Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| Women Behaving Badly |
| Are women really the fairer sex? Here are some examples of women ‘behaving badly’. Charlotte de Berry’s career as a pirate began in the 1600′s when she dressed up as a man to follow her husband into the Royal Navy. |
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| Easter – How the Holy Day Became a Holiday |
| To our ancestors, the arrival of spring was always a reason to celebrate. After the barren winter months living on stored foods, spring brought the promise of fresh game and new life. In the north, the people believed in a goddess called Eastre who gave birth to spring every year. |
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| Who Are the Sikhs? |
| As religions go, Sikhism is a relatively new one, its founding dating from the fifteenth century. The religion was centered in northwest India, a part of the world where Hindus and Muslims had lived side by side for four centuries, always in tension and sometimes in open conflict. |
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| Blarney! American Misconceptions About St. Patrick’s Day |
| Americans have a long tradition of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day each March 17th with plenty of green beer and pinches to go around. But where did these traditions come from? Did our Irish ancestors bring them to America when they immigrated? |
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