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201. Who was confucius
June 21, 2013
Who was confucius?
Years ago there used to a great many popular jokes that began: "Confucius say. . . ." It seems as if everybody knows that Confucius said many wise things.
Confucius was one of the greatest moral teachers of all time. He lived in China about five hundred ...
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202. When were wedding rings first worn
June 21, 2013
When were wedding rings first worn?
The wearing of a wedding ring is one of the oldest and most universal customs of mankind. The tradition goes back so far that no one can really tell how it first began. The fact that the ring is a circle may be one reason why it began to be used. The circl...
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203. Why do we throw rice at the bride and groom
June 21, 2013
Why do we throw rice at the bride and groom?
This custom is not only found all over the world, but it goes back to very ancient times. The marriage ceremony, like so many other important events in life, is full of symbolism. (This means that we perform certain acts as symbols of things we ...
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204. How did weddings start
June 20, 2013
How did weddings start?
Marriage, as a custom, goes back to the very earliest history of man. It has passed through three stages. The first was marriage by capture. Primitive man simply stole the woman he wanted for his wife.
Then came marriage by contract or purchase. A br...
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205. How did the protestant religion begin
June 20, 2013
How did the protestant religion begin?
Early in the sixteenth century a religious revolution called the Reformation began. Out of it grew the many Protestant religions. As both words, Reformation and Protestant, indicate, the basis of this religious revolution was a desire to change what ...
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206. What is utopia
June 20, 2013
What is utopia?
No matter how much we like our own country, and our way of government, and the people of our country, we know it isn't perfect. In fact, there never has been a place on earth where everyone who lived there felt it to be perfect.
But many people have often d...
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207. What is the will-o-the-wisp
June 20, 2013
What is the will-o-the-wisp?
If man didn't have a wonderful power of imagination, we'd probably have no superstitions at all. Also, if people didn't learn more and more about certain things that happen in nature, these superstitions would probably never die.
The will-o'-the-wisp h...
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208. How did the idea of santa claus originate
June 20, 2013
How did the idea of santa claus originate?
It seems almost a shame to learn the true facts about Santa Claus. We almost hate to discover what's really behind some tradition we especially enjoy because that might spoil it for us.
Well, knowing about Christmas and Santa Clau...
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209. Why is friday the 13th considered unlucky
June 20, 2013
Why is friday the 13th considered unlucky?
Man has always had superstitions about numbers and about days. Some were supposed to be lucky; some, unlucky. Why the number 13 came to be considered unlucky no one really knows, though there are some theories about it. One explanation has to do wit...
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210. How did superstitions begin
June 20, 2013
How did superstitions begin?
What does the word "superstition" mean to you? When you try to define it, don't you find it's quite hard to do so?
Suppose, for example, you said it was a belief in something that wasn't really so. Well, there are many things all of us believe i...
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