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Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 9 Aug 23

Ear piercing here in India is almost a custom. It is done when the baby is one year old. A piece of the broom stick is inserted in the hole for some time for the whole to remain It is then pulled out and replaced by tiny...

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The after photo

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 10 Jun 23

I mentioned the other day that I was on the lookout for a shopping trolley and, amazingly, I found a good-as-new one at a great price in a charity shop. It was plain black, so perfectly functional but I wanted something more...

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Do you send/ give Chrismas cards?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 25 Dec 22

If you celebrate Christmas, do you send Christmas cards to friends and family? Or did you in the past and no longer do? I know some people who previously sent cards have now stopped this custom, some because they just consider it...

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Saying 'Thank you'

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 2 Feb 22

A post by @Janet357 brought this to mind. Once, several years ago, I had a friend visit. We were going to go for a day out, but as we set out, after we'd only gone a couple of miles the brake pads broke and fell off his car!...

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Why would you do that?

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 2 Nov 21

Why do people throw coins into water? I mean I understand that in ancient times, people used to make offerings to the gods and goddesses which they believed inhabited places such as springs, and I can see why they might regard...

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Diamond Painting #15

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89474) • Rupert, Idaho 24 Jul 21

I have finished another diamond painting....is 15 a lot? I probably have that many to do! I have two I am waiting on to arrive Anyways, this one was a custom for a family friend. She said she would even pay me...

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June 14th - Busy Monday

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (89474) • Rupert, Idaho 15 Jun 21

Well, sort of busy I guess. Took Eli to the lunch in the park. Today he had mini corn dogs, carrots, craisins, and baked cheetos. Of course, a chocolate milk too. After eating he did play on the slides today - even though...

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Do you wink?

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 21 Feb 21

Back in my day, winking is an expression that a guy has a crush on a girl. Repressed by tradition, girls cannot wink at a guy she has a crush on. Sigh. Did I receive winks? Not that I recall. Did I wink? Only to children. I...

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Bye 2020 Hello 2021

GreatMartin @GreatMartin (23670) • Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 31 Dec 20

Please notice the date and time--I just took the cake out of the freezer where it has been hidden from my sight since December 23!! In approximately 6 and a half hours I will be celebrating the end of 2020 and the beginning of...

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A Filipino Christmas by Disney

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 10 Nov 20

Filipinos over exaggerate in everything, as if we invented hyperbole and not the Greeks. Though with Christmas, we begin Advent early as the first of September. It has become a modern custom that Christmas preparations last the...

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Reflection of the bad habit.

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 20 Sep 20

Many people nowadays still do not know how to value what they have, something similar to the saying "you don't know what you have until you lose it" ... You don't appreciate the cold until it gets hot ... or you simply don't value...

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Look, im posting two days in a row.

April @thislittlepennyearns (68209) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 11 Mar 20

Although this probably wont be that long of a post. I managed to post a picture a minute ago so I figured I would go ahead and try to post a discussion with a picture while I waited for drywall mud to dry. The better half got...

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Donuts

Aleskys Cardozo @Aleskys (5879) • Venezuela 8 Feb 20

Today I will make donuts, it is a special order for a cousin who wishes to give her mother a gift, but they will be baked donuts not fried since her mother can not eat fried blood pressure rises a lot and I make some that have...

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A strange and beautiful experience. Indians, please help me!

The Horse @TheHorse (238268) • Walnut Creek, California 26 May 19

Something really odd and beautiful just happened tonight. I was sitting at my desk, listening to Scarlet Begonias by the Grateful Dead (headphones), and saw two adult humans pass in front of me (my desk faces the window by my...

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Spring Daisies Throw Pillow

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 26 Mar 18

Okay this is actually my favorite pillow that I designed. It is light, bright, and cheery. I just love flowers anyway. I tend to accessories things with flowers, because to me they just brighten up a room, regardless of the...

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Traditions related to spring

Maci Maci @MaciMaci (300) • France 5 Mar 18

Hi everyone! I hope you're enjoying the slightly warmer weather and the approaching of spring... I have a question for all of you: are there any customs in your country or in your tradition that make you celebrate spring and what...

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Culture and Weddings

galileo2008 @galileo2008 (1168) • Philippines 17 Feb 18

A few days ago, a new friend of mine asked me if it is possible for me to attend her wedding which is scheduled on the 22nd of March. She wants me to be there and I feel honored to be invited, though I just met her recently. She's...

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Pineapple on Pizza

Datazngirl @Datazngirl (217) • United States 2 Nov 17

What are your opinions? Do you like pineapple on your pizza? Do you think pineapple belongs on pizza? Lol. I personally like pineapple on pizza! There's a pizza place in my city called Blaze Pizza, which is like a subway of...

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Do you like to shop more from retail stores or online websites and sellers?

khawla Alkhalifa @HarHarmman (1) 13 Oct 17

Inclines stores do offer things we don't find in stores we go to, I like to check my fav stores from time to time, but when you buy items online, once you receive it it do feel like a self gift, so that's why I like online...

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Have you ever heard or read about bizarre customs/ traditions?

DJ @Daljinder (23193) • Bangalore, India 18 May 17

Since I am signed up on another discussion board (and it is not a paying site. Just for information and discussion!), I am notified whenever there is anything new to read on my feed. So, I get this e-mail and they are discussing...

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