#Ceremonies

Four hundred years ago today the Mayflower left England for America, carrying the “Pilgrims” who founded Plymouth Plantation. A century ago this anniversary was a huge deal; now it’s…complicated (thread)
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HALLOWEEN IN WALES:A THREAD "All Hallows Eve is by the Welsh called Nos Calan Gaeaf, meaning the first night of winter. It is one of the 'Teir Nos Ysprydnos' -
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Seeing many “Time Crystals” stories recently re: newly witnessed interactions. Time crystals have been studied since at least 2012 by Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek...American theoretical physicist & mathematician.Here’s my 1st
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A common response to those who praise Farrakhan and refuse to condemn him on behalf of his civil rights activism is met with- how can you ignore his blatant bigotry?Perhaps
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Gather 'Round!!! #KRantsAfterDark on the #GOPConvention Continues w/ Night 2's Hits & Misses. I will be doing 3 of each instead of 5 this time. If you want to read
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“Amid criticism, Secretary Wilkie won’t commit to removing Nazi headstones from VA cemeteries”. There’s very important history & context around this position taken by ⁦⁦@SecWilkie⁩. This is not out of
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GM all I Pray Parameshwar to bless our soldiers gaurding border & nationalist fighting internal enemies with success and strength. I pray for @narendramodi ji @AmitShah ji @nsitharaman ji @myogiadityanath
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Happy 115th Birthday Samuel BeckettA thread http://waldina.com/2021/04/13/happy-115th-birthday-samuel-beckett/ Today is the 115th birthday of the playwright Samuel Beckett.  Waiting for Godot was a big read one summer at Interlochen, it w
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Alright, let's take advantage of this hiatus in panic about Creeping Shariah™ to learn a little bit about American Muslims & the law, using the example of marriage & divorce.
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Yoongi’s lyrics and their development – the cultural nuance of Burn It every time I listen to Yoongi’s lyrics I find something new, but this interpretation of Burn It hit
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Turkish President Erdogan’s ‘ghost son’ Ahmet Burak Erdoğan exposed in secret wiretaps, exempted from military service, killéd a famous Turkish female singer (reckléss driving), never appeared in court, but is
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Why did Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, then a British Army Captain in the Blues and Royals, a regiment of the Household Cavalry, salute the American Unknown Soldier interred in
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The web of interconnections between Nazi V-2 rockets, American nukes and missile tech are more spiritually significant & esoteric than the conventional narrative of Operation Paperclip.This thread is about my
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[THREAD] Bonjour amis mortels ! Aujourd’hui je vous emmène de l’autre côté du chemin. Je vous cite quelques chiffres intéressants et raconte des anecdotes parfois drôles, souvent flippantes. Voici donc
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5 AFRICAN TRADITIONS WHERE GENDER ROLES ARE REVERSED!Africa & gender role fluidity- A THREAD This thread is about uniquely gender structured societies in Africa. It’s not about who “rules” ,
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Aboriginal culturally modified trees are a striking feature of the Australian archaeological record. This thread is an overview of these trees + an unusual example we discuss in two new
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