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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: Giles, Vegan Diet, Clarence Thomas, Cell Phones, Frank Lloyd Wright
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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: Christmas, Onions, Soups, Cheese Corn, Foods and Beverages
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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: Kwanzaa, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Holidays, Republic of Ireland, Winter Solstice
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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: Matzoh, Holidays, Shavuot, Judaism, Passover
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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: Religious Festivals, The Walt Disney Co., Pixar Animation, Entertainment, Holidays
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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: Oblivion (movie), The Walt Disney Co., Pixar Animation, Holidays, Screen Actors Guild
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Principal expands role
Orly K. Jacobs, religious school director at Temple Beth Tikvah in Greenacres has recently expanded her role to include director of the temple's youth and family programming. Jacobs, who joined the Temple Beth Tikvah staff in 2010, and who has brought an...Tags: Education, Holidays, Students, Greenacres, Shavuot
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Pope Francis and the Argentine rabbi
One of the first things Argentinian native Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio did after being elected pope on March 13 was to send a message of friendship to Rome's chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni — and, by extension, the Jewish people. "I sincerely hope to...Tags: Elections, Human Interest, Argentina, Same-Sex Marriage, Separation of Church and State
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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: Movies, Passover Seder, PG Rated Movies, Entertainment Events, Culture
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Thorne Rooms full of small wonders
Increasingly awash in holiday art and entertainment offerings, we struggle to find something special, something new. Judging by local television news broadcasts, one would think that the majestic lions that front the Art Institute are that building's...
Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, Arts and Culture, University of Illinois at Chicago, Fine Artists
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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: Religious Festivals, Christmas, Holidays, 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: Flowers, Human Rights, The Huffington Post, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, New Products
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