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1. Hogmanay - Celebrating New Year's Eve in Scotland Hogmanay (sometimes seen spelled Hogmany) is a Scots word that refers to New Year's Eve and the subsequent New Year celebrations. Although Hogmanay itself is 31 December, the Scottish in fact celebrate the new year until 2nd January. This day is an...
2. Favorite Christmas Tales Christmas is the time to cuddle up next to the fire and read all your favorite Christmas stories. Some are of Santa and Trees and Ballet, others are of snow and playing outside while others are of a manger and child. Christmas is also a time to lear...
3. Christmas Crackers I decided to write about Christmas Crackers after hearing about a friend's experience outside of the UK, when it became apparent that other Nationalities (you know who you are!) didn't really know what to do with a cracker! A Christmas Cracker is a...
4. The Christmas Pickle There is a great deal of information about Christmas traditions and legends floating on the web, and in dusty tomes in the library. Most traditions have logical roots and can be traced back to the origin. I understand why my family ate Lutefisk (boil...
5. Themed Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas The Christmas tree decorating is one of the most joyful activities of the Christmas season and we're all trying to come out with a great Christmas tree decoration idea instead of the traditional ones. It seems that nowadays, themed Christmas trees...
6. Family Christmas Traditions Christmas is synonymous with family so as you all gather together this holiday season consider these great annual tradition ideas for your family. If you don't have traditions in your family, there is no time like the present to get started making la...
7. Veterans of War Give Honor To Whom Honor Is Due! - The Veterans and Veterans of War who have served or who are serving in the military or military war are honored here. We are honoring our War Dead and we are honoring all of our Troops of America. * Army * Navy * Ai...
8. The 12 Polls of Christmas Christmas 2009 is upon us! Stop the hustle! Cancel the bustle! Take a little break from the holidays and answer these easy questions all about Christmas. It's 'The Twelve Polls of Christmas'. You know, as the old song goes... "O...
9. Letters to Santa Claus Letters to Santa I believe one of the most passed down traditions for Christmas is children writing letters to Santa Clause.  Yes, I was one of the children wrote the letters and I was also one of the children who left cookies and milk out for h...
10. 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!
11. Greek Modern Day Life Greece today! Many many have a concrete idea about ancient Greece and the ancient Greek civilization. But way about modern Greece? It's seldom that people confuse facts, ideas, or even fantasies of theirs about the ancient Greeks, with the life of m...
12. New Year's Eve Celebrations Around the World Being from the US - my attention on New Year's Eve is on New York City. The crowds, the ball dropping, the performances . . . But there is so much more going on around the world. Enjoy my tidbits on New Year's Eve celebrations and spotlights on what...
13. New Year Customs and Traditions Old and New Whatever the custom, whatever the country, no matter when or where we live, the New Year signifies a new start, a new life. We take the opportunity to throw out the mistakes of the past year and start anew. We wish each other good luck and promise ou...
14. Native American Tarot A very long time ago, I was given my first set of tarot cards. I tried to work with them but everytime I did, I got this sick feeling in my stomach and felt a need to smudge. So I passed the cards on to a person who was meant to have them. It was wh...
15. Grandma Katie's Cardamom Bread As a tradition for many a Christmas my Grandma Katie would make us a loaf of Cardamom bread. It was hot out of the oven to our door on Christmas morning. The aroma of the bread mixed with all the other scents of Christmas was a welcome addition to ou...
16. Keeping Your Christmas Memories Most people have wonderful memories of Christmas. People seem to be a little kinder and more generous and giving at Christmas time. Those kind of memories are wonderful to think about. Recording them for your family to read about can be a great way t...
17. Birthday Traditions Around The World To us birthdays mean cake, balloons, parties, candles, cards, and presents! Cultures around the world observe birthdays in many ways, some just like us, and some very differently.
18. 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...
19. Retro Stocking Stuffer Toys Under Ten Bucks As a kid the anticipation of waking up to my Christmas stocking was almost more than I could stand - blurry, red eyes on Christmas morning were proof. The twelve or so years before I was a teen were 'slept' with one eye open in hopes of getti...
20. Tamales For Christmas It's a tradition here in the Southwest to have Tamales for Christmas. I was taught to make Tamales by Grandma Jennie. She was born and raised in Mexico. All the women and girls in the family would get together in November or December and put together...