mom • education • family fun • family fun-traditions
by Stephanie Boyd-Walker on January 23rd, 2012 | No Comments »
The year is filled with all sorts of special celebrations and holiday traditions. Today, January 23, 2012 is the first day of the lunar New Year in China and the year of Dragon. The first day of the Chinese New Year begins at midnight on January 23rd. This holiday…
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my world • cultural awareness
by Signe Whitson, LSW on December 31st, 2010 | No Comments »
Way back when, as 1993 turned into 1994, I was a college student spending a semester abroad in Seville, Spain and dutifully (read: joyfully) taking in the local culture and traditions. In Spain, when the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, revelers eat one grape for each of the…
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my world • cultural awareness
by Lori Troyer on December 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Raising culturally aware children has become more and more important today. The melting pot of cultures is what makes our lives rich with heritage and diversity. In recognition of the many traditions of Christmas, we wanted to find out how it was celebrated all over the world. How do other…
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my world • global causes
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on October 28th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
China has a population of over 1.3 billion people and is the world’s largest and most populated country. When you walk into any store in the United States, you can pick up most any item and you will find it is made in China. For the country to be so
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