Holidays
Happy Halloween 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 31, 2022 -
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Category: Holidays, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Coffee and other Legal Stimulants
The Witch Dance
I am a little late to this fad, initiated in 2016. But since it is still currently surging (this article ((possibly paywalled))) cites a current instance in my native state, I thought we needed to know about it.This older article explains.
But at the end of April, the women of Wolfshäger Hexenbrut (in English: The Wolf Hunter's Coven), located in Wolfshagen im Harz, Germany, do something a little different.
They get together to celebrate Walpurgis, a holiday celebrating fertility, celebrations including lots of dancing, foods, and drinking, which usually occurs every year on April 30th.
However, in 2016, their celebrations included a choreographed dance to Schüttel deinen Speck, in English: Shake Your Bacon, by German Reggae-Pop artist, Peter Fox, in 2008.
The dance went viral once posted to YouTube -
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 21, 2022 -
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Category: Holidays, Supernatural, Occult, Paranormal, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, Europe, Twenty-first Century
Happy (Enslaved) Easter 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 17, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Holidays, Easter, Slavery, Bondage and Indenture
Joke Beer
It's April Fool's Day. Have a beer!From Patent No. 2,140,327:
Posted By: Alex - Fri Apr 01, 2022 -
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Category: Holidays, Patents, 1930s
Happy Evacuation Day
On March 17, 1776, British troops evacuated from Boston.To commemmorate this event, in 1901 the city of Boston declared March 17 to be a holiday called "Evacuation Day".
By happy coincidence, March 17 was also, of course, St. Patrick's Day.
More info: wikipedia
Source: NY Public Library
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 17, 2022 -
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Category: Holidays
Happy Valentine’s Day 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 14, 2022 -
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Category: Death, Holidays, Hollywood, Magazines, Love & Romance
Happy New Year 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jan 01, 2022 -
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Category: Holidays, Chiropractic, Massage and Other Physical Therapies, 2020s
Merry Christmas 2021!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 25, 2021 -
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Category: Holidays, Christmas, Music, Technology, 1970s
The Living Christmas Tree
Alex and I will be making an announcement soon, about where all WU-vies can meet up to form such a seasonal tribute. Bring your own robe.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 15, 2021 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Holidays, Christmas, Human Marvels, Twentieth Century
Happy Thanksgiving 2021!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 25, 2021 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Food, Holidays, Air Travel and Airlines
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