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  2. Mace of the United States House of Representatives - Wikipedia

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    In 1880, as the House met to discuss a funding bill as the Committee of the Whole, James B. Weaver of Iowa and William A.J. Sparks of Illinois became involved in a heated discussion, with members attempting to keep them apart. The Speaker ordered the Sergeant at Arms to walk about the floor of the House with the Mace, and order was restored.

  3. Haitian Vodou art - Wikipedia

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    The most distinctive Vodou art form is the drapo Vodou, an embroidered flag often decorated with sequins or beads, but the term covers a wide range of visual art forms including paintings, embroidered clothing, clay or wooden figures, musical instruments and assemblages. Since the 1950s there has been growing demand for Vodou art by tourists ...

  4. Weapon dance - Wikipedia

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    In addition, the leader has a hat with a small mirror and a white feather headdress. Two men at the front carry two red flags and two white flags, red symbolizing the blood spilt by James' soldiers and white symbolizing the peace that reigned after the Christian victory. The sounds of drums and flutes accompany the dance.

  5. History of Christian flags - Wikipedia

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    Many Christian denominations have their own denominational flag and display it alongside the ecumenical Christian Flag or independent from it. [5]Catholic Churches in communion with the Holy See often display the Vatican flag along with their respective national flag, typically on opposite sides of the sanctuary, near the front door, or hoisted on flagstaffs outside.

  6. Shout (Black gospel music) - Wikipedia

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    The shout music tradition originated within the church music of the Black Church, parts of which derive from the ring shout tradition of enslaved people from West Africa.As these enslaved Africans, who were concentrated in the southeastern United States, incorporated West African shout traditions into their newfound Christianity, the Black Christian shout tradition emerged—albeit not in all ...

  7. George W. Bush turns heads at Dallas funeral with dance moves

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    RELATED: Images from the service for slain Dallas officers Responses on Twitter to the moment have ranged widely: In Sunday & grade schools, southerners learn to sing & march w/ joy & pride to the ...

  8. Religious symbolism in the United States military - Wikipedia

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    The "Shepherd's Crook," the original insignia authorized for U.S. Army chaplains, 1880–1888, and still included as part of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps regimental insignia Early army chaplain uniforms used the color black as a symbol of a ministerial presence, before corps insignia had been instituted WWI Army uniform coat with Christian Chaplain insignia WWI Army dress uniform coat with ...

  9. PHOTOS: Six Flags Over Texas, 51 years of history from ... - AOL

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    Six Flags opened in 1961 in Arlington. These photos from the Star-Telegram show long-gone rides, historic moments and fun memories from the 1960s into into 2010s. ... June 4, 1983: Barnyard Bob in ...