provide plenty of fun for the entire family. If you are choosing a Beverly Hills hotel to spend this spectacular night The Peninsula Beverly Hills is an ideal choice. This elegant Beverly Hills luxury hotel comes alive with festive cheer during the season and lets you celebrate the New Year at its best. The elegant Belvedeer restaurant is magically transformed with charming decorations to hold a New Year’s ball, for guests to dance their way into the coming year.

Thanksgiving in Beverly Hills – A Weekend of Fun and Frolic!

Thanksgiving is a holiday for all communities residing in America and Canada. This state holiday is celebrated on the 4th Thursday every November and is known for its many festivities. In Canada thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday of every October. This customary day is dedicated for friends and families to get together in harmony and celebrate a special feast. This meal habitually comprises of cranberry sauce, turkey, potatoes, pumpkin pie, stuffing, gravy and also vegetables. It is a day of giving thanks for what you have received during the year and for the family and friends in your life.

Beverly Hills is such a city in the United States that celebrates this holiday in a very joyous and grand style. There are many Thanksgiving Day parades that take place along the streets and many people participate and gather around to watch these colorful pageants. Some of these festivals and parades mark the season of Christmas and shopping. Most people take off a period of four days and go out on trips or visit family members who most often reside in other states of the country. Most schools, offices and business declare the day of thanksgiving as a holiday and also allow a four day weekend so that people can spend some quality time with their loved ones. The public transit system also works at irregular times and not on the normally scheduled times during this period. It is a day that is reserved for a break, where the whole city gets busy watching parades or spending time with family, while enjoying a traditional thanksgiving dinner.

Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in America in the year 1863, though the first ever day for thanksgiving was held in El Paso in 1598. Beverly Hills would be an ideal place to spend this holiday with friends and family where top notch restaurants offer very grand meals and where the streets get lit up with the vivid parades. The Peninsula Beverly Hills a Beverly Hills luxury hotel presents an ideal setting in which to celebrate this most joyous of celebrations. This Beverly Hills hotel is of the best of its kind and is an ideal place to spend your thanksgiving weekend.