Celebrate Epiphany. January 6, which is 12 days after Christmas in the Gregorian calendar, marks not only the end of the Christmas holidays but also the start of the Carnival season, which climaxes with Mardi Gras.
Noun. 1. prosperity-an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment. economic condition-the condition of the economy.
Definition: An economic depression is a severe downturn that lasts several years. Fortunately, the U.S. economy has only experienced one economic depression. That's the Great Depression of 1929. It lasted ten years. The decline in the GDP growth rates were of a magnitude not seen since: 1930 -8.6 percent; 1931 -6.5 percent; 1932 -13.1 percent