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1. Native American Art and Culture~The Sioux Nation There are Four branches to the Sioux Tribe: The Teton (native name; Lakota) is the oldest Ancestral branch and includes; Ogalala, Brule (sicangu), Hunkpapa, Miniconjou, Oohenonpa, Itazipco (Sans Arcs), and Sihasapa. The Second branch is the Santee S...
2. Black Friday 2009 Window Shopping Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year in the USA. It is the Friday after Thanksgiving Day in America. It is a day when shoppers will be out in the millions to find special items at reduced prices. Most shoppers will be looking for Chri...
3. When is Your Name Day? If you live in Europe or Latin America and you are either Christian or Orthodox religion, you know what the Name Day is and you probably celebrate it. For the rest of the world, this tradition is unknown and somewhat strange. Many of my American frie...
4. Festive Birds Robins, turkeys, geese etc all play a part in our Christmas Festivities, whether they're on your Christmas Cards or on the table ready to eat. This lens gathers together a few interesting facts I've found on our feathered friends. Oooo, there...
5. The Christmas Tree Tradition One of the most popular traditions associated with the Christmas season is the Christmas tree, also known as a Yule tree. Generally it is an evergreen tree, usually a type of Fir Tree, that is used and is decorated with bright lights and richly color...
6. Strange Customs of the World What are the strangest customs in the world? Which communities perform the oddest rituals and have the weirdest traditions? Who has the most unusal culture? Pulling faces, rolling cheese down hills, dancing with bells on your clothes and clacking s...
7. Cranberry Thanksgiving Cranberry Thanksgiving written by Wende and Harry Devlin in 1971 is one of those time honoured books that lends itself to family traditions - in the case of Cranberry Thanksgiving it is baking Cranberry Bread. Cranberry Thanksgiving is the story of...
8. The Best Ever Thanksgiving Apple Sausage Stuffing I'm making this page about Thanksgiving Stuffing because, in essence, I like playing around with the traditional, but I hate the usual HUGE MESS in the KITCHEN. What make this the Best Ever is taste and more importantly... This is a ONE PAN rec...
9. Waterford Glass and Crystal Christmas Tree Ornaments The tradition of Waterford Crystal brings elegance to your holiday decorating. Waterford crystal Christmas tree ornaments, hand-painted glass ornaments, and lead crystal figures, candlesticks and serving dishes bring sparkle and warmth to your home....
10. Santa Lucia - St Lucy - Queen of Lights The name Lucy or Lucia, from the latin root "lux", means light.  St Lucy's Day, used to be celebrated at  the winter solstice which marked the reappearance of the sun in the very north. She is the patron saint of the blind and tho...
11. Christmas Pickle Ornament Hang your Gerkin High... Hide your cukes so they are really out of sight... With apologies to Ralph Blane, so begins this lens on the story of the Christmas Pickle. You haven't heard of the Christmas Pickle? Well, gather around... One Christmas,...
12. The Tradition of the Yule Log This lens has links to the history of the Yule Log, lots of recipes for how to bake modern Yule Log Cakes, a video Yule Log to download for your iPod, where to find a Yule log screensaver and much more!
13. Coffins of the Ga tribe in Ghana On the coast of Ghana, the Ga tribe approach death in an interesting way. A funeral is a time to both mourn and celebrate life. The coffins they create, therefore, are brightly colored, elaborate and festive. Often called "fantasy coffins",...
14. A History of the Famous Macy's Parade Balloons Let's discuss the history of the balloons that we have come to know and love each year at the Macy's Day Parade.  The characters have evolved as new children's shows appear and replace the cartoons of old.  Where once Grove...
15. Pagan Magical Properties of Herbs A short description of herbs and magickal properties associated with each herb. This is compiled from the ancient pagan traditions of many different cultures and the historical uses of the herb in magic.
16. Day of the Dead Clothing, Shoes, Jewelry, & Accessories Clothing, Jewelry & Accessories inspired by the design and celebration of El Dia de los Muertos, Brought to You By the Gals at Babygirl Boutique!
17. Spirit Dolls Spirit dolls are images that are created outside the box. I make spirit dolls completely by paying attention to the materials I am using, and the spirit guidance that is coming through to me. This is when psychic ability and creativity comes together...
18. How did Candy become a Tradition at Halloween? Kids look forward to Halloween as much as they do Christmas and their birthdays! It is a fact, kids love Halloween candy and they love to go trick or treating! Where did this tradition of trick or treating start? Well I thought that was a very good q...
19. Christmas Trees Galore Christmas is always either just past or on its way. Since it is such a big part of your year, why not search for bargains during the off season? A beautiful tree is the focal point of any decorated room. Think back. If your last tree needed to be pro...
20. How To Keep Christmas Simple Does Christmas stress you out? Overwhelm you? Cause you to want to run away to a tropical island where nobody can find you? Actually, I sometimes feel this way when it is not Christmas. Keeping Christmas simple is a process of letting go of the comm...