Dec 30, 2008 | 2:43 PM
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Entertainment
Happy New Year!
~Here is some interesting/fun folk lore I found~
Source: The Old Farmer's Almanac
Among the various superstitions surrounding the advent of the New Year is the nearly mandatory practice of noise making at midnight on New Year’s Eve. Now looked upon as mere revelry, it once was considered protection against evil spirits, who would be scared off by all of the noise.
Whistling, however, is strictly taboo; to whistle is to converse with the devil or invite him in. Sailors, actors and actresses, and miners are particularly cognizant of the ill luck associated with whistling. On board ship, whistling is thought to raise a storm. In the theater, it is believed to close the show prematurely. For miners, it is a sign of alarm.
A whistling girl and a crowing hen,
Always come to no good end.
The end of one year and the beginning of the next has been celebrated since ancient times, though obviously not always on this date. It's believed that Dutch settlers brought the December 31 celebration to America, but the Native Americans had already paved the way. Long before the settlers arrived, the Iroquois marked the end of the old year and the start of the new one by gathering up clothes, furnishings, and household utensils, along with uneaten corn and other grains, and tossing them onto a great bonfire. One can't get much more expressive than that.
Do you make New Year's resolutions? Why or why not?
It is believed that the tradition of New Year's resolutions goes back to the Babylonians -- and people have been breaking resolutions every since!
Nov 25, 2008 | 8:32 PM
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Entertainment
Did anyone watch 24 Sunday night? I've been trying to find anyone that may have DVR or taped it. I could have sworn I saw 2 cameramen that got in the shot. It was about 1 hr and 30 minutes into the show and there they were. Anybody else see them? Maybe I am the only one, maybe I only thought I saw them. Somebody, anybody!!!!
Nov 23, 2008 | 6:15 PM
Category:
Weather
Ok, I've checked and I don't see anything about any meteor showers tonight.
So whats going on in the sky tonight?
I'm seeing streaks of falling stars from east to west.
Or is it space junk?
Nov 19, 2008 | 3:17 PM
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Entertainment
Our modern Thanksgiving has its origins in two very old and very different holidays: the harvest home feast and the formal day of thanksgiving proclaimed by church or government authorities in gratitude for a particular event, such as a military victory. Very few days of thanksgiving coincided with harvest celebrations. Thanksgiving Day began in Plymouth Colony in 1621, when the Pilgrims gave thanks for their survival and a good first crop. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday in November for a national celebration of Thanksgiving. (In 1941, Congress decreed that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November.) Roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, vegetables, and Our modern Thanksgiving has its origins in two very old and very different holidays: the harvest home feast and the formal day of thanksgiving proclaimed by church or government authorities in gratitude for a particular event, such as a military victory. Very few days of thanksgiving coincided with harvest celebrations. Thanksgiving Day began in Plymouth Colony in 1621, when the Pilgrims gave thanks for their survival and a good first crop. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln set aside the last Thursday in November for a national celebration of Thanksgiving. (In 1941, Congress decreed that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November.) Roast turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, vegetables, and pumpkin pie were the main dishes of the New England harvest home feast and became popular because of their supposed connection to the Pilgrims.
Giving Thanks,
What are you giving thanks for this year? I am thankful for all my friends and family. The people in my life that do so much for others and care so much about all life. I am thankful for my health and the health of my family. Please take the time to thank the people in your lives.
I am also thankful for the door to the bathroom, the most used room in the house on The Day Of Thanks.
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!! GOBBLE-GOBBLE!!
