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2. Christmas decoration - Wikipedia

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   Santa Claus figurines and other Christmas decorations sold in Quezon City, Philippines ahead of the "ber" months on August 31, 2022. Christmas decorations are typically put up in late November or early December, usually to coincide with the start of Advent. In the UK, Christmas lights on the high street are generally switched on in November. [48]

3. Compass rose - Wikipedia

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   An 8-point compass rose is a prominent feature in the logo of the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball club. Hong Kong Correctional Services's crest uses a four-pointed compass rose. The compass rose is used as the symbol of the worldwide Anglican Communion of churches. [22] A 16-point compass rose was IBM's logo for the System/360 product line.

4. File:Modern nautical compass rose.svg - Wikipedia

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   A modern nautical compass rose. The outer circle (true rose) is aligned with true north; the inner circle (magnetic rose) with magnetic north. Inside the magnetic rose there is also an older 32-point graduation. Date: 15 August 2007: Source: Redrawn in Inkscape; based on a public domain file created by NOAA. Author: Mysid

5. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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   The museum adds: “Traditionally December 24th is dedicated to children, December 25th—the main day of Christmas—to adults and the elderly, and December 26th to young people,” with the ...

6. Sailors' superstitions - Wikipedia

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   In the 19th century Admiral William Henry Smyth, writing in his nautical lexicon The Sailor's Word-Book, described Friday as The Dies Infaustus, on which old seamen were desirous of not getting under weigh, as ill-omened. [6] (Dies Infaustus means "unlucky day". [7]) This superstition is the root of the well-known urban legend of HMS Friday.

7. Traverse board - Wikipedia

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   The traverse board is a wooden board with peg-holes and attached pegs. It is divided into two parts, upper and lower. The top part is for recording direction sailed.It has a representation of the compass rose with its 32 compass points, just as on the face of the ship's compass.