Why Are the Mardi Gras Colors Purple, Gold, and Green?
V isit New Orleans for Mardi Gras and if you’re lucky, you’ll get tossed a strand of purple, green, or gold beads or maybe ...
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Purple Ribbon Flag Raising to be Held at Confederation Building
Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality Pam Parsons will host a flag raising and proclamation signing event to mark the beginning of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, ...
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How the worst nightmare for a group of Macedon Ranges parents became a beacon of hope called Live4Life
No arguments, no scenes, no rebuffs. When Liam left the gathering to catch the train home to Macedon, he seemed the same pleasant, measured young man as always. If he was nursing a bruised or ...
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Why are the flags at half staff Thursday in Wisconsin
Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to fly at half-staff Thursday in recognition of the third anniversary of the Waukesha Christmas Parade tragedy and to honor those killed. On Nov. 21, 2021 ...
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Vincent van Gogh’s Brilliant Blue ‘Irises’ Were Originally Purple, New Research Reveals
As a new exhibition illuminates, van Gogh’s irises were originally purple. Titled “Ultra-Violet: New Light on Van Gogh’s Irises,” the show is the result of “conservators and scientists ...