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Once fall hits and the chilly weather settles in, the holiday season has begun! And nothing embodies holiday spirit more than the continuing of family traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. May it be sharing stories at the dinner table, laughs on the porch, or just time spent alone - everyone has their own ritual. Join Dana Cowin, author and former editor-in-chief of Food & Wine, as she chats with some of today’s most popular chefs and food personalities.

Madhubani art is a popular art form that portrays Indian traditions and customs to the best extent. Vibrant splashes of color convey a magnitude of emotions that we experience throughout our lifetime. Madhubani art is a form of painting expression in the style of traditional Madhubani in ancient India.

Tradition Café – Many voices, One table.Exploring how heritage, tradition, and culture shape our lives through stories, conversations, and the communities we choose.www.traditioncafe.com

A fascinating and insightful examination of the life and times of the victorious Civil War general who became a controversial American president. In U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Bruce Catton explores the life and legacy of one of the nation's greatest and most misunderstood heroes before, during, and after the terrible War Between the States that violently split the country in two.

Acclaimed author Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior broke new ground when it was first published 35 years ago, weaving autobiography, history, folklore, and fantasy in to a candid and revelatory story about the daughter of Chinese immigrants in mid-20th century California.

A Tradition of Violence is a podcast about deputy gangs that operate within the LA County Sheriff’s Department. Host Cerise Castle wrote the history of deputy gangs in LA for Knock LA, exposing their 50-year reign of terror and murder.

Great Britain is steeped in a rich tapestry of ghostly tales, eerie legends, and haunting histories, making it a captivating destination for those intrigued by the supernatural. With its ancient castles, storied manors, shadowy streets, and remote countryside abodes, the allure of experiencing a haunting firsthand is undeniable. In this enthralling compilation, John Henry Ingram (1842-1916) presents around 150 spine-chilling locations, each accompanied by fascinating and sometimes terrifying accounts of their pasts. Join us as we explore the chilling atmospheres and the captivating stories ...

It is the time of the year when families put up Christmas trees and decorate their houses. Do you wonder how these traditions started? Well here's a few and how they got started.

Many New Tear's Traditions we take for granted actually date from ancient times. From singing "Auld Lang Syne" to eating black eyed peas for luck, discover different ways to celebrate the start of a New Year!

In SoxeschTalk tauchen Rhea und Dominik tief in die Welt der Siebenbürger Sachsen in Deutschland ein. Als Teil der jungen Generation führen sie spannende Gespräche über Traditionen, das moderne Leben und den Spagat zwischen Bewahren und Erneuern. Begleitet sie auf ihrer Reise durch den Alltag der Siebenbürger Jugend, erfahrt mehr über ihre Erlebnisse, aktuelle Entwicklungen und Trends – und erlebt hautnah, wie die Traditionen der Vergangenheit auf die Ideen der Zukunft treffen.

Дарья Николаевна Салтыкова по прозвищу Салтычиха и "Людоедка" (1730 — 1801) — русская богатая помещица, вошедшая в историю как изощрённая садистка и серийная убийца, в отношении которой было доказано убийство 138 подвластных ей крепостных крестьян. Решением Сената и императрицы Екатерины Второй в 1768 году была лишена достоинства столбовой дворянки и приговорена к смертной казни, но позже мера наказания была изменена на пожизненное заключение в монастырской тюрьме, где осуждённая и умерла.

Wins + Lessons Podcast is a Broken Traditions production, where we explore real, inspiring stories of resilience, growth, and overcoming life’s toughest challenges. Every episode dives deep into the mindset shifts, life lessons, and powerful breakthroughs that prove: there are no losses in life, only lessons. From personal struggles and professional wins to difficult decisions and moments of transformation, Wins + Lessons Podcast gives viewers and listeners authentic conversations with people who bet on themselves and kept going.

Broadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kári Gíslason are good friends. They share a deep attachment to the sagas of Iceland—the true stories of the first Viking families who settled on that remote island in the Middle Ages. These are tales of blood feuds, of dangerous women and people who are compelled to kill the ones they love the most. The sagas are among the greatest stories ever written, but the identity of their authors is largely unknown. Together, Fidler and Gíslason travel across Iceland, to the places where the sagas unfolded a thousand years ago.

21st-Century Yokel explores the way we can be tied inescapably to landscape, whether we like it or not, often through our family and our past. It's not quite a nature book, not quite a humour book, not quite a family memoir, not quite folklore, not quite social history, not quite a collection of essays, but a bit of all six. It contains owls, badgers, ponies, beavers, otters, bats, bees, scarecrows, dogs, ghosts and yes, even a few cats. What emerges from this are themes that are broader, bigger and more definitive.

Eclipses have stunned, frightened, emboldened, and mesmerized people for thousands of years. They were recorded on ancient turtle shells discovered in the Wastes of Yin in China, on clay tablets from Mesopotamia and on the Mayan "Dresden Codex". They are mentioned in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and at least eight times in the Bible. Columbus used them to trick people, while Renaissance painter Taddeo Gaddi was blinded by one. Sorcery was banished within the Catholic Church after astrologers used an eclipse to predict a pope's death.

In January of 2012, Megan Kimble was a 26-year-old living in a small apartment without even a garden plot to her name. But she cared about where food came from, how it was made, and what it did to her body: so she decided to go an entire year without eating processed foods. Unprocessed is the narrative of Megan's extraordinary year, in which she milled wheat, extracted salt from the sea, milked a goat, slaughtered a sheep, and more - all while earning an income that fell well below the federal poverty line.

The stories in Chicken Soup for the Soul will encourage listeners to stay upbeat, because there's always a brighter way to look at life. This collection includes 32 Stories of Christmas humor, memories, and holiday traditions.

The title story of this collection might have been dubbed "Mother Knows Best". Kathryn Tucker Windham has always had a healthy respect for wisdom, but her true love has always been humor. The stories in this collection reflect her appreciation for traditional values and traditional ways, but they also beguile the listener with that most enchanting of Southern traits, a keen sense of humor.