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Lunar New Year, or the first new moon of the lunar calendar, is celebrated by people around the world and across different cultures. Within Chinese culture, the ushering in of a new year is celebrated through one of 12 distinct zodiac animals, each of which is known for its power to map a person’s behavior, character, and fate. In The Chinese Zodiac in Cultures and Traditions, you’ll gain insights into how cultures make sense of the passing of time and our relationship to it.

Did you know our primitive ancestors sat under dark, starry nights with faces lit by an open fire — kind of like a fireside chat? They would share inspiration, lore, battle decompressions, adventures, and most importantly... they would gain connection to one another. Creating cohesion and bonding is what builds the strongest of communities. I can’t wait to share my personal adventures (the good, the bad, the ugly with some humor and a dash of sass). There will also be some Norse mythological lore, education about fiercely navigating the great outdoors, and tips on how to level up your ...

The Lunar New Year signifies vibrance and hope as communities across China, Korea, Vietnam and Asia celebrate the start of spring based on lunar cycles. Traditions trace back over three thousand years as agricultural societies saw symbolic value in the cold winter thaw making way for warmer weather and new crops. Modern times see beautiful balance of ancient customs around elaborate feasts, progenitor veneration, metaphysical practices ushering luck alongside newly emerging trends.

A 50 años del primer alunizaje, José Maza revive la travesía que abrió las puertas del espacio.

Programas produzidos para a disciplina e para o projeto de extensão Laboratório de Podcasts Narrativos da Uerj, coordenado pelo prof. Andriolli Costa.

“Earl Swift lays out this great unsung saga with verve and magisterial sweep."" —Hampton Sides In this ""brilliantly observed"" (Newsweek) rediscovery of the final Apollo moon landings, the acclaimed author of Chesapeake Requiem reveals that these extraordinary yet overshadowed...

The Sun and the Moon tells the delightful and surprisingly true story of how a series of articles in the Sun newspaper in 1835 convinced the citizens of New York that the moon was inhabited. Purporting to reveal discoveries of a famous British astronomer, the series described such moon life as unicorns, beavers that walked upright, and four-foot-tall flying man-bats. It quickly became the most widely circulated newspaper story of the era.