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Belenus is a genus of African lace bugs in the family Tingidae. There are about nine described species in Belenus. [1] [2] Species.
African immigrants to Switzerland include Swiss residents, both Swiss citizens and foreign nationals, who have migrated to Switzerland from Africa. The number has quintupled over the period of 1980 to 2007, with an average growth rate of 6% per annum ( doubling time 12 years).
Lurex yarn Cheryl Cole wearing a Lurex dress while performing with Girls Aloud at Battle Abbey, Hastings African lace made with Lurex. Lurex is the registered brand name of the Lurex Company, Ltd. for a type of yarn with a metallic appearance. The yarn is made from synthetic film, onto which a metallic aluminium, silver, or gold layer has been ...
Tamales, corn dough stuffed with meat, cheese and other delicious additions and wrapped in a banana leaf or a corn husk, make appearances at pretty much every special occasion in Mexico.
Mechlin lace or Point de Malines is an old bobbin lace, [1] one of the best known Flemish laces, originally produced in Mechelen. [2] Worn primarily during summer, [3] it is fine, transparent, and looks best when worn over another color. [3] Used for women's clothing, it was popular until the first decade of the 20th century. [4]
Vincent O.Carter was born in 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri, where he grew up in poverty.As a young man he was drafted into the US Army and was deployed in France. After the war, the G. I. Bill gave him the opportunity to study at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and he also spent a year at Wayne State University in Detroit, while, at the same time, working as a cook for the Union Pacific ...
African textiles can be used as historical documents. [31] cloth can be used to commemorate a certain person, event, and even a political cause. Much of the history conveyed had more to do with how others impacted the African people, rather than about the African people themselves.
Lefkara laces or Lefkaritika: 2009 ENA [214] Tsiattista poetic duelling: 2011 [215] Cyprus Greece: Byzantine chant: 2019 ENA [216] Czech Republic Slovácko Verbuňk, recruit dances 2005 2008 ENA [217] Shrovetide door-to-door processions and masks in the villages of the Hlinecko area 2010 [218] Ride of the Kings in the south-east of the Czech ...