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Green Christmas: bryophytes as ornamentals in Croatian traditional nativity scenes [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2022 Background The bryophytes are a plant group that is smaller than and not as well known as the vascular plants. They are less used and are almost completely neglected in ethnobotanical studies. Traditional nativity scenes depicting the birth of Christ are
Marija Bučar +5 more
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When Christmas decoration goes hand in hand with bronchial aspiration …. [PDF]
Respir Med Case Rep, 2017 We report the case of a 14-month-old girl suffering from cough and wheeze around Christmas. She was treated with anti-asthmatic drugs with no success, and 3 weeks later a chest X-ray revealed a LED bulb in the left main bronchus. This LED bulb came from a Christmas light garland decorating the Christmas tree.
Carsin A, Baravalle-Einaudi M, Dubus JC.
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Центральноевропейские исследования, 2022 The article deals with the process of creating a new festive culture in Czechoslovakia after the communist coup d’état. The analysis of the topics presented on the pages of Rudé právo helps to show how Christmas celebrations, which had a long ...
Natallia N. Prystupa
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Weather Lore (Pranostika) as Czech Folk Traditions
Heritage, 2023 Every nation has its unique intangible culture that is passed down from generation to generation thanks to what is still alive. Czechia has a rich intangible cultural heritage, e.g., Mardi Gras, Verbuňk dance, blueprints, Christmas-themed beaded ...
Jarmila Honzíková +3 more
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Decorating the “Christmas Tree” [PDF]
Global Governance: A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations, 2021 Abstract Contemporary peacekeeping operations carry out many disparate tasks, which has triggered a debate about “Christmas Tree mandates.” Did the UN Secretariat or the UN Security Council drive this expansion? Using original data on nineteen UN peacekeeping missions, 1998–2014, this article compares peacekeeping tasks recommended by the ...
Kseniya Oksamytna, Magnus Lundgren
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Tidsskrift for Kulturforskning, 2021 This article analyzes how Christmas celebrations are described in diaries, written around Christmas 2020. Three aspects of the Christmas celebrations are investigated; firstly, how they are demarcated in time and space, secondly, the importance of food ...
Susanne Nylund Skog
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WHO DESTROYS OUR SPIRITUAL CHRISTMAS? [PDF]
Annals of the University of Oradea: Economic Science, 2018 One of the greatest religious celebrations of the Christian world is Christmas whose significance is so well-known. In recent years, Christmas preparations have begun to take place long before the great holiday, even in October.
Nela Steliac, Dumitru Steliac
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Representation of Christmas items and decorations in Soviet illustration and painting
Russian Social and Humanitarian StudiesBackground. The article is devoted to the study of the artistic representation of Christmas tree toys and decorations in Soviet visual culture – from illustrations in children's books and magazines to paintings.
Irina V. Kornilova, Nikolay G. Panfilov
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Australian Health Library Christmas Decorations
Journal of Health Information and Libraries Australasia, 2023 A photo montage.
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From mere Christmas decorations to concrete constitutional ethics
De Jure, 2020 EFF v Speaker of the National Assembly; DA v Speaker of the National Assembly 2016 3 SA 580 (CC) 1 PRELUDE “There’s a President who’s sure all that glitters is gold and he’s building a homestead at Nkandla.
Bernard Bekink
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