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91The Best Philippine Christmas Dishes
Reports are that Christmas in the Philippines begins on December 16th and extends to the First Sunday of January. The Land of Fiestas enjoys Christmas as no other holiday is celebrated in the Philippine islands. Special decorations and special foods are found uniquely in this long fiesta.
18 comments![Lavender fields are a common site in this region of Southeastern France. [Photos this page, public domain.]](http://s2.hubimg.com/u/1759609_100.jpg "Lavender fields are a common site in this region of Southeastern France. [Photos this page, public domain.]")
90The Best French Christmas Recipes
Provence, France features not only fields of lavender and at least 7 locally-produced wines, but also centuries-old Christmas cuisine traditions that connect to the Easter Season of the Catholic Church as well. A seven-course meal with 13 desserts afterward is one of these traditions...
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84The 13 Days of Christmas in Provence
21st century America is full of digital equipment in daily life and is becoming increasingly virtual. In order to regain our connection with nature, we can bring up some centuries-old tradition of food and festivity...
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90How Mince Meat Became Meatless
What happened? Mincemeat DID contain meat at one time and still does in some parts of the US, as well as most of England -- beginning back in about 1414 AD, during the Crusades and on into Virginia Colony...Here's the story.
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84Christmas Songs You've Never Heard
In America, we have a diversity of Christmas traditions and winter holiday customs. Two different celebrations that have caused competing sides to struggle against one another are Commercial Christmas and the...
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98Italian Immigration to America - 1850s
Immigration from Italy and the rest of Europe beginning in the 1950s for 50 years hence is known as THE SECOND WAVE of European Immigration. America was not even 100 years old yet in 1850!
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86Sicilian Christmas Dishes
(public domain) Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and is bordered also by the Ionian and the Tyrrhenian seas. All of it is beautiful. Even though it is an island, it still has room for...
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92Ghosts of the Great Depression - 1930s Poverty
Rochelle Frank’s Hub called Survival in the 1930's is an eye opening account of survival that many people born after 1960 probably cannot imagine -- Unless they were born into the poverty of the poorest Appalachian regions, the most destitute part of a rundown inner city, or a third world country. I have only a few stories to contribute.
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86Italian Christmas: Feast of the Seven Fishes
The feasts of Italy and Sicily are full of good food and tradition. Here is one of them...
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87How to Heal Blisters Effectively
Any blisters on the inside of your mouth, especially near a tooth root, should be seen by your dentist immediately. A serious condition may be occurring and you need help. Skin blisters can often heal alone or at home...
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