Holidays
National Use-Up-Your-Leftovers-In-A-Jell-O-Salad Week
This ad ran in the May 11, 1959 issue of Life magazine. So assuming that it's the week of May 11 as you read this (which it is as I post it), then I'm sure you'll want to celebrate the week by tossing whatever leftovers you might have (half a burrito, a few slices of pizza) into some jello and serving it up for dinner.
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 12, 2023 -
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Category: Food, Jello, Holidays, Advertising, 1950s
Exploding Easter Eggs
Happy Easter!
Sioux City Journal - Mar 28, 1983
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 09, 2023 -
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Category: Explosives, Holidays, Easter, Eggs, 1980s
Happy New Year’s Day 2023!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 01, 2023 -
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Category: Dinners, Banquets, Parties, Tributes, Roasts and Other Celebrations, Holidays, 1960s
Merry Christmas 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Sun Dec 25, 2022 -
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Category: Holidays, Headgear
The Cherry Tree Carol
This song establishes that the folklore about pregnant women demanding weird foodstuffs--pickles with ice cream, for instance--goes way back. Also, it has Embryo Jesus speaking from the womb.The Cherry Tree Carol is a bit darker than most Christmas related songs. It is identified as a Kentucky mountain ballad on the record. In fact it is a much older song from the early 15th century. The song is quite lovely and presents an unusual variation on the story of Mary and Joseph.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Dec 07, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Holidays, Music, Religion, Pregnancy
Happy Thanksgiving 2022!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 24, 2022 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Food, Holidays, 1900s, Cars
Sun Ra Cover Art Book
Looks like a great Xmas present for WU-vies.Here's the publisher's page, with the Amazon link below.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Nov 01, 2022 -
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Category: Art, Eccentrics, Holidays, Music, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, Books
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
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