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CHARLAS AL FRESCO
A delightful tradition that’s worthy of preservation.
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2224
Gigantic digital balloons of animals that no longer exist.
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Happy Boxing Day
What the heck is Boxing Day, anyway?
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Tradition with a Twist
I love Christmas trees, but I’m also weird.
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What a Difference a Person Can Make
You never know when someone will take your outstretched hand.
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Cultural Traditions
New experiences give us a diverse palette with which to paint our lives.
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The Giving Gift
A dear friend of mine gave me the best Christmas gift ever this year. It was a card. A simple card. But inside, it said, “In the spirit of the season, a night of housing, hot meals, and hope at the Sulzbacher Center were given, in your honor, to a homeless man, woman or child.”…
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Jólabókaflóð
Cultural appropriation is a big no-no these days. We are starting to learn to respect each other’s diversity, and try not to turn other people’s sacred things into kitsch as we once were wont to do. But I just came across an Icelandic tradition that involves two of my all-time favorite things: books and chocolate.…
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Bring Us Some Figgy Pudding
Have you ever really thought about the lyrics to We Wish You a Merry Christmas? The carolers demand figgy pudding, and say they won’t go until they get some. Granted, it used to be a tradition for carolers to be fed when they performed at rich people’s houses, but still, that’s a little pushy, don’t…