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- Chinese New Year (12599 bytes)
3: ...namese]] who have holidays which fall on the same day.
15: ...th [[firecracker]]s, [[dragon dance]]s and [[lion dance]]s. Typically the game of [[mahjong]] is playe...
20: ===First New Year's Day===
21: ...amily members gather on the morning of New Year's Day. It is at this gathering that red packets are gi...
23: ... The gift was originally a token amount but these days it is not uncommon to receive large sums in aff... - Dionysus (15630 bytes)
3: ...ation]], a [[law]]giver, and lover of [[peace]] — as well as the patron deity of both [[agricult...
16: ...d, perhaps named 'Nysa' to explain the god's unreadable name, as the 'god of Nysa.' [[Apollodorus]] s...
26: ...d in [[Calabria]] ([[1640]]), now at [[Vienna]] — by which the Bacchanalia were prohibited throu...
29: ...ne|Libera]]. His festival was the [[Liberia (holiday)|Liberia]], celebrated on [[March 17]].
36: ...ersary of Qingdao Beer. Qingdao Beer Museum, Qingdao city, Shandong province, China.]] - Christmas (35108 bytes)
2: ...hany, when the Magi visited baby Jesus. The exact date of his birth was determined centuries later.
4: ...ler Christian populations. It is characterized by gift exchanges within families and the arrival of Sant...
10: ...h in Bethlehem of Judea, the home of the house of David from which Joseph was descended, fulfilled the...
14: ...e from Arabia, where they could have gotten their gifts of "gold, frankincense, and myrrh". Astronomers...
18: ==Dates of celebration== - Christmas tree (16574 bytes)
2: ...urful [[Christmas ornament|ornament]]s during the days around Christmas.
5: ...[[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[mosaic]]s from what is today [[Tunisia]], showing the mythic triumphant retur...
9: ...ng them on the branches of trees. According to [[Adam of Bremen]], in [[Scandinavia]] the [[pagan]] ki...
11: ...y homes. One [[Strassburg]] priest, Johann Konrad Dannerhauer, complains about the custom as distracti...
17: ...ew Year]]. In more northern climates and into Canada, the tree (if not too dry) and other decorations ... - Benchmarking (8349 bytes)
19: ...o 3 hours long. When at the site, provide a token gift to show that you appreciate the opportunity, keep...
28: ...NN+ LISEN WOD AYM SEYYNmula here</math>maintain a database of best practices and the companies associa...
31: ...or). This benchmark company is then used as a standard of comparison when assessing your direct compet... - Aegean civilization (41260 bytes)
37: ...o far to prove that the civilization continued fundamentally and essentially the same throughout.
39: It is supported by less abundant remains of other arts. That of painting in fres...
43: ...riod at [[Phaestus]], and possibly at [[Hagia Triada]].
49: ... remains with known Egyptian remains which can be dated to Dynasties.
51: ... early Minoan vases and others found in Egypt and dated to the 1st Dynasty [[4000BC]]. - Red deer (16671 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
7: {{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
9: {{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = [[Cervidae]]}}
13: ...aphus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], | date = 1758}}
26: ...elk "bugle" as opposed to "roaring". This is an adaptation to the more open (less thickly wooded) env... - Basset Hound (7184 bytes)
12: !Classification and breed standards
26: |[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/basset/bassetarticle1.htm Stds]
57: ...t. Hubert's Hound'', a dog similar to the present-day Bloodhound. Friars of St. Hubert's Abby in [[me...
59: ...ought Basset Hounds to the [[United States]] as a gift to [[George Washington]].
63: ... United States. The current American [[breed standard]] was adopted in [[1964]]. - Irish Wolfhound (5173 bytes)
12: !Classification and breed standards
26: ...://www.irishwolfhoundclubofcanada.ca/handbook/standard.shtml Stds]
45: ...be individuals whose size falls outside these standards. However, generally breeders aim for a height ...
48: ...lks. Despite their great size and sometimes intimidating appearance, wolfhounds are sensitive and shou...
53: ...them too much. Outstretched limbs and irreparable damage are the result. Wolfhounds need at least 18 ... - Derek Lowe (3898 bytes)
9: ...on Red Sox]] for [[Heathcliff Slocumb]]. With the gift of hindsight, it has become a very popular deal a... - Rutherford B. Hayes (9651 bytes)
6: ...erm of Office:'''</td><td>[[March 3]], [[1877]] – [[March 4]], [[1881]]</td></tr>
9: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[October 4]], [[1822]]</td...
11: <tr><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[January 17]], [[1893]]</...
20: ...[January 17]], [[1893]]) was the 19th ([[1877]] – [[1881]]) [[President of the United States|Pre...
26: ...ted States. Since [[March 4]], [[1877]] was a Sunday, Hayes took the oath of office in the Red Room o... - Storks (8536 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Ciconiidae'''}}
24: ...masse if there is a swarm of insects or other abundant prey to feed upon.
35: ** Ardeidae [[heron]]s and [[bittern]]s
36: ** Cochlearidae: [[Boatbill]] - History of chemistry (8174 bytes)
2: ... Chymist'' ([[1661]]), but is often more strictly dated to [[Antoine Lavoisier]]'s discovery of the la...
12: ...hose who followed the [[atomic theory]] of [[John Dalton]] and those who did not, such as [[Wilhelm Os...
23: ...thetic materials for clothing, medicine, and everyday disposable resources, by the twentieth century.
27: ...ucture of atoms, [[Henry Moseley|Moseley]]'s attendant systematic explanation of the patterns in the p...
29: ...ierre Curie|Pierre]] Curie also worked on the boundary between chemistry and physics, using purely che... - History of Ancient Egypt (27975 bytes)
8: ...ng to the dynasty of the ruling [[pharaoh]]. The dating of
10: ... dates are not supported by any reliable absolute date for a span of about three millennia. There is a...
13: ...tic Period of Egypt|Early Dynastic Period]] (1st–2nd Dynasties)
14: * [[Old Kingdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]] (3rd–6th Dynasties)
15: ...Period of Egypt|First Intermediate Period]] (7th–11th Dynasties) - Korean art (25186 bytes)
1: ...ts or performers. Early so-called "stone age art" dates back to [[3000 BCE]], mostly consisting of [[v...
8: ...rs of temples and shrines, clothes, furniture and daily objects such as fans and spoons.
21: ...arts of Korea grew out of ancient rituals that predate history. Depicted on petroglyphs and in pottery...
23: ... the performing arts, with in some cases specific dances themselves being defined as important cultura...
25: ...arts done almost exclusively by women in costume, danceworks; and those done exclusively by men in cos... - Lhasa Apso (3476 bytes)
24: !Classification and breed standards
38: ...[http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/lhasa/lhasastandard.htm Stds]
54: ...n 15 and 25 lbs (7 and 11 kg). Lhasas should have dark brown eyes with black pigmentation on eye rims ...
60: ... pair was a gift from the [[Dalai Lama]] to C. Suydam Cutting, arriving in the United States in the ea... - Hernán Cortés (42809 bytes)
4: ...ter to [[Cuba]], where he received an ''[[encomienda]]'' and, for a short time, became alcalde (magist...
6: ...ions of Cortés tend to be simplistic, and either damning or idealizing.
10: ..., and is the name which many people know him by today.
14: ...who later conquered the [[Inca]] empire of modern-day [[Peru]] (not to be confused with another Franci...
36: ... a man of substance with a ''[[repartimiento]]'' (gift of land and Indian slaves), mines and cattle. Thi... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
2: {{Refimprove|date=November 2007}}
10: ...ing sending [[Christmas cards|cards]], exchanging gifts, and hanging stockings are very similar to Weste...
12: ...and [[Macau]] designate Christmas as a public holiday on December 25. Both are former [[colony|colonie...
20: ...ons play holiday music on Christmas Day and a few days before, while television stations are known to ...
22: ...ial services on [[Christmas Eve]] and [[Christmas Day]]. Young people especially enjoy the fellowship ... - Santa Claus (16146 bytes)
3: ...esents given to children on [[Christmas|Christmas Day.]] He forms part of the [[Christmas]] tradition ...
5: ...[Saint Basil]] whose memory is celebrated on that day.
8: ...Finland|Finnish]] [[Lapland, Finland|Lapland]], [[Dalecarlia]] in [[Sweden]], [[Greenland]], or [[Caes...
17: ..., in particular presenting the three impoverished daughters of a pious Christian with dowries so that ...
19: ...] who traditionally comes to Greece on New Year's Day riding on a donkey. Recently though, Greek tradi... - Norm (sociology) (4484 bytes)
31: ==Example (gift exchange)==
33: ...orld, it is a custom to exchange gifts in the holiday seasons. It is so deeply imprinted in the minds ...
35: ... Unilaterally changing your action to stop giving gifts may give others the impression that you are a se...
37: ...uation resembles that in the short story of [[The Gift of the Magi]]. All the friends have to coordinate...
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