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 | The Mysterious Spanish Festival Of Semana Santa | | | March 24, 2008, 12:40 am | visits: 90 | | Spain is renowned for its elaborate Semana Santa or Holy Week traditions, and if you're planning a Spanish holiday for the week before Easter, you'll find yourself in the midst of these extraordinary festivals Spanish participants take part in a whole host of bizarre-seeming rituals dating back to medieval times and beyond | |
| Jack The Dripper – Discussing Jackson Pollock | | | March 10, 2008, 11:36 am | visits: 116 | | Jackson Pollock is probably one of the most recognizable names when it comes to the world of abstract expressionism He is most famous for his paintings that showcase his "Drip Technique" like in No | |
| Surrealism – Entering A Dream-like State | | | March 10, 2008, 11:29 am | visits: 83 | | Surrealism is the art movement that closely followed the heels of cubism This art movement is characterized by surreal images, hence the name surrealism | |
| Wrapping Your Head Around Cubism | | | March 10, 2008, 11:24 am | visits: 78 | | Cubism is a form of abstract art that had its start in Paris during the early years of the 20th Century (around 1907 to 1908) It reached its peak a few years after it begun and significantly lasted up to the 1920s | |
| The Writing On The Wall – A Look Into The World Of Graffiti | | | March 10, 2008, 11:12 am | visits: 92 | | Graffiti has always been given a negative connotation as it is seen as a defacement of a piece of property with the used of paint and other items It has also been inextricably linked with the hip hop culture and has become one of the main elements of the movement | |
| Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie And The American Family Reunion | | | March 4, 2008, 12:22 pm | visits: 90 | | American culture is ever changing with it's unmatched diversity of people and their customs Many will argue Football has surpassed Baseball as the favorite pastime and the Hamburger is the most popular in fast (American) food; but it remains hard to argue against Apple Pie being inherently American | |
| Using Native American Rattles As Indian Musical Instruments | | | February 28, 2008, 6:18 am | visits: 87 | | If you love Native American Rattles, you will definitely benefit from adding them to your drumming circles and powwows Rattles are intriguing Native American icons representing Indigenous people and their unique customs | |
| Embellishments For Children's Clothing | | | February 27, 2008, 7:10 pm | visits: 111 | | Parents are always looking for ways to enhance the plain styles of clothing that they buy for their children to wear to school and out to play The embellishments sold in the sewing centers of many mass merchandisers are decorative patches that can be added to clothing to dress up the most mundane styles of children's clothing that are offered at very affordable prices | |
| Online Jewelry Selections | | | February 27, 2008, 6:42 pm | visits: 56 | | Due to the wide expanse of the world that the internet reaches, people are able to make online jewelry selections from jewelers in many locations People expect to find superior quality fine jewelry when they shop at internet jewelry retailers and due to the honesty of those retailers, very few customers are ever disappointed | |
| Blood Diamonds: The Evil Underbelly Of The Diamond Industry | | | February 27, 2008, 2:48 pm | visits: 61 | | The evocative branding of a subterranean industry - subterranean in both the way that diamonds are physically mined, and in the criminal organizations that trade them - is the romanticizing of a business that is anything but romantic, one that frankly excavates death Otherwise named ‘Conflict Diamonds', Blood Diamonds are rocks that are collected, cut, and polished by organizations operating beyond the control of a government | |
| Silver, Gold, Titanium And Platinum Men's Jewelry | | | February 26, 2008, 4:06 pm | visits: 88 | | Since men do not have much of a choice when it comes to the kind of ring that they wear, they often rely on the quality of the material that the ring is made of At present, there are four most common precious metals being used in the jewelry making circle | |
| Men And Diamonds | | | February 25, 2008, 2:59 pm | visits: 81 | | Decades ago, diamonds were very famous as jewelry for both men and women The cut and design were as flashy for both sexes, sometimes men even had bigger and grander diamond rings than women did, but somehow, the trend began to dwindle and soon it became taboo for men to wear extravagant and flashy diamonds | |
| Top Teddy Bear Presents | | | February 20, 2008, 3:56 pm | visits: 78 | | Needless to say, teddy bears rank as everybody's beloved stuffed animal They have existed for many generations and are appreciated both by the old and young | |
| Vintage Denim Is Always In Style | | | February 20, 2008, 7:23 am | visits: 57 | | Even though the big clothing manufacturers are just now jumping on the vintage denim craze, stylish trendsetters have been using classic styles to accent their wardrobe for quite some time Those who are willing to put in the effort to hunt for true vintage jeans are rewarded with a one of a kind fashion statement that defines both their body and their individuality | |
| All About Novelty Contact Lenses | | | February 19, 2008, 1:54 am | visits: 53 | | Every Halloween almost every child is on a frenzy on trying to find themselves that scary hollow's eve costume that yearns to receive oohs and aahs from spectators and possibly scary enough to get them that extra handful of candies as they knock on doors and shout "trick or treat" Choosing a Halloween costume may be a big deal for a number of people who want to wear the best there is every year | |
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