In France, it seems there’s a saint for everything, each with his or her own special day. There’s even a new saint — inaugurated by Julia McLean and her best friend Marie-Claude— who watches over special birthdays and ageing bosoms.
Passing On Traditions: How to Tan a Moosehide
A group of Dene women from the Northwest Territories (NWT) show a woman who was raised in southern Canada how to tan a moosehide.
The Wounded Knee Massacre
The Wounded Knee Massacre is a tragic part of history. For Mary Black Bonnet, a Lakota woman, it’s personal. Here, Mary takes readers into the powerful story of a courageous people whom the government tried to eradicate.
France’s Freshest Wine – Beaujolais Nouveau
In France, huge festivities accompany the launch of the freshest wine in the world — Beaujolais Nouveau — complete with a race to be the first to get this wine to Paris.
Buggy Over Bugs – Cooking With Insects
Imagine sitting down to a meal of sautéed mealy bugs in garlic and butter, chomping
down on crispy tarantulas then having Jell-O bug blox and crispy cricket cookies for
desert. Sandra Phinney will introduce you to Doug Stongman for some food items you won’t forget.
Francophones in the Yukon. Who Knew?
A former Montrealer discovers a vibrant francophone community in Whitehorse, Yukon. Who knew?
The Roatan Global Village
Choosing to live on a Caribbean Island offers many obvious benefits — soft white sand beaches, crystal clear blue sea, lush tropical foliage, and sunrises and sunsets beyond compare. Then there is a benefit that I was pleasantly surprised to encounter—becoming a member of the Roatan Global Village.
Do the Amish Use Facebook?
When Andrea begins exploring the Amish method of evaluating the usefulness of a technology to their culture, she decides to apply this philosophy to her own use of Facebook. The results may surprise a lot of people.
A Classical Romance
I suffer from a rather rare ailment I sometimes call the “classical bug”. This is characterized by total fascination with all things ancient, especially those concerning the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
Days of the Dead
The “Day of the Dead” should perhaps be more appropriately called the “Days of the Dead,” since from October 31 to November 2, all across Mexico, deceased loved ones are memorialized during this time. In urban areas the custom is treated much like our own Halloween, but in rural Mexico it is still an intensely religious holiday with roots going back into the mists of pre-Columbian times.
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