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Do You Kiss Under The Mistletoe? [VIDEO]

Brett Alan — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 03:01:37 +0000

There are certain holiday traditions that some people still do regardless of whether they they know where they came from or not. How many people know where the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe came from? Better yet, how many people still do it?Check out a survey that two inquisitive college students did to find [...]

Unique Christmas Traditions From WYRK Listeners

Brett Alan — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:56:44 +0000

Everyone celebrates holidays differently. That's part of what makes them so great. Everyone has their own little traditions that make them special. So I asked WYRK listeners if they had any traditions that they do that they think are different from everyone else. There are some pretty unique ones here too!

Presidential Pardon To A Turkey [VIDEO]

Craig Matthews — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:33:35 +0000

It’s a Presidential pardon given each year to a symbolic Thanksgiving turkey, or turkeys, as was the case Wednesday at the White House. President Obama was assisted by his two daughters as you’ll see in this PBS/YouTube video. Some say the tradition dates back to President Truman in 1947, but the Truman Library has no [...]

Dale's Daily Data: Christmas Traditions & Superstitions

Dale Mussen — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:03:14 +0000

In Italy, instead of Christmas trees, they decorated small wooden pyramids with fruit.

Ukranians decorate their trees with an artificial spider and matching web. A spider web found on Christmas morning is believed to bring good luck.

In Caracas, Venezuela, they block off the streets on Christmas eve so that people can rollerskate to church.