#Traditions

In Toledo Cathedral, they say the Mozarabic Rite (also known as the Visigothic rite) mass daily. While it has been relegated overtime to being said at just a handful of
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It has long been a custom in the Islamic world to compose collections of 40 Hadith (sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad) for believers to memorize. Thread for the
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#GuruPoornima Today was born in DwaparaYuga, Bhagavān Vyāsa, who represents the whole of Guru-parampara, unto whom we owe ourselves. Can we imagine #SanatanDharma without Bhagavān Vyāsa? (1/n) But for
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White Jewish folks: I told you—I don’t follow white men’s parameters on racialization anymore. I follow Black feminist standpoint on race and racism. That perspective applies to Palestinian liberation too.
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IMPEACHMENT TRIAL THREAD: Democrats have been burning the midnight oil discussing what sort of defense they will allow Trump's legal team to present. Contrary to all traditions of jurisprudence Democrats
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Victorian Christmas: A THREAD At the dawn of the 19th century, Christmas was hardly celebrated – at least, not in a way we would recognise today. Many businesses didn't
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Neat story and shows the breadth of Italian immigration to America. Everybody knows about vibrant Italian communities in NYC, Philly, Boston, Chicago, and to a lesser extent San Francisco and
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1/ Seven years ago today, the government of announced the largest weapons contract in its history: a $14B deal to supply the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with hundreds
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The arch is the most fundamental aspect of architecture. Build nothing but an arch—it would still be instantly recognizable as architecture. Pentagon "Here, take this concrete and build runways for
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Thread - My view on modern/humanized/realistic versions of ancient/historical/epic/puranic works.1. Such accounts are always limiting. A metaphoric account is always far more superior. 2. Essentially, it is a reduction into
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Horned gods in European folklore/mythology Pan was a Greek god of shepherds and flocks, & mountain wilds. He has the hindquarters, legs, & horns of a goat. He is
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Octavio Paz on Nehru:“It was in the last years of his life. Despite his visible fatigue, I was always amazed at his elegance: immaculately dressed in white with a rose
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One of the big mysteries of the Quranic reading traditions, to me, is the when and why of the many many irregularities that occur in them. Most readers follow a
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THREAD: Who bears responsibility? Are you angry at your friends and neighbors who supported Trump? There is reason to be. But step back and look. Our fellow Americans who voted
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1 Moriori achieved something v rare in human history: they created & maintained a peaceful, egalitarian, & environmentally sustainable society. We need to learn from the Moriori past. But the
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People are worried about @POTUS mental health, legit. Think about it: TRUMP is cornered by debt & investigations. His son’s are screaming at GOP to do something & the GOP
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