Posts Tagged ‘ ancestors ’

UK attractions: Visit Sutton Hoo for a treasure trove of a day out

November 22, 2009
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70 years ago in Suffolk, the discovery of a ship burial of an Anglo-Saxon king and his treasured possessions revolutionised our view of our ancestors. And it's still as captivating.
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Obon

August 18, 2009
By earthtravel

In the summer of 2002, The New York Buddhist Church and NY de Volunteer came together to organize a traditional Japanese floating lantern ceremony to commemorate the victims of 9/11. The Bon (or O-bon) Festival is a Japanese holiday to honor the departed spirits of the ancestors. Families make or buy paper lanterns on...
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