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Medicine Wheel

If just one conceptcould be selected to gain an understanding of Native American culture, the Medicine Wheel would be the one.The Medicine Wheel...

Traditional Japanese Culture: Kokeshi Dolls

It is uncertain how these little wooden dolls came to be, but the kokeshi dolls of Japan have a warm association to the Japanese spirit...

Replacing Last Year's Ofuda and Omamori

Omamori are a type of talisman associated with Japanese Buddhism (and Shinto) that are meant to offer protection for the owner; the name comes from...

Creating personalized Halloween traditions

Not up for a full-blown Halloween costume party this year? How about mixing things up and trying something new? We've explored a brief history...

A scenic view of the Fairmont Bridge in 1858

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Fairmont Bridge, Spanning Monongahela River, Fairmont area, Marion, WV LOC The Baltimore & Ohio Monogahela...

Norse story for remembering Eyvind Kelda on May 6th

Viking long-house. King Olaf probably hosted his deadly feast in a building like this one. http://www.flickr.com/photos/celesteh/ / CC BY 2.0 ...

May Day Magdalen historic bridge jump

Magdalen Bridge spans the divided stream of the River Cherwell just to the east of the City of Oxford, and next to Magdalen College, whence it gets...