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Christmas traditions. Children depicted pulling a Christmas cracker in a 19th-century English Christmas card. Christmas traditions include a variety of customs, religious practices, rituals, and folklore associated with the celebration of Christmas. Many of these traditions vary by country or region, while others are practiced virtually ...
Punches, bumps, spankings, and other birthday taunts. "The bumps", or "the dumps" in Scotland, [3] [4] a birthday torment common in countries such as the UK, Ireland, Canada, and India, [1] involves the friends and family of the person whose birthday it is taking him or her by the arms and legs, and "bumping" him/her up into the air and down ...
Status of observance. Map of countries where Christmas is a formal public holiday either on December 24/25 or January 6/7. Colour shading indicates "Days of rest". Note: Slovenia does have two days of rest, but the 26th is not a Christmas-related public holiday ( Independence and Unity Day ). Many national governments recognize Christmas as an ...
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The tenth-largest pyramid in the world, located in Memphis, Tennessee, and home to a Bass Pro Shops megastore. Michigan left: Directions are more complicated in Michigan. Mickey pylon: A powerline pylon with a shape reminiscent of a certain fictional rodent. Mill Ends Park: The smallest park in the world – 452 in 2 (0.292 m 2) – in Portland ...
Around 430–420 BCE. Both homosexuality and bisexuality, in the form of ephebophilia (in some ways slavery), were social institutions in ancient Greece, and were integral to education, art, religion, and politics. Same-sex relationships between adults were not unknown but they were disfavored.
Third culture kid. Third culture kids ( TCK) or third culture individuals ( TCI) are people who were raised in a culture other than their parents' or the culture of their country of nationality, and also live in a different environment during a significant part of their child development years. [1] They typically are exposed to a greater volume ...
Here are 12 examples of the weirdest and wackiest things that people collect. ThamKC/istockphoto. 1. Barf Bags. Despite being quite a niche group, collectors of barf bags (also known as air ...