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  2. Mesoamerican feasts - Wikipedia

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    They were held as celebrations of births, deaths, marriages or other events. The feasts included activities such as gift exchanges, human sacrifices, incense burning, speeches, plays, and of course eating and drinking. Royal and noble houses entertained and hosted feasts at scheduled times such as to distribute foods and money to the kingdom's ...

  3. Party favor - Wikipedia

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    While the term "party favor" is modern, the practice dates back to the classical Graeco-Roman tradition, where food or flowers were gifted to the attendees of an event. In the Middle Ages entertainers were throwing small objects at the spectators, and the elaborate table decorations were sometimes gifted to important guests after the party.

  4. Mehregan - Wikipedia

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    Mehregan is an Iranian festival honoring the Zoroastrian yazata Mithra. [2] [4] Under the Achaemenid Empire (330–550 BC), the Armenian subjects of the Persian king gave him 20,000 horses every year during the celebration of Mehregan.

  5. New Year's tradition to eat 12 grapes or black-eyed peas for luck

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    As the tradition goes, one grape represents each month in a calendar year and the idea is at the strike of midnight, to eat each before the clock hits 12:01.

  6. Easter traditions - Wikipedia

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    There are a large number of traditional Easter games and customs in the Christian world.Many of these games incorporate Easter eggs, a symbol of the empty tomb. [5] [6] [7] Of these the most well known, widespread and popular until the modern times are the egg rolling, egg hunt, egg tapping, and egg dance.

  7. Vardavar - Wikipedia

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    During the day of Vardavar, people from a wide array of ages are allowed to douse strangers with water. It is common to see people pouring buckets of water from balconies on unsuspecting people walking below them. The festival is very popular among children as it is one day where they can get away with pulling pranks.

  8. Fiestas Patrias (Chile) - Wikipedia

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    During this time sales of meat products exceed $50 million. During the Fiestas Patrias the preferred drink is chicha, a lightly alcoholic beverage typically made from grapes, although apple chicha is popular in southern Chile. Red wine enjoys popularity during the holiday, while pisco, the so-called "national liquor", becomes secondary. [6]

  9. What Is Depreciation? Importance and Calculation Methods ...

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    The useful life of intangible assets may be impacted by technological advances and legislation that make them obsolete as well as maintenance costs. Choose a depreciation method.