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To preserve that heritage is the highest form of veneration for one's forebears, a tradition deeply embedded in the customs of Chinese New Year celebrations.

Above the altar table, classical Chinese ancestor paintings are hung on the wall. Dining together is another important ritual for New Year celebrations. A copper hot pot rests in the center of a ...

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Families may construct Día de Los Muertos altars to honor their loved ones and ancestors who have passed ... Events include a ...

A womans hands light incense before offering smoke at the Ancestor Altar Inside a crystal healer / shaman's ... Moving sequence of a cascading incense burner on a wooden table against a dark ...

But what made me more excited was the sight of a bowl of my favorite lanzones on their dinner table just waiting for me to devour ... to offer usually stop you before you could even reach the altar.

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We desire that the people should frequent these pious exercises; and We will that either Mass shall be said at the altar, or that the ... approached the holy table. We further grant a plenary ...

It was near noon; the Spaniards had just risen from table, and, says the narrative ... alike laid their reeking swords on God’s altar. Gourgues sailed on the third of May, and, gazing ...

Families may construct Día de Los Muertos altars to honor their loved ones and ancestors who have passed away ... Events include a Pet Altar (bring a favorite photo to add to the community ofrenda, ...

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