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The Spirit Houses of Russian Alaska
In 1873, Catherine, Empress of All the Russias, issued an edict that would see missionaries journey from Russia to Russian America and by the following year 18 priests had arrived. The Russian fur traders who had been there for years didn't get along with the missionaries and the Natives were hostile to both groups for usurping their land.But the missionaries persisted and began[...]
La Catrina and The Day of the Dead
She is the grand dame of death and takes the spotlight during the Mexican holiday of El Dia de los Muertos that takes place every November 1st and 2nd.. The image of La Calavera Catrina, meaning 'elegant skull', is of a grinning female skeleton and originates with Mictecacihuatl or the Lady of the Dead who was believed to be the keeper of the bones in the underworld during the Aztec[...]
Mortsafes Put a Stop to Grave Robbery
Designed to protect gravesites from any sort of thieving or disturbance, mortsafes were first invented in the early 1800s in Scotland. A mortsafe is similar to the design of a cage, using heavy iron and stone plates and rods as well as a padlock to ensure no one could find their way through the contraption to get to the coffin buried below. The safes were placed around coffins for an[...]
A Heaven On Earth Sendoff for Rodney Dangerfield
Rodney Dangerfield died on October 5, 2004 at he age of 82 following complications from a heart valve operation. He was a stand-up comedian with his signature line, "I don't get no respect!", an actor who starred in iconic films such as Caddyshack and Easy Money and a writer. He had two children,[...]
Arranging a Funeral for a President
Fifty years ago at 12:30 in the afternoon President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, was assassinated in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. He was 46.In shock but with the need to take control of the situation Jacqueline Kennedy was a veritable rock of composure. She sacrificed her immediate needs for the good of her country to show the world that the United[...]
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