Tradition

HISTORY

Christmas music feels eternal, doesn't it? There's a reason for that. The carols filling shopping malls and church services today were composed generations ago. Each one carries stories from eras we can barely imagine.

HISTORY

Thanksgiving traditions have remained fairly untouched for centuries. But as the modern world prevails, the harvest holiday has taken a dark turn and new traditions are spouting grim consequences.

THINGS

"New Year's is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a scapegoat for promiscuous drunks, and friendly calls, and humbug resolutions." —Mark Twain For thousands of years, civilizations around the...

THINGS

When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. When you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. —Old Proverb Death is the final act of life, but many believe burial to be the opening act...

THINGS

“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind!” —Miracle on 34th Street The two billion people who celebrate it can’t be wrong—Christmas really is a wonderful time of the year. Yet not everyone marks...

INSTANT

When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. When you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. —Old Proverb Death is the final act of life, but many believe burial to be the opening act...



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