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Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day national holiday in the United States commemorating the Pilgrims ' celebration of the harvest reaped by the Plymouth Colony in 1621, after a winter of great starvation and privation. The celebration was probably held in October. The neighboring Wampanoags, who outnumbered the... Read more |
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hallel
hallel [Heb.,=praise], in Judaism, Psalms 113 to 118, sung every morning of Hanukkah, at the Passover service, and at the morning service of most major Jewish holidays as an expression of joy and thanksgiving.... Read more |
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Eucharist
Eucharist [Gr.,=thanksgiving], Christian sacrament that repeats the action of Jesus at his last supper with his disciples, when he gave them bread, saying, "This is my body," and wine, saying, "This is my blood." (Mat. 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; 1 Cor. 11.) Partaking is called communion. For... Read more |
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Proclamations
PROCLAMATIONS PROCLAMATIONS. American government proclamations antedate independence. For example, on 16 March 1776, the Second Continental Congress, at the time of "impending calamity and distress when the Liberties of America are imminently endangered," issued a Proclamation "publicly to... Read more |
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Robert Sanderson
Robert Sanderson 1587-1663, English clergyman. Gaining William Laud's favor, he was appointed a royal chaplain in 1631 and regius professor of divinity at Oxford in 1642. Imprisoned during the civil war, he was reinstated to his professorship and named bishop of Lincoln in 1660. The second preface... Read more |
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Prayer
Prayer Prayer is a name given to the primary means for humans to make contact with the divine. In Western religion, especially, it is the means of contact between God and the individual believer. Prayer generally consists of one or more of the following elements: adoration and praise, thanksgiving,... Read more |
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Pilgrim Fathers
Pilgrim Fathers. The leaders of the Plymouth settlement on Cape Cod, made under a Virginia Company grant in late 1620. Religious dissidents from Scrooby (Notts.) had exiled themselves to Leiden in Holland, but decided their Englishness could better be preserved in English America. After a terrible... Read more |
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Aves
Aves Eggs and poultry make up a significant part of peoples' diets. Similarly, products made from feathers such as pillows, comforters, or down-lined coats are widely used. There is an increasing awareness and heightened passion for our feathered friends sweeping the nation.... Read more |
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pilgrimages
pilgrimages, visits to shrines or holy places, were undertaken for a variety of reasons—from piety, as thanksgiving or penance, in hope of a cure, or as a form of holiday. The great and mighty could visit Rome, Jerusalem, or Compostella: Ine of Wessex went to Rome to die c.726; the real... Read more |
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Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale
Sarah Josepha (Buell) Hale 1788-1879, American author, editor, and feminist, b. near Newport, N.H. In 1828 she became editor of the Ladies' Magazine, Boston, and in 1837 of Godey's Lady's Book, Philadelphia, where she remained over 40 years. The illustrated Lady's Book strongly influenced... Read more |
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GLASSES AT THE READY FOR BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU DAY.(DAYBREAK)(ON WINE)(Column)
...State Journal column on wine, written by features...18, will feature wines for Thanksgiving. On St. Patrick...everyone's Irish. On Beaujolais Nouveau Day, everyone...the release of Nouveau Beaujolais has caught on in other...squads are ... |
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Beaujolais and Pinot Noir wines can stand up to spicy feast
Matching wines to traditional Thanksgiving foods is no easy...a complementary wine. The natural choice for a wine accompaniment for...Pinot Noir or a Beaujolais, available in a...soil of the Haut Beaujolais region of ... |
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The eminent drinkable wine .beaujolais nouveau--one need to only glate into...
...for the best wines produced in ten...well-educated wine collector or...importing DeBoeuf's Beaujolais for over twenty...she says. "Thanksgiving, which is also...these specific wines. People should...waits for the new ... |
 "The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)")
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THIS JUST IN ... BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU
...wine we drink with Thanksgiving turkey." Beaujolais Nouveau, the least...wine produced in the Beaujolais region, has reached...only wine made there. Beaujolais is located at the southern...celebrations. The ... |
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WINE NOTES: Beaujolais goes way beyond nouveau
...the-month, the Thanksgiving turkey. Consider...who only drink wine once or twice a...Yet, not all Beaujolais is called Beaujolais thanks to the French...tradition of labeling wines by their geographical...According to "Wine ... |
 "The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)")
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WINE MATTERS: LE BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU EST ARRIVEE.(Taste)
...underappreciated by wine trophy hunters who...the status of Cru Beaujolais. On the wine label, Cru wines are named for their...aging, these Cru Beaujolais can take on the compelling...at this year's Thanksgiving table. And ... |
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WINE SIPPER: HOT OFF THE PRESS; NOUVEAU BEAUJOLAIS
For wine lovers, one event...France's Nouveau Beaujolais. Each year on the...Barrels of fermenting Beaujolais were rushed by carriage...number of different Beaujolais Nouveau from which...natural for the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Served... |
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Beaujolais Nouveau: Bad weather brings a very good year for the everyman's wine
...s an event. Like Thanksgiving in America, or beer...sweating slabs of cantal.Beaujolais Nouveau is made from...year.Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau still costs...possible to make sure Beaujolais Nouveau would not be...Beaujolais Nouveau ... |
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PENNSYLVANIA LIQUOR CONTROL BOARD USHERS IN 2008 BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU WITH...
...across Pennsylvania - Beaujolais Nouveau pairs well with Thanksgiving turkey and other holiday...Duboeuf in the 1960s, Beaujolais Nouveau Day continues...21 and over, with Beaujolais tasting and hors d...7 p.m. Majestic Wine & Spirits, ... |
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PLCB Ushers In 2008 Beaujolais Nouveau with Events in Philadelphia,...
...across Pennsylvania -- Beaujolais Nouveau pairs well with Thanksgiving turkey and other holiday...Duboeuf in the 1960s, Beaujolais Nouveau Day continues...21 and over, with Beaujolais tasting and hors d...7 p.m. Majestic Wine & Spirits, ... |
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