This #Finnish #tradition is called #virpominen. It means that #children dress as witches and knock at neighbours' doors while carrying salix tree branches decorated with colourful feathers and crêpe paper. They pronounce a blessing rhyme and leave a branch as gift, while receiving sweets in return. "I'm wishing you a fresh, healthy upcoming year, a branch for you, a reward for me!" #easter #palmsunday #finland #suomimastodon
Salsas, Bragança, Portugal
11/01/2025
Lazarim, Portugal 03/03/2025
My late father was a carpenter here in the UK - same #tradition of leaving messages, often items such as an empty pack of cigarettes.
He was delighted when he found one :)
Bemposta, Mogadouro, Portugal 24/02/2024
only “energy drink” I need is quark-gluon plasma #return #tradition #QGP
Lazarim, Portugal 04/03/2025
Another image I took while on my Olvera St in Los Angeles California of this spirited young lady celebrating our culture.
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#beautiful #scenic #tradition #california #photography #photographyeveryday #photographyislife #photooftheday #fktrump #mexicansarentgoinganywhere #maga #chicano #latino #olverastreet #streetphotography #happy #travel
IV Festival de Rituais Ancestrais de Bemposta, Mogadouro, Portugal 24/02/2024
Why are national anthems sung before sporting events — and should they be?
With Canadian fans booing the U.S. national anthem at sporting events amid political tensions, is it time to re-evaluate the time-honoured North American tradition?
#sports #politics #music #tradition #NorthAmerica #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6649783?cmp=rss
Many Americans still imagine #rural communities as bastions of #tradition, where #marriage is widespread & #families w/lots of children abound. 25yrs ago, that would have been largely correct. No longer.
Research shows over the past 3 decades, women ages 15–44, marriage rates have fallen much faster for rural #women than their urban counterparts [who already broke the habit
]. 1988–2018, the proportion of rural women who were married fell from 55% to 33%.
: Matti Kyllönen
A little late, I know, but here's an interesting piece of Romanian folklore.
On the 2nd of February, Romanians traditionally celebrated Întâmpinarea Domnului (Greeting God) or Stretenia. [LE: this is a traditional celebration, so nowadays nobody celebrates it in everyday life.] On this day it is said that summer meets winter, and winter starts to leave. The Sun rises up everyday a bit more.
It is also the day of the bear. On this day, he gets out of his burrow where he hibernated and starts dancing, circling the entrance of the burrow. If it's a cloudy, rainy, or snowy day and the bear doesn't see his own shadow, he returns to the burrow where he will stay for 6 more weeks, because winter is not over. However, if he does see his shadow, then he stays outside because winter is gone.
The source for this is "Romanian Mythology" by Marcel Olinescu. And although it does have a resemblance to the American Groundhog Day, Stretenia is much much older, possibly dating since the Roman conquest of Dacia, as it is the case with lots of things from the Romanian folklore. It is of note that the bear is an important figure in Romanian mythology. Some other animals that are as important are the fox, the hare, the wolf.
The DC Drum Circle
Every #Sunday 40+ year #tradition in #Meridian #Hill #MalcolmX #Park. The #drum #circle is an effective #portal to other #dimensions. Serious #TimeTravel #research should include a #DrumCircle.
2.5-min #movie by DCV - #Digital #Creative #Visionaries - DCViz.com - on Vimeo.com.
https://Vimeo.com/292773457 2018 Oct 01 https://Wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_circle
Danish society is often oblivious to religious sensitivities. Apparently my kid will go to church today. No permission slip needed.
Message from our government run day-care:
"In addition to a lot of festive fun the children had cozy Christmas lunch with delicious food. Tomorrow the last event of the year awaits, a visit to the church, together with the other children institutions."
I hope the kids wear high-vis gear.
#aula #religion #secular #tradition #denmark #high-vis-for-jezus
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Jetzt im Handel:
Für das #Reisemagazin #Merian durfte ich mit dem Sternekoch #TohruNakamura die japanische #Kultur in #Düsseldorf erforschen – es war eine faszinierende Recherche über #Handwerk, #Tradition und #Moderne in #Japan. (Und natürlich haben wir zwischendurch großartig gegessen.) 
