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The word "ashtray" in unhyphenated form, rather than "ash tray" or "ash-tray", did not come into common use until 1926. [2] As time went on, and the onset of women smoking both cigars and cigarettes became less of a departure from the average person, ashtrays saw a decline in design aesthetics and began more of a shift towards practicality.
[2] [7] In medieval Europe, the food in the story is a bowl of stew; in China, it is a bowl of rice being eaten with long chopsticks. [ 1 ] In some versions of the story, the diners are using regular cutlery but are unable to bend their arms, [ 1 ] with a story attributed to Rabbi Haim of Romshishok describing how "both arms were splinted with ...
Modern bowls can be made of ceramic, metal, wood, plastic, and other materials. Bowls have been made for thousands of years. Very early bowls have been found in China, Ancient Greece, Crete and in certain Native American cultures. In Ancient Greek pottery, small bowls, including phiales and pateras, and bowl-shaped cups called kylices were used
Many temples have large furnaces outside the main gate to burn joss paper. Folding the paper is an essential part of the burning ceremony as it distinguishes joss paper from actual money; and, it provides good luck for those who fold it.