Pages tagged with Tradition
The origin of this holiday for the expression of love really isn't romantic at all -- at least not in the traditional sense.
Called the Gävlebocken, it is an unlucky creature because, since that first year, when the local fire department put up the original sculpture, arsonists have managed to burn down the huge sculpture 28 times
Visitors get the chance to enjoy insect cuisine in forms from chocolate chip cookies baked with crickets to all manner of six-legged culinary delights.
Celtic priests called Druids would meet in the hilltop in the dark, sacred oak forest to light new fires and offer sacrifices of crops and animals, dancing around the fires as the season of the sun passed and the season of darkness began.
Although, by definition, there is no coercion in faith, the fast of Ramadan is called compulsory, as opposed to optional, because it is mentioned several times in Coran, and is one of the pillars of Islam.
Guide to a more accurate and in depth understanding of the Bible.
This article is about traditional belief of our elders whoever giving importance to superstitious thoughts.
Insanity is when we forget humanity in the name of religion and nationality.
This is, in the end, the most authentic seat of religious belief and is impossible to detect, and movement - that is the dance - is the purest form of religious offering.
Logic does indeed dictate that there are things in heaven and earth that defy scientific explanation, and many of these phenomena must have given rise to some odd beliefs, because they could not be explained away.
The first written record of Japanese tattooing is from 297 AD. The Japanese regarded tattooing as high art. Japanese tattoo artists, known as the Horis, were the undisputed masters of the craft, and the classic Japanese tattoo is a full body suit
So popular is this amazing fun-fest that the small town is always utterly swamped by tens of thousands of eager visitors.
In searching for her he's found a philosophy
to balance his soul in the presence of Sophy.
The scales of existence measures his sufferings,
from his shoulders she's taken off the weight of desires.
His spirit is soaring above the ordinariness.
The lightness rules over the human ho...
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the triumph of Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state of Puebla. It is also celebrated in some U.S. cities wit...
The film, Women of Hope: Latinas Abriendo Camino narrates the tale of Latina women of U.S.A as represented by twelve extraordinary women who have brought a radical change in their lives and accomplishment. They describe their hopes, aspirations and the ways and means they followed to ...
Every one of us remembers these old chestnuts from our childhoods, and no doubt some of us have subconsciously almost, passed them on to our own children.
Employed in times past as a universal cure for almost everything, the actions of the leech still play a vital role in both burn cases as well as the more complex reconstructive therapies
A communal place to relax, communicate with others while soaking inside hot tubs. A kind of recreation for others.
The American psyche generally, in the past, prevented people from accepting feelings which were considered taboo, the real meaning of homophobia, which is simply fear of anything that challenges so-called normal behaviours.
These All Souls’ Day customs were established by early Mexican civilizations long before Catholic beliefs were introduced, so the Day of the Dead in Mexico is far from mournful, but instead a happy and colorful celebration.
A spectacular tradition on Holy Week in the Philippines. See how people do the "penitensya"
I believe that we often get too complacent in our old routines and miss out on exciting new possibilities.
Video and computer games are virtual games and it don't give more enjoyment like the real outdoor games. Encourage your kids to play the real game rather than the virtual one.
Does accepting another culture really benefit us in life? Or is it something to be arrogant of to giveup one's tradition?
