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Amish Country Stores of Northern Indiana Offer a Unique View on Life
By Sean Hess · 14 years ago
A lot of citizens do not know a lot about the Amish, and are slightly ignorant when it comes to learning something new about a culture that is different from their own. If you were ...
Why we need women
By Lacey Key · 14 years ago
Women are more important than we think, so let's just stop for right now and think how much we need our women. Women love us, nurture us, women are our friends and lovers. We need ...
Filipino Customs explained
By Derek Lakes · 14 years ago
Be prepared to wait
The Filipinos are a very thoughtful and laid back people. These are both things to aspire to, and are part of the reason many Westerners choose to live in the Philippines, ...
A Westerner’s guide to Filipino Culture
By Daniel Roser · 14 years ago
Greetings
First impressions are very important in Filipino culture, and this impression is usually made upon first meeting a person. A simple smile, a gentle wave, or a cheery ‘Hi’ or ‘Hello’ is all that’s ...
Giving Our Best in the Indian Tradition: A Double Blessing
By Ralph P. Brown · 14 years ago
In the Indian tradition way it is customary to welcome a guest into our home with kindness and generosity by offering the best that we have. In some homes there may not be much - ...
Feng Shui- to be or not to be?
By Shashwith Uthappa · 14 years ago
Feng Shui isn’t the a magic wand with a ‘cure all’ aura. It isn’t even associated with a religion. Yet it lures Hong Kongers into following it. It’s inscrutable power has its origins way back ...
Chinese Inventions Have Resulted in Some Incredible Innovations
By Henry Fong · 14 years ago
It might be difficult for westerners to perceive that Chinese inventions have been responsible for some of the most important innovations to come about, but the fact is that this is completely true. The Chinese ...
In Chinese Astrology Ox Comes After Rat, and is the Sign for 2009
By Henry Fong · 14 years ago
In Chinese astrology Ox is after Rat and 2009 is the year of the Ox. In the very beginnings of Chinese astrology, over 3 000 years ago they named the 12 Earthly branches after animals. ...
China's Emperors - The Early Years
By Henry Fong · 14 years ago
Suiren, Fuxi and Shennong are known as the Three Sage Kings. They are the leaders of their time and they made many contributions and sacrifices to improve the lives of the people of their time. ...
The Tang Yuan Festival
By Henry Fong · 14 years ago
Dong Zhi, or the Winter Solstice Festival, was celebrated by the Chinese of ancient times. It was commemorated in much the same way Chinese Lunar New Year is now - with visits to friends and ...
Introducing the Chinese New Year
By Henry Fong · 14 years ago
The first day of the first lunar month is the start of the Chinese New Year and this important celebration lasts for fifteen days. The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China ...
The Rainbow Nation has Yet to be Born
By Dzagbe Cudjoe · 14 years ago
My first few weeks in south Africa to publicize my children's book were spent in a state of extreme culture shock. Nothing was as I had been led to believe - not even the weather. ...
Australia, The Melting Pot Of Different Cultures
By Jo Alelsto · 14 years ago
The first inhabitants of this vast continent are the aborigines, coming to the land some 40,000 to 50,000 years ago, and the scholars thought they may have crossed the land bridges from Southeast Asia. These ...
Food Culture in China
By Jason Chang · 14 years ago
To say that the consumption of food is a vital part of the chemical process of life is to state the obvious, but sometimes we fail to realize that food is more than just vital. ...
Celebrating Christmas In Central And South America
By Jason Swanson · 15 years ago
In Central and South American nations, which have a fairly large Christian population, the Nativity or Manger Scene is the main decoration in homes at Christmas time. In Mexico, a Christmas tree may also be ...
Learn All About Santa And The Reindeer
By Jason Swanson · 15 years ago
Maybe it's the undeniable alliterative appeal of Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer that makes him the most known or popular of all Santa's nine flying reindeers. It certainly doesn't seem as easy to come up with ...
Where Did Christmas Traditions Come From
By Jason Swanson · 15 years ago
Christians celebrate Christmas to observe the birth of Jesus Christ, which is an event and not a tradition. But many other activities related to celebrating the Christmas season evolved from certain traditions, many of which ...
Native American Pow Wow
By Yazid Avicenna · 15 years ago
Pow wow is a fascinating gathering of Native American Indians which may last from days to a week. Pow wow is an important cultural expression of the Native American heritage.
The name pow wow derives ...
The Role Of Corporate Greeting Cards
By Francis K. Githinji · 15 years ago
Greeting cards exist in very many kinds and forms; they serve many occasions and you cannot imagine the kind of impact they make. For people who wish to say that they are thankful, sorry, they ...
Role Of Sorry Greeting Cards
By Francis K. Githinji · 15 years ago
When you have done something to wrong somebody, you often feel discomfort; you cannot rest until you have made things right. It is pretty interesting how our conscience enables us to face the wrongs we ...