Birthdays: How do you celebrate?
Birthdays, whether we like them or not, happen to us once a year (unless you're the Queen of England).
I happen to really enjoy birthdays. The cards, presents, cake, and most of all, bringing the family together.
Having recently passed a milestone, it got me thinking about how birthdays are celebrated around the world.
Traditionally, in most western cultures, the day is commemorated (as above) with cards, presents and of course the famous song - happy birthday to you. There's also the well established custom of making a wish as you cut the first piece of birthday cake.
Maryland Family Magazine has an article listing some interesting customs from around the world. Some include: Continue reading "Birthdays: How do you celebrate?" »
Genealogy News: North America – 4 September 2011
The genealogy and family history world is often quiet during the summer months as people take vacations or enjoy family time.
In late August, our community once again begins to buzz with activity as people return to their daily lives. The program year begins in September for many genealogy societies.
This week has produced event announcements ranging from society meetings, anniversary programs, the start of classes, new tools and databases and more.
Read on for some of the announcements - we couldn't fit everything into this column!
How you can learn more:
-- Google for genealogy and family history events in your own town or city.
-- Join your local family history society.
-- Sign up for a family history class.
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From Argentina to Australia – One Man’s Search Across the World For His Family
This post first appeared in the Spanish MyHeritage blog and has been translated into English for all to enjoy.
It was written by MyHeritage community member Kenneth Arthur Marlow Araujo and his wife Betty Edith Dons-Blædel
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An interest in genealogy - researching who our elderly have been and what they have done, the problems they faced and how they resolved them - is common to most who dare to publish a tree, starting with their parents and grandparents, and continuing as far back as they can.
This search probably involves a desire for identity, of belonging, that today is exacerbated by the speed at which changes take place, cosmopolitanism prevails in society in general. The mass of human beings.
In his Politics, Aristotle said that humans are social animals. In fact, today we live in cities, like cattle or flocks, without identity. Whoever we are, we have the feeling that there are thousands like us, and we have the feeling of fading into a gray background. Grayed by the speed with which our lives run.
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