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Every culture, race, and age group seems to have them: traditions. A tradition is set to be simply a set of practices. Christmas festivities are seen as traditions, just as throwing rice at a wedding is considered a tradition. Traditions are just one of the many things that allow people from all over to interrelate [...]
Posted by Ash Grant on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 8:34 am
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From the ones you already know to the truly bizarre ones you’ve never heard of, here are the Top 10 New Year’s Traditions and Superstitions in the United States.
10. Fireworks
Fireworks, cheering, singing and noisemakers on New Year’s Eve are believed to scare away evil spirits. Do we really need an excuse to set off fireworks? [...]
Posted by TopTenz Master on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 11:16 am
Filed under All, History, Holidays, Misc · Tagged America, Bizarre, Cabbage, celebration, clock strikes midnight, evil spirits, Fireworks, getting out of debt, guilt, IRS, kiss, Music, new year, new years, noisemakers, resolutions
Every new year brings about a thoughtful look at the past. And what better way to gain more insight or guilt than to have a few quotes to increase your wisdom for this coming year. So read on and find out what a few bright minds thought about beginning a new year. Here are the [...]
Posted by Elizabeth Downing Johnson on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 2:04 am
Filed under All, Humor, Misc, People · Tagged alcohol, America, celebration, criminals, diet, Disney, drunk, Fireworks, Gun, Health, Holidays, Independence, kiss, Mom, mystery, new years, night, quotes, resolutions, sky, stars, tradition, Universe
