All posts tagged "sayings"
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7.3K1MassachusettsSix Quick Facts About the Valentine in History
The Valentine has pleased and perturbed people since Charles, Duke of Orleans, sent one to his wife from the Tower of London...
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12.5KConnecticutWhat They Say in New England About Summer: Epigrams and Folk Wisdom
The summer season inspires far fewer sayings in New England than spring, fall or winter, probably because it’s so short and so...
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34.9K5Business and LaborSix New England Ghost Towns
Though people typically think of ghost towns as belonging to the Old West, New England actually has plenty. Villages that once supported...
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25.9K5Religion and Social MovementsBenedict Arnold and the Rhode Island Quakers, Ranters and Heretics
Rhode Island Quakers had cause to esteem Benedict Arnold more than a century before his descendant brought disgrace to his name. In...
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12.2K2Arts and LeisureThe L Street Brownies New Year’s Plunge Starts With Washing the Unwashed
The L Street Brownies annual New Year’s Day plunge had its beginnings with pious reformers who wanted to wash the unwashed —...
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11.9K2Arts and LeisureWhite horses, snakes, weddings and funerals – New England Superstitions about Dreams
There is no shortage of New England superstitions about dreams. Clifton Johnson was an expert in New England customs, and he spent...
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