Whitehead shared her insights on the politics of #history, #memory & #race & why #traditions matter even more in the current #political climate.
Errin Haines: How do you understand the meaning of #Juneteenth — not just as a holiday, but as a marker of America’s unfinished work?
Kaye Wise Whitehead: The country has significantly changed between January 19, 2025, & today.
Friends, attention, discount on the Silyanka necklace, only two days!
The cost of one is $35, send me a DM to order. Worldwide delivery
Each Silyanka is a story, woven from hand-made beads, carrying the warmth of Ukrainian traditions
Available in different colors to emphasize your uniqueness!
The perfect gift or a great addition to your collection!
Suggested Book:
"Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive" by Eliot Stein.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/1d0b82f6-2a52-4fa3-bcf9-01b9b3970af6
Devenez un vrai Terre-Neuvien : embrassez la morue !
À Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, les visiteurs participent au "Screech-In" pour devenir des locaux honoraires! 
Il faut embrasser une vraie morue, boire un verre de Screech et répéter un serment plein d'humour. Un rite unique pour célébrer l'esprit chaleureux de la région! 
#Canada #TerreNeuve #Traditions #ScreechIn
Enjoy this night with peaceful music 
#China #chinese #traditions #traditional #music #culture #PeaceAndLove #Pipa #hanfu #worldwide #global
https://youtu.be/MQ9G6u712OY?si=oT9oAI8WxXxXbhtC
@CrimethInc
I think #AgentOrange/#Krasnov just jealous about his bosses parades in Moscow!
But maybe we can help him because of our long democratic #traditions!
3 years ago today my first coloring book teaching Hebrew through beautiful artwork was printed.
Thank you all for making it such a huge success. Visit my website to see it and all of my books!
Edmonton Beltaine Faire
May 10, 2025
Ritchie Community League
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#yeg #beltaine #spring #pagan #ritual #maypole #events #traditions #edmonton #photojournalism #yegphotographer
“Through this partnership, we are ensuring #Indigenous voices are recognized and respected in national conversations about #agriculture and #food. This collaboration with #Canadian Food Focus allows us to highlight the rich #food #traditions and agricultural practices of Indigenous communities across the country.”
Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkPNEztlHeM
#youtube_kexp #find_new_music #music_discovery #latest_bands #live_performance #studio_session #studio_performance #live_version #live_recording #in_studio #instudio #KEXP #kexp_fm #live_music #livemusic #concert_streaming #online_concert #virtual_concert #Dawn_Richard #Spencer_Zahn #Magik_Magik_Orchestra #San_Francisco #California #Los_Angeles #Traditions
In August, Ponte de Lima comes alive with tradition: folk dances, music, processions & festivals fill the villages. A true dive into Portuguese culture! #PonteDeLima #Portugal #Folklore #Music #Traditions #Summer2025 #CultureTrip #TravelPortugal #Festivals
"The Right’s ‘Natural’ Meat Obsession Is a Regressive Fantasy" by @sentientmedia
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https://sentientmedia.org/mahas-natural-foods-obsession/
Vegans often are faced with fallacious arguments, and one of the most common is the Naturalistic fallacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturalistic_fallacy
However, this is often a bad faith disguise. The use of naturalistic fallacies in these contexts, such as the claim that consuming animals is "good" because it's natural, is a disguise for another more insidious fallacy: the traditionalist fallacy or "appeal to tradition".
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_tradition
The traditionalist fallacy is, in this context, the argument that "consuming animals is good because we've done it for thousands of years".
Traditionalism is heavily political, as the people are finding out again in places such as the US. It's sometimes known as "paleoconservatism", and it should be no surprise that the popularity of the "paleo diet" culturally connects to this.
Conservatives, ever since the rise of modernity (end of 'traditional' society, end of monarchism and feudalism) have been trying to reinvent the past through pseudointellectual and pseudoscientific efforts. This has been at the heart of incredible amounts of suffering and horror since then. I have some notes on that on my pinned thread: https://veganism.social/deck/@veganpizza69/110813538364525265
Bullshit & snake oil are not vegan.
A little late, I know, but here's an interesting piece of Romanian folklore.
On the 2nd of February, Romanians traditionally celebrated Întâmpinarea Domnului (Greeting God) or Stretenia. On this day it is said that summer meets winter, and winter starts to leave. The Sun rises up everyday a bit more.
It is also the day of the bear. On this day, he gets out of his burrow where it hibernated and starts dancing, circling the entrance of the burrow. If it's a cloudy, rainy, or snowy day and the bear doesn't see his own shadow, he returns to the burrow where he will stay for 6 more weeks, because winter is not over. However, if he does see his shadow, then he stays outside because winter is gone.
The source for this is "Romanian Mythology" by Marcel Olinescu. And although it does have a resemblance to the American Groundhog Day, Stretenia is much much older, possibly dating since the Roman conquest of Dacia, as it is the case with lots of things from the Romanian folklore. It is of note that the bear is an important figure in Romanian mythology. Some other animals that are as important are the fox, the hare, the wolf.
Le serpent ne laisse pas indifférent. En effet, certaines espèces peuvent terrasser de gros mammifères grâce à leur puissant venin. Du serpent tentateur de la Genèse au naga protecteur, l’animal a une image ambivalente, et le calendrier asiatique lui consacre l’année qui commence.
https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/fr/html/le-serpent
#serpent #Asie #mythologie #religion #traditions #image #art #culture #animal
She's in Tokyo, and her local tenmangu shrine (shrine to Tenjin--Michizane in god-mode) is having its uso-kae later this month. She'll take hers along and exchange it! (6/6)
The uso are carved in a stylized manner: a cylinder of wood, with a deep notch in it, then painted with a pattern of the bird's colors. Here's one that one of my Japan-living offspring made:
(5/x)
KEXP 
Viana do Castelo 
