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THE BOOKWORM SEZ: Gift ideas for everyone on your list
Contributing WriterLast January, you loaded up. You loaded up on all the leftover, on-sale, clearance-priced Christmas wrapping paper you could lay your hands on. You bought Hanukkah bags, Santa wrap, gifty things with poinsettias and reindeer and holly, and you put it...Tags: Authors, Giles, Frank Lloyd Wright, Religious Festivals, Hutson
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Food on the Table: A tasty history on holiday traditions
For Food on the TableSavory ham, spiced gingerbread, cool peppermint candy canes, and chestnuts roasting on a fire; so many holiday memories, songs, and traditions revolve around food. But how did these popular holiday foods become such an intricate part of the season’s...Tags: Cheddar Cheese, Arts and Culture, Soups, Religious Festivals, Onions
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What's Happening at the Library: Mark your walls, floors or sundials, winter solstice is Thursday
What a time of year this is. What a time to celebrate. Hanukkah begins at sunset today, the winter solstice occurs at 12:30 a.m. Thursday, the 12 days of Christmas begin Sunday, Dec. 25 and Kwanzaa begins Monday, Dec. 26. Wikipedia lists 39 different...Tags: Holidays, Winter Solstice, Republic of Ireland, YouTube, Kwanzaa
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Spellbound by a matzo ball
Spellbound by a matzo ball or should I have written "matzah ball" or "matzoh ball"? And here we already have the gist of this column. It's usually a matter of … should I call it opinion, or maybe style or a whim … about how a Yiddish word...Tags: Judaism, Religion and Belief, Religious Festivals, Matzoh Balls, Matzoh
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Some Marlins players to join in religious promotion
"There are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance." — Annie Savoy, "Bull Durham" Susan Sarandon's character in "Bull Durham" expressed her unwavering devotion to the Church of...Tags: Religious Events, Albert Pujols, Focus on the Family, Miami Dolphins, The New York Times
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Choreographer leads dancers in new works
Dance Now Miami choreographer and founder Hannah Baumgarten leads her modern dance troupe in creating several new works over the next few weeks. On May 31, Dance Now Miami will salute Miami Beach Mayor Matti Bower at a fund raising event at Miami Beach...Tags: Travel, Arts and Culture, Local Government, Tourism and Leisure, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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So what was the big deal?
I'm a little confused. What was all that hoopla about Shavuot? What's such a big deal about this holiday that didn't even warrant an entire chapter in my 1973 Jewish Holiday book? Yet when I went to the gym on Wednesday afternoon and saw more crowds...Tags: Holidays, Judaism, Religion and Belief, Yom Kippur, Matzoh
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Our View: Disney did right thing by withdrawing applications
It is by no accident that Mickey Mouse remains one of the most recognizable figures in the world. Because of the marketing genius of the Walt Disney Co., that lovable mouse enjoys a reputation quite unlike that of any other corporate figure the world...Tags: Entertainment, Holidays, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Religious Festivals, The Walt Disney Co.
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Disney withdraws trademark filing for 'Dia de los Muertos'
If the dead could speak, they probably wouldn't have been heard over the burst of virtual shouting and howling Walt Disney Co. drew for attempting to trademark "Dia de los Muertos" -- a bid it has since dropped. The company filed 10 applications with...
Tags: Holidays, Oblivion (movie), Mexico, Iron Man 3 (movie), The Walt Disney Co.
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Passover and Easter on video
In home video's 1980s and '90s heyday, Easter emerged as a prime selling holiday. Religious epics, holiday-related classics and children and family holiday specials were marketed as "basket stuffers." As with Christmas and Thanksgiving, Easter (as...
Tags: Arts and Culture, John Wayne, Bunny (music group), Culture, Entertainment Events
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December baby's lament: Differentiating birthday celebrations from Christmas
The Baltimore SunMy baby boy is about to turn 1. The where-is-time-going panic that is inducing is a post for another day, but I'm starting to wonder, as he gets older, how do we differentiate his birthday celebration from the holiday celebrations? Aaron was due on...Tags: Holidays, Religious Festivals, Christmas, Mother's Day
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Valentine's Day: Four socially responsible ways to celebrate
I love love. When it comes to Valentine’s Day, though, I’d rather skip the whole ordeal and enjoy a date night with my husband on any other night in February. The only thing more dreadful than prix fixe Valentine’s meals are the...
Tags: Human Rights, New Products, Flowers, Services and Shopping, Hugh Jackman
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