Jews gather at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 to observe the holiday of Birkat Hachamah. Birkat Hachamah, the Blessing of the Sun, occurs every 28 years when the sun returns to the position it occupied at the same time during the week of creation. This year the holiday falls on the eve of Passover, which celebrates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. ( Frances M. Roberts)

Shoppers browse the Union Square Holiday Market in New York on Sunday, November 23, 2008. Over 100 merchants man the festive booths of the market, in it's 13th year, selling unique holiday gifts. The market will remain open daily, closing Wednesday, December 24. (© Richard B. Levine)

Jews gather at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 to observe the holiday of Birkat Hachamah. Birkat Hachamah, the Blessing of the Sun, occurs every 28 years when the sun returns to the position it occupied at the same time during the week of creation. This year the holiday falls on the eve of Passover, which celebrates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. ( Frances M. Roberts)

The annual Chinese Lunar New Year Parade in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Sunset Park in New York, on Sunday, February 1, 2009. The visitors throng the streets to watch the dragon dancing troupes and to participate in the festivities. The gala ushers in the Year of the Ox, 4707 in the Lunar calendar. (© Frances M. Roberts)

Shipstad & Johnson Ice Follies Series shot between 1955 and 1963 at the Philadelphia Arena, Market St. & Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Iranian-Americans from as far away as California march in the Fourth Annual Persian Parade on Madison Ave. in New York City on March 30, 2008. The parade celebrates Nowruz, which means New Year in the Farsi language. The holiday symbolizes the purification of the soul and dates back to the pre-Islamic religion of Zoroastrianism. (© Richard B. Levine)

Shoppers browse the Union Square Holiday Market in New York on Sunday, November 23, 2008. Over 100 merchants man the festive booths of the market, in it's 13th year, selling unique holiday gifts. The market will remain open daily, closing Wednesday, December 24. (© Richard B. Levine)

Shipstad & Johnson Ice Follies Series shot between 1955 and 1963 at the Philadelphia Arena, Market St. & Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

The Navy Band Northeast performs in the oldest running Memorial Day Parade in New York through the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2009. Sailors and Marines joined local residents as they honored members of the armed forces that sacrificed their lives for the country. The parade, organized by the American Legion Inwood Post 581, has run for over 70 years and is the remaining Memorial Day Parade in the borough of Manhattan. Memorial Day was originally

The Navy Band Northeast performs as it passes under an elevated subway train in the oldest running Memorial Day Parade in New York through the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2009. Sailors and Marines joined local residents as they honored members of the armed forces that sacrificed their lives for the country. The parade, organized by the American Legion Inwood Post 581, has run for over 70 years and is the remaining Memorial Day Parade in the borough of

Shipstad & Johnson Ice Follies Series shot between 1955 and 1963 at the Philadelphia Arena, Market St. & Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA