Byline: By Claire Prentice STANDING in front of a huge mixing bowl in the back of the...Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Therefore, any threat to the purity of Arabic was met with fierce resistance, and since the designation “turāṯ تُراث” also applies to folk traditions, which are usually expressed in colloquial Arabic dialects, a confrontation between religious “turāṯ dīnī تُرا...
Biasha is about 2,000 years old.Biameans a “place with lush trees and grass” in the Miao language. The village is 7.5 kilometers from Congjiang, the county seat, and covers 18 square kilometers. Biasha’s 2,500-plus villagers have largely held on to their unique traditions. The villa...
We’re all familiar with the modern traditions surrounding Thanksgiving in America: parade, family, turkey, football, pumpkin pie, and …shopping like maniacs the following day. We may even take a few moments to give thanks or remember that iconic feast shared by the Pilgrims and American Indi...
Experience in the Healthcare System I experienced the healthcare system a lot as a child because I was always sick. My parents had to take me once a month because I couldn't eat in the mornings without throwing up. I would have allergic reactions to unknown things and nothing the doctors...
At one of them—The Bookshop by the Sea, which sells both old and new volumes—I purchased, some time ago, A Century of Detective Stories. Published in 1935, it is an anthology of crime and mystery tales introduced by G. K. Chesterton, whose outrageous “Fad of the Fisherman” I ...
I’ve never seen someone climb into a tree house and not smile.” Edisto River Canadys, S. C. Before you can stay in one of the wilderness tree houses, you first have to canoe down the Edisto River. The paddle-in homes offer a cooking gear and comfortable sleeping bed. “It’s a ...
While each country is very distinct- they each have their own charm, extensive cultural traditions, and deep routed history. They all are wonderful in their own ways. I can’t even explain how much I have learned from visiting these amazing places. This year we are heading back, this time...
Japanese traditions relating to death, rebirth and veneration are very symbolic and the communication between the living and the dead are often displayed through symbolic rituals and customs. Sosen suhai, a tradition of ancestor veneration, helps to preserve the "sacred nature of family ties beyond ...
something about all this doesn’t seem quite right. But then they’ve shrugged and returned to the mass masturbatory alt-girl circle. Outsiders, if aware of all this, would probably pass it off as an isolated world of customs and traditions. Something they don’t understand and don’t part...