#Traditions

It unfortunate that George Washington's Farewell Address no longer garners the attention it once did.... It used to be required reading in most public school civics courses. His (and Hamilton's)
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Thoughts on organizing #Folklore collections in #SoutheastAsia or #SEAFolklore It takes a lot of work to find someone who has a number of traditional stories & identifying those that are
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45. do you drink black coffee? 46. tabouleh or fatoush 47. how did ur parents use to punish you as a kid vs now? 48. do you call every spray
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On the glory of the Maratha empire & its heros, Savarkar in his book titled "Hindutva" writes.. "Because we(Hindus) had won we thought it had been an easy matter. If
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1. Demystifying #EidUlFitr and Ramazan/Ramadan for the non-believers.Do you know why Christians (40 days, Lent) & Muslims (30 days, Ramazan) fast?Both these fastings are related to Theophany and have
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A short medical thread.The negative effects of black henna on the skin.الآثار السلبية للحنة السوداء على الجلد Article no. 1The child in the picture above developed a hypersensitivity reaction to
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Yesterday I invited dialogue about supersessionism. My invitation, like many of the questions I pose on Twitter, was a response to things already tweeted.It wasn’t planned out and not fully
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My latest: To ease the transition into a more solitary holiday, I compiled a Passover playlist that takes you through a simulated seder in song. It features an array of
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About Two Krishna Janmashtami Dates Most of the time : Rules for Krishna Ashtami nirnaya are quite complex which are explained in Dharma Bindu: page 8-9 , DHARMA SINDHU: Prathama
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questions for asian americans : a thread . !! DISCLAIMER !! this thread might predominantly lean towards the east asians because i am east asian myself lasdkjfl however !! feel
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With the horrible injustice done to Breonna Taylor and the death of RBG, I’ve talked to a lot of (white) friends whose spirits are struggling. If you grew up inside
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Just read the Expensify CEO’s letter and the replies by people who think business and politics should be separate concern me.When will they realize that _nothing_ is separate and pretending
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Why are loyalists rioting?. Answers I’ve heard 1. Bobby Storey funeral. 2 NIP 3.erosion of culture 4. Lack of opportunity. What I believe are the issues 1. Bobby Storey funeral
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One may gain fascinating insight into early Aryan notions of the soul and afterlife through those of the Ancient Iranians and so in this thread we look at the milky
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A video thread about lion characters in Muharram traditions1/ If you read my first Muharram Globalisation thread, you may recall the lion/tiger characters played by men that are part of
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When you lose a loved one, it’s normal to grieve. But it’s also healthy that life goes on. The world doesn’t stop turning.It’s essential to deal with your own grief
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