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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: traditions

traditions stories: 7 news summaries
OPINION

Run-DMC's Christmas Jam Made Rap American

Enmeshing the genre with America's one real tradition sealed the deal

Dec 25, 08 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - If Christmas is one authentic American effort to create traditions in a nation that has mostly imported them, Christmas music is about as American as it gets, writes Morgan Meis on the Smart Set. “When you do the Christmas song you are solid, you are in the club,”... More »

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hip-hop • Christmas • rap music • traditions • Run-DMC

Opinion

 The Perils of Opening
 an Indian Restaurant—in India 

Pan-Indian cuisine struggles to curry favor with regional tastes

Jun 12, 08 3:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Modern Indian restaurants bent on messing with millennia-old recipes must "coax Indians into accepting the changes they make with beloved dishes," or continue to face the wrath of the "Authenticity Police," writes Shoba Narayan in Gourmet after an evening spent analyzing the paneer at Bangalore's upscale... More »

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food • India • gourmet dining • dining • spicy food • traditions • Indian cuisine • Suvir Saran

TRAVEL

 World's Weirdest Festivals 

Oddball traditions say plenty about a culture

Jun 11, 08 1:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget museums and street markets. To truly understand a culture, travelers should take in its bizarre traditions. From fire walking to tomato hurling, Travel and Leisure looks at the world's most off-the-wall celebrations.
  • Lopburi Monkey Buffet in Thailand: Each November, Lopburi's residents lay out a feast to appease
... More »

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travel • weird • tourism • list • culture • festival • traditions

 No Octopi for
 Wings Fans,
 Seller Says
 

Pittsburgh fishmonger wants 'to see the Penguins win, period'

May 23, 08 8:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Red Wings fans, save room in that suitcase—it may be tough to buy an octopus in Pittsburgh next week. One steel-town fishmonger refuses to sell octopi to Detroit fans once the Wings-Penguins Stanley Cup finals kick off on Saturday. In a tradition spanning more than 50 years, Detroit fans... More »

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Pittsburgh Penguins • Detroit Red Wings • fish • hockey • ice • fans • traditions • octopus

British Judges Not Happy
to Ditch Their Wigs

Lawyers, also hirsute by tradition, could be next, though change has foes aplenty

May 15, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sun may never set on the British Empire, the saying goes—so bald judges might want to watch out, as some are being forced to give up their customary wigs in October, the Los Angeles Times reports. They're also getting new robes by a designer associated with “funky... More »

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judge • lawyer • Britain • wigs • High Court • traditions • barrister • robe • costume

Did You See What the Pope
Is Wearing?!?

Benedict brings back vintage papal styles; Catholics wonder why

Apr 17, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Benedict XVI is wearing some pretty flashy, and pretty old-school, outfits, and pope-watchers the world over are atwitter, the Washington Post reports. Unlike his predecessor, who “would just wear whatever was given to him,” the current pontiff is reaching into a closet that dates back hundreds of years,... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Vatican • cassock • bling • traditions • Pope Benedict's US visit • vestments

Evangelicals Turn Back
to Ritual

Some adopt previously shunned  confession, communion, Lent

Mar 8, 08 12:51 PM CST
(Newser) - Evangelical Christians are increasingly turning to long-shunned traditions as a means of practicing their faith, reports the Washington Post. In a trend some call “worship renewal,” some are reviving Catholic customs such as fasting for Lent, going to confession, and weekly communion. “Evangelicalism is coming to point... More »

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Christianity • Catholicism • Christians • monasteries • evangelicals • communion • Catholics • Lent • ancient customs • rituals • traditions • confession

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