<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - traditions</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/traditions</link><description>Newsvine - traditions</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:37:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:44 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Easter bunny banned and Easter egg hunts renamed to be more inclusive to other faiths</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Speaker of the People]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Speaker of the People]]></source><link>http://speakerofthepeople.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17518769-easter-bunny-banned-and-easter-egg-hunts-renamed-to-be-more-inclusive-to-other-faiths</link><guid>http://speakerofthepeople.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17518769-easter-bunny-banned-and-easter-egg-hunts-renamed-to-be-more-inclusive-to-other-faiths</guid><category>us-news</category><category>easter-bunny</category><category>easter</category><category>traditions</category><category>radicals</category><category>leftists</category><category>atheists</category><category>radical-leftists</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:37:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=speakerofthepeople37B48A7A-DC1E-8F3A-E5D2-3569555959AE.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=speakerofthepeople37B48A7A-DC1E-8F3A-E5D2-3569555959AE.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Kavika and Enoch - Forgettable Memoirs Chapter IV: Tying the Knot. By Kavika and Enoch   </title>
<description><![CDATA[When Chapter III was ending, Chapter IV&nbsp;had not yet started. We begin Chapter IV with an intravenous coffee infusion (IV Innoculatte). In a panic attack, the Jay's Diner Catering Manager went into a state of shock when he found out the IKRTS (Internal Kosher Rerservation Tax&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Enoch-2699399]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Enoch-2699399]]></source><link>http://enoch2699399.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/02/16821472-kavika-and-enoch-forgettable-memoirs-chapter-iv-tying-the-knot-by-kavika-and-enoch</link><guid>http://enoch2699399.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/02/16821472-kavika-and-enoch-forgettable-memoirs-chapter-iv-tying-the-knot-by-kavika-and-enoch</guid><category>judaism</category><category>not-news</category><category>native-american</category><category>traditions</category><category>chaplaincy</category><category>wedding-customs</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Feb 2013 23:36:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>What's on Your Good-Luck Menu for New Year's Eve? </title>
<description><![CDATA[By Minnie Apolis
An assortment of foods generally are included in the New Year's menu in the folk belief that they will improve one's fortunes in the coming year. And in precarious times such as ours, that practice may increase, with folks figuring that they need all the extra lu&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[MinnieApolis]]></source><link>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16218651-whats-on-your-good-luck-menu-for-new-years-eve</link><guid>http://minnieapolis.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/28/16218651-whats-on-your-good-luck-menu-for-new-years-eve</guid><category>dinner</category><category>good-luck</category><category>menu</category><category>recipes</category><category>suggestions</category><category>traditions</category><category>home-garden</category><category>new-years-eve</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Happy Saint Stephen's Day / Boxing Day (A little about the history and traditions, too)</title>
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In many parts of the world December 26th is a public holiday. For some it's a day that is spent lounging around in comfortable clothes, watching television and eating delicious Christmas leftovers. For others it is a day of hustle, bustle and maybe even working up a sweat.
Let m&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16162695-happy-saint-stephens-day-boxing-day-a-little-about-the-history-and-traditions-too</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16162695-happy-saint-stephens-day-boxing-day-a-little-about-the-history-and-traditions-too</guid><category>canada</category><category>britain</category><category>spain</category><category>ireland</category><category>europe</category><category>new-zealand</category><category>great-britain</category><category>united-kingdom</category><category>christmas</category><category>world-news</category><category>holidays</category><category>uk</category><category>boxing-day</category><category>traditions</category><category>seasons-greetings</category><category>december-26</category><category>san-esteban</category><category>sant-esteve</category><category>feast-of-st-stephen</category><category>st-stephens-day</category><category>spain-article</category><category>saint-stephen</category><category>saint-stephens-day</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 16:31:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz4AD52A24-2064-3E1D-0FFC-EDB1DFD4D2D8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="158" width="128" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz4AD52A24-2064-3E1D-0FFC-EDB1DFD4D2D8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="148" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz3453BD6C-6771-9AAB-5A5C-49D5DD233359.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="142" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz3453BD6C-6771-9AAB-5A5C-49D5DD233359.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="43" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In Ireland St. Stephen's day is also called Wren Day&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz3232FDE8-0477-8928-36E8-31C50D9F3089.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="188" width="360" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz3232FDE8-0477-8928-36E8-31C50D9F3089.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="63" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A Boxing Day cricket match&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz884C6782-5898-37ED-F932-44FFD6AD769E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="177" width="328" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz884C6782-5898-37ED-F932-44FFD6AD769E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="65" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A French-Canadian Boxing Day sales ad&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozF56607C5-6A68-34B7-B534-DD3564BF3F64.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozF56607C5-6A68-34B7-B534-DD3564BF3F64.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Catalan cannelloni served on St. Stephen's Day is traditionally made from Christmas leftovers&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>What Are Your Plans/Traditions For Christmas?</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Piletre]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Piletre]]></source><link>http://piletre.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16112104-what-are-your-planstraditions-for-christmas</link><guid>http://piletre.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16112104-what-are-your-planstraditions-for-christmas</guid><category>charity</category><category>family</category><category>trees</category><category>remembering</category><category>christmas</category><category>not-news</category><category>traditions</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 01:11:22 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=piletre933D96E8-1D29-2394-DAAE-0F6333E69E3A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="631" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=piletre933D96E8-1D29-2394-DAAE-0F6333E69E3A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="189" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Two years ago, that was the last time we put up a tree (even a small one).  Poor Travie felt SO bad for knocking it over..&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=piletreBF94283F-F819-5F2B-EA68-4946F7199573.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="234" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=piletreBF94283F-F819-5F2B-EA68-4946F7199573.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="70" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Now THIS is how to celebrate Christmas.. Don't have to worry and fret over the tree getting knocked over.. Just grab a candy cane squeeky toy and kick back!!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=piletreF768A273-1710-45D5-0454-C468B4EE55BD.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=piletreF768A273-1710-45D5-0454-C468B4EE55BD.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Our friend decorates his entire house and has about 12 trees every year and then invites friends over for a big dinner. I tell him that he decorates enough that we can all pick a tree and claim it as our own. (His house is always beautiful with the decorations, inside and outside!)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Blessings of Yule</title>
<description><![CDATA[
This is the &ldquo;Long Night&rdquo;. The longest night of the year, the time of the deep dark, that will pass with the rising of the sun, tomorrow morning.
It is a night that is pregnant with possibilities. The Goddess will give birth to, this night the Oak King, who will slay &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16072270-the-blessings-of-yule</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16072270-the-blessings-of-yule</guid><category>christmas</category><category>not-news</category><category>traditions</category><category>yule</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:44:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite59CCC63A-29D5-C5BC-3A5A-06B8C1D70D33.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="549" width="359" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite59CCC63A-29D5-C5BC-3A5A-06B8C1D70D33.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="184" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite683E36AC-7730-EA1D-3303-4A9C2BBD1994.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite683E36AC-7730-EA1D-3303-4A9C2BBD1994.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="160" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Holly King&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Traditions of the Holiday - An Educational Tour - Part 3 - Chanukah</title>
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The&nbsp;next stop on my "Traditions of the Holiday - An Educational Tour" is the Chanukah-Hanukkah-Hanukah celebration&nbsp; This is a festival that is practiced by those of the Jewish faith celebrating the miracle of light.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Why are there two diff&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[PonGoad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[PonGoad]]></source><link>http://pongoad.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15711189-traditions-of-the-holiday-an-educational-tour-part-3-chanukah</link><guid>http://pongoad.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/05/15711189-traditions-of-the-holiday-an-educational-tour-part-3-chanukah</guid><category>history</category><category>christmas</category><category>hanukkah</category><category>judaism</category><category>traditions</category><category>chanukah</category><category>hanukah</category><category>pongoad</category><category>ag-innovations</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2012 03:30:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=pongoad93BF36B5-85CE-3DCE-FD7B-06174A0D757D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="212" width="188" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=pongoad93BF36B5-85CE-3DCE-FD7B-06174A0D757D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="135" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=pongoad5A646491-E718-4019-DB2C-3AC17BFE2F7E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="117" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=pongoad5A646491-E718-4019-DB2C-3AC17BFE2F7E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="35" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G40SlkmZkqU" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/G40SlkmZkqU/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyKWUpSMegE" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/KyKWUpSMegE/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Thanksgiving Menus</title>
<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is the big day for all of those whose holidays are spent gorging ourselves on turkey and all the trimmings. Afterwards there is the Thanksgiving nap or football (or both if you're especially talented). Some of us travel, some of us host, some of us work and celebrate lat&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[lilgremlin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[lilgremlin]]></source><link>http://lilgremlin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15333272-thanksgiving-menus</link><guid>http://lilgremlin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/21/15333272-thanksgiving-menus</guid><category>turkey</category><category>food</category><category>family</category><category>thanksgiving</category><category>not-news</category><category>traditions</category><category>sweet-potato</category><category>non-traditional</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:41:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lilgremlin6CB85359-74CE-5C1B-45DB-A92E19EEC160.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="312" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=lilgremlin6CB85359-74CE-5C1B-45DB-A92E19EEC160.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;I'm just waiting for Mom to spill some turkey. Hurry up!!!&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The 20 Weirdest Religious Beliefs </title>
<description><![CDATA[
e find it easy to dismiss the fantastical beliefs of people in other times and places, but those that we&rsquo;ve been exposed to since childhood seem not so far out. Virgin birth? Water turning into wine? A fig tree shriveling on the spot? Dead people getting up out of their g&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/20/14575263-the-20-weirdest-religious-beliefs</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/20/14575263-the-20-weirdest-religious-beliefs</guid><category>religion</category><category>virgin-birth</category><category>traditions</category><category>weirdest-religious-beliefs</category><category>waving-a-chicken</category><category>drinking-poison</category><category>water-into-wine</category><category>dead-people-walking</category><category>respected-beliefs</category><category>church-authorities</category><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:57:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahBDBC87F1-E9ED-2FFB-9FCB-019955480F3F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="326" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprahBDBC87F1-E9ED-2FFB-9FCB-019955480F3F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Strong Evidence Jesus Was Married Sends the Christian Right into a Tizzy </title>
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Was Jesus married?&nbsp; The question is ancient&mdash;perhaps as old as the question of his divinity. On September 18, at a conference in Rome, Harvard historian Karen L. King, unveiled an ancient scrap of papyrus &nbsp;with Coptic script in which Jesus refers to his wife.&nbs&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14289769-strong-evidence-jesus-was-married-sends-the-christian-right-into-a-tizzy</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14289769-strong-evidence-jesus-was-married-sends-the-christian-right-into-a-tizzy</guid><category>religion</category><category>rome</category><category>papyrus</category><category>traditions</category><category>authentic</category><category>karen-l-king</category><category>right-wing-fanatics</category><category>jesus-married</category><category>harvard-historian</category><category>coptic-script</category><category>scholars-of-religion</category><category>christian-priorities</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Oct 2012 09:53:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah02C4A4B0-BBE3-3250-90DA-8FF26182F92A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah02C4A4B0-BBE3-3250-90DA-8FF26182F92A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How Does Anyone Justify Stealing the Spirit and the Soul in the Name of God?</title>
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I am very confused with many of the Christian religion&rsquo;s quest to wipe out all of our natural instincts, our sacred languages, traditions and practices to gain their place as supreme ruler over the earth. They will say their God has created all yet refuse to embrace and ho&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[js-445607]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[js-445607]]></source><link>http://jewel1944.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12691990-how-does-anyone-justify-stealing-the-spirit-and-the-soul-in-the-name-of-god</link><guid>http://jewel1944.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/11/12691990-how-does-anyone-justify-stealing-the-spirit-and-the-soul-in-the-name-of-god</guid><category>religion</category><category>faith</category><category>belief</category><category>traditions</category><category>restore-americas-compassion</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:45:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jewel19449A69CE6C-9404-2281-7AE2-6B0E0CC7A90E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=jewel19449A69CE6C-9404-2281-7AE2-6B0E0CC7A90E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content medium="video" url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYheX_vB4Wc" ><media:thumbnail url="http://i.ytimg.com/vi/WYheX_vB4Wc/default.jpg" /><media:description type="plain">BEAUTIFUL NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE AND DRUMS....AWESOME</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Uganda bans 38 organisations accused of 'promoting homosexuality' </title>
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Uganda has announced a ban on 38 non-governmental organisations it accuses of undermining the national culture by promoting homosexuality.
Simon Lokodo, the country's ethics and integrity minister, claimed the NGOs were receiving support from abroad for Uganda's homosexuals an&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12478511-uganda-bans-38-organisations-accused-of-promoting-homosexuality</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/29/12478511-uganda-bans-38-organisations-accused-of-promoting-homosexuality</guid><category>uganda</category><category>society</category><category>world-news</category><category>ngo</category><category>traditions</category><category>procreation</category><category>national-culture</category><category>promoting-homosexuality</category><category>simon-loodo</category><category>ethis-and-integrity-minister</category><category>recruiting-young-children</category><category>humanitarian-reasons</category><category>organisations-banned</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:13:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah4CC03C2F-1438-FB10-A98D-D6628F30474E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="132" width="220" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=mscyprah4CC03C2F-1438-FB10-A98D-D6628F30474E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Radioactivity: Japan's invisible enemy within ‹ Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion</title>
<description><![CDATA[Following long-established traditions, a housewife—it is, still, almost always a woman in charge—did her best to ensure that every product brought to the table could be traced to Japanese soil or waters.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Wise Wizard]]></source><link>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12054964-radioactivity-japans-invisible-enemy-within-japan-today-japan-news-and-discussion</link><guid>http://thewisewizard.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/04/12054964-radioactivity-japans-invisible-enemy-within-japan-today-japan-news-and-discussion</guid><category>japan</category><category>medical</category><category>world-news</category><category>soil</category><category>waters</category><category>food-products</category><category>traditions</category><category>radioactivity</category><category>womens-roles</category><category>invisible-enemy</category><category>131-iodine</category><category>custom-food-habits</category><pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 23:30:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardAEF47C03-5C85-02B6-A84B-83289ED9499B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="123" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=TheWiseWizardAEF47C03-5C85-02B6-A84B-83289ED9499B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="74" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Catch your breath at these yoga retreats</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/19/10756346-catch-your-breath-at-these-yoga-retreats</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/19/10756346-catch-your-breath-at-these-yoga-retreats</guid><category>ancient</category><category>yoga</category><category>serenity</category><category>traditions</category><category>innovative</category><category>retreats</category><category>cater</category><category>approaches</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:53:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120308-beach-yoga.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120308-beach-yoga.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;There are yoga retreats that cater to every ability level and goal -- whether it's serenity,  invigoration, ancient traditions or innovative approaches. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Frozen custard and more: America's best regional desserts</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10605977-frozen-custard-and-more-americas-best-regional-desserts</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/07/10605977-frozen-custard-and-more-americas-best-regional-desserts</guid><category>america</category><category>pie</category><category>availability</category><category>dessert</category><category>cream</category><category>traditions</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>hyper-regional</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Mar 2012 22:15:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/TODAY/Sections/Blogs/Bites/Images/imagesizer.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="267" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/TODAY/Sections/Blogs/Bites/Images/imagesizer.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="80" height="120" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Despite the widespread availability of many foods across America, some delicious dessert traditions like Boston cream pie remain hyper-regional.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How important is Experience in the scheme of life? (Poll)</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Jamie Wallace, a 19-year-old Seattle University student, speaking about why he was supporting Barack Obama in the last election, wrapped it up in one sentence: "Sometimes experience is not what you need.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Ms CYPRAH]]></source><link>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10476665-how-important-is-experience-in-the-scheme-of-life-poll</link><guid>http://mscyprah.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/22/10476665-how-important-is-experience-in-the-scheme-of-life-poll</guid><category>campaign</category><category>election</category><category>learning</category><category>president</category><category>odd-news</category><category>results</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>courage</category><category>voters</category><category>limits</category><category>experience</category><category>honesty</category><category>traditions</category><category>open-mind</category><category>dead-mens-shoes</category><category>jamie-wallace-seattle-university</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:36:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The origins of 13 enduring superstitions</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10291040-the-origins-of-13-enduring-superstitions</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10291040-the-origins-of-13-enduring-superstitions</guid><category>beliefs</category><category>groundhog</category><category>groundhog-day</category><category>traditions</category><category>looms</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>altas</category><category>clearall</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 18:30:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/TODAY-app-superstitions-tease.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/TODAY-app-superstitions-tease.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;As Groundhog Day looms, learn where common traditions and beliefs were born.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How to properly celebrate Change Your Password Day</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10287658-how-to-properly-celebrate-change-your-password-day</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/01/10287658-how-to-properly-celebrate-change-your-password-day</guid><category>tech</category><category>celebration</category><category>clever</category><category>traditions</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>occurrence</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><pubDate>Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:12:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120201_sprattpasswordtease.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120201_sprattpasswordtease.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Feb. 1 marks the first occurrence of Change Your Password Day, a holiday proposed by a popular tech blog. We're here to walk you through this strange new celebration and the clever traditions it brings.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Halloween And All Saints Day Around The World</title>
<description><![CDATA[Click here for a history of Halloween in the United States.
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Click here for information on Halloween and All Saints Day observances in Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech and Slovak Republics, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Sweden and S&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/29/8537287-halloween-and-all-saints-day-around-the-world</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/29/8537287-halloween-and-all-saints-day-around-the-world</guid><category>us</category><category>canada</category><category>ireland</category><category>europe</category><category>usa</category><category>halloween</category><category>latin-america</category><category>north-america</category><category>all-saints-day</category><category>world-news</category><category>holidays</category><category>uk</category><category>traditions</category><category>dia-de-los-muertos</category><category>all-souls-day</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:42:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-null5EE12840-785E-039C-DD50-0EE24AC59D21.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="248" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=null-null5EE12840-785E-039C-DD50-0EE24AC59D21.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Awakening | 2011 Final Version | Full Length Documentary - YouTube</title>
<description><![CDATA[
I bring this message to you now because it is important that you receive it.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[BK Lim]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[BK Lim]]></source><link>http://bklim.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/08/8221998-the-awakening-2011-final-version-full-length-documentary-youtube</link><guid>http://bklim.newsvine.com/_news/2011/10/08/8221998-the-awakening-2011-final-version-full-length-documentary-youtube</guid><category>energy</category><category>new</category><category>world</category><category>north</category><category>the</category><category>human</category><category>international</category><category>free</category><category>politics</category><category>bankers</category><category>war</category><category>american</category><category>workers</category><category>corruption</category><category>connection</category><category>law</category><category>federal</category><category>union</category><category>government</category><category>2012</category><category>ancient</category><category>reality</category><category>secret</category><category>love</category><category>order</category><category>earth</category><category>modern</category><category>european</category><category>documentaries</category><category>light</category><category>higher</category><category>globalization</category><category>length</category><category>will</category><category>universe</category><category>consciousness</category><category>conscious</category><category>spirituality</category><category>max</category><category>universal</category><category>reserve</category><category>full</category><category>conspiracies</category><category>illuminati</category><category>ascension</category><category>frequencies</category><category>traditions</category><category>awakening</category><category>unconditional</category><category>societies</category><category>bilderberg</category><category>elites</category><category>igan</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:59:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The Truth About Hoodoo </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Voodoo (which is often mistaken for Hoodoo) originates from a separate region of Africa than the region which birthed the beginnings of Hoodoo. Voodoo is an established religion; the word meaning "god" or "spirit".]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[onefan51]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[onefan51]]></source><link>http://onefan51.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/30/7203429-the-truth-about-hoodoo</link><guid>http://onefan51.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/30/7203429-the-truth-about-hoodoo</guid><category>africa</category><category>myth</category><category>beliefs</category><category>traditions</category><category>hoodoo</category><pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:33:28 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Afghanistan's accidental gay pride</title>
<description><![CDATA[If you are gay and proud, Afghanistan is quite likely the last place on earth to show it publicly. How, then, are we supposed to make sense of the recent very conspicuous appearance of the rainbow-coloured gay pride symbols all over the streets of Kabul and other urban centres?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nitin S]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Nitin S]]></source><link>http://nosundays.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/25/6717310-afghanistans-accidental-gay-pride</link><guid>http://nosundays.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/25/6717310-afghanistans-accidental-gay-pride</guid><category>gay-rights</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>afganistan</category><category>traditions</category><category>gay-rights-in-asia</category><category>homosexuality-in-asia</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 19:38:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Differing customs</title>
<description><![CDATA[Today, I randomly was thinking about local, Hawaii, customs we have that I found differ from other parts of the US.
Here in Hawaii it is pretty standard to address older (than one's self) adults as Auntie or Uncle as a sign of respect.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[JmetheSad]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[JmetheSad]]></source><link>http://jmethesad.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/25/6718246-differing-customs</link><guid>http://jmethesad.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/25/6718246-differing-customs</guid><category>customs</category><category>respect</category><category>not-news</category><category>traditions</category><category>locale</category><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 19:17:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>How Will You Be Celebrating St Patrick's Day? With Poll.</title>
<description><![CDATA[ Yes, it's finally here. The bummer is, that it isn't a recognized holiday off work..........but anyway, it occurs this year following mid-week, and just prior to TGIF..........

 It's kind of a fun holiday none the less, and everyone has the Irish welcome this day.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kara Shalee]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kara Shalee]]></source><link>http://1thought.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/17/6286255-how-will-you-be-celebrating-st-patricks-day-with-poll</link><guid>http://1thought.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/17/6286255-how-will-you-be-celebrating-st-patricks-day-with-poll</guid><category>music</category><category>holiday</category><category>perspective</category><category>song</category><category>dance</category><category>celebrate</category><category>stereotypes</category><category>traditions</category><category>saint-patrick</category><category>parades</category><category>wearing-green</category><category>book-of-kells</category><category>sobering</category><category>irish-for-today</category><category>crisis-in-japan</category><category>drinking-without-driving</category><category>celtic-people</category><category>learning-opportunity</category><category>emigrees</category><category>live-until-you-die</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:55:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Viduy (Confession) - An Issue in Jewish Chaplaincy</title>
<description><![CDATA[ What is the Viduy? What are its prayers, Psalms, laws, customs, meanings, and role?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Enoch-2699399]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Enoch-2699399]]></source><link>http://enoch2699399.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/01/5966544-viduy-confession-an-issue-in-jewish-chaplaincy</link><guid>http://enoch2699399.newsvine.com/_news/2011/02/01/5966544-viduy-confession-an-issue-in-jewish-chaplaincy</guid><category>laws</category><category>customs</category><category>religion</category><category>prayers</category><category>dying</category><category>faith</category><category>jewish</category><category>confession</category><category>meaning</category><category>traditions</category><category>repentance</category><category>chapliancy</category><category>viduy</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 Feb 2011 15:38:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>