Liberian cemetery decoration traditions pre-date the United States Memorial Day holiday (which was once also officially known as Decoration Day). Appalachian...

Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel...

also refer to: Decoration Day (tradition), a living tradition of cemetery decoration and ritual that arose by the 19th century Decoration Day (Canada), a...

churches had a long tradition of cleaning the burial sites of their cherished dead and decorating the graves with flowers. These decoration days usually took...

events, to celebrate the occasion. Decoration Day (tradition) May Queen Winter Formal "Columbia Missourian - Tradition's beginnings mysterious". www.columbiamissourian...

of All Souls' Day. St. James Church (Church of Ireland) in Dublin, had a long-established tradition of cemetery cleaning and decoration in conjunction...

there is a tradition of celebrating the 60th birthday. In Korea, many celebrate a traditional ceremony of Baek-il (Feast for the 100th day) and Doljanchi...

popular Christmas decorations. In many countries, such as Sweden, people start to set up their Advent and Christmas decorations on the first day of Advent. Liturgically...

Day, Eid Al Adha, red and green for Independence Day and Victory Day. Bengali Muslim brides wearing "kalka tip" on their forehead is an old tradition...

Greater Iran it may be part of the decoration on the Haft-Seen table during the new year celebration of Nowruz on the first day of spring, and its distilled...

Confederate Memorial Day (called Confederate Heroes Day in Texas and Florida, and Confederate Decoration Day in Tennessee) is a holiday observed in several...

guests at parties; they may also influence an anniversary party's theme or decoration. These gifts vary in different countries, but some anniversary years now...

spreading across Europe. Different types of decorations developed across the Christian world, dependent on local tradition and available resources, and can vary...

الغِطاس), also known as "Theophany" in Eastern Christian tradition, is a Christian feast day commemorating the visit of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus...

Oral tradition, or oral lore, is a form of human communication in which knowledge, art, ideas and culture are received, preserved, and transmitted orally...

as their home decorations. In some places, the practice of shopping for the perfect plum tree is not dissimilar to the Western tradition of buying a Christmas...

An illumination is an Advent, Christmastide, and Epiphanytide decoration in the form of a lighted candle originating in the Moravian Church. These lighted...

"distinguished service" and is the fourth highest civilian honor The decoration comprises a certificate and a medallion and unlike national honors, the...

spreading across Europe. Different types of decorations developed across the Christian world, dependent on local tradition and available resources, and can vary...

eaten the following day for the Feast of the Epiphany celebrations. In parts of Kent, there is a tradition that an edible decoration would be the last part...

paintings of a Punjabi wedding procession, ca.1850–1900 Punjabi wedding traditions are a strong reflection of Punjabi culture with ritual, song, dance, food...

a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year...

visit of women to their brothers ... on a specific day of the year when they tie a gaudy decoration on the right wrists of their brothers, which is at...

President of Estonia organises a festive Independence Day reception at which state decorations are awarded to recipients whose names are published in...

Orthodox tradition (blessing houses with willow branches) and the Swedish Easter witch tradition. Brightly coloured feathers and little decorations are also...

have many traditions. The Slava is an exclusive custom of the Serbs, each family has one patron saint that they venerate on their feast day. The Serbian...

paper lace and floral decorations from England. A writer in Graham's American Monthly observed in 1849, "Saint Valentine's Day ... is becoming, nay it...

signet ring attributed to the Israelite king Solomon in medieval mystical traditions, from which it developed in parallel within Jewish mysticism, Islamic...

represent variations of the Thule Tradition as it expanded over time. The Thule Tradition replaced the Dorset Tradition in the Eastern Arctic and introduced...

them. Similar traditions are found in other parts of Asia and also revolve around the full moon. These festivals tend to occur on the same day or around the...