Tag: Traditions

25 DEC

Flights: What Christmas traditions will the major airlines be following this year?

Christmas may be a time for many people to stay on home with loved ones but many take advantage of the annual holiday to go abroad. But will those travelling on Christmas Day still get to enjoy festivities? Fortunately, many major airlines are making the most of the festive season, whether they’re dressing up or providing a […]

02 JUN

Meet the families keeping Rajasthani block printing traditions alive

Lorna Parkes June 1, 2018 Share this article In a small corner of northern India, generation after generation of families are keeping the art of Rajasthani block printing alive. Lorna Parkes visits the village of Bagru to see how tradition and modernity are merging to maintain this centuries-old craft. It’s the hammering that guides me […]

22 DEC

‘Christmas in America’ Celebrates Weird and Wonderful Holiday Traditions

“Cowboy Kringle,” church parking lot Santa, and holiday Elvis are just a few of the quirky “characters” who make appearances in the award-winning photo series Christmas In America: Happy Birthday, Jesus by LA-based artist Jesse Rieser. “Initially inspired by the absurdity of a four-story inflatable Santa who appeared to be guarding a tree lot, I […]

15 DEC

REVEALED: The Christmas traditions that are in DANGER of disappearing

Instead, we are whole-heartedly embracing Christmas customs from around the world, such as stocking up on Stollen and Gluhwein at a local Christmas market and serving Italian Panettone to family and friends.  Research by family history website AncestryDNA shows that the ‘traditional’ British Christmas is increasingly diverse, with nearly a quarter of people also saying […]

23 SEP

Meghan Markle will have to follow THESE rules and traditions if she marries Prince Harry

As they get increasingly serious, many think Prince Harry, 33, will ask Meghan Markle, 36, to marry him. If the couple do become engaged and eventually wed, there will be a host of rules for Meghan to follow. Earlier this week it was revealed she would most likely have to give up her acting career […]

11 JUN

‘There are only two rules’ — Facebook explains how ‘hackathons,’ one of its oldest traditions, is also one of its most important (FB)

Facebook VP of Platform Deb Liu If you’ve ever tagged a friend in the comments of a Facebook post, changed the frame on your profile photo, or even used the Like button, you’ve benefitted from one of the social network’s oldest traditions: the hackathon.  As you may guess from the name, a hackathon is a […]

11 MAY

NJ governor vetoes child marriage ban, citing ‘culture & traditions’

Published time: 11 May, 2017 21:45 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed the bill that would have outlawed underage marriage in the state, saying the lack of exceptions trampled on cultural and religious traditions of some communities in the state. Christie prevented the enactment of state Bill A3091. Sponsored by Assemblywoman Nancy Munoz (R-Morris County), […]