Tradition
Some consider Aroostook County’s long tradition of harvest break unnecessary, but farmers say they need it
A formal harvest break from school has been a vital part of Aroostook County’s history and culture since at least 1945. Aroostook County students have been excused from classes for two to three weeks each fall to work for farmers during the annual potato harvest. This year, even with debate about sending students back to …
Gerardo Cesari: Tradition Meets Technology
Verona has long been known for its prestigious architecture, historical significance and even famed love stories from William Shakespeare. To an equally important extent is the province’s significance to the Veneto growing region and the time-honored traditions of a unique style of wine production: appassimento. The process of appassimento, better known as grape drying, …
A subdue ‘sine die’ — Georgia House Speaker tells lawmakers to break with tradition this year
ATLANTA – Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, behind a panel of Plexiglass at the front of the House chamber, broke one more tradition during a legislative session of firsts thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. “We do not have the small army of custodians coming through the chamber this evening,” Ralston said addressing the full House …
Breaking With Tradition, Some Judges Speak Out on Racial Injustices
WASHINGTON—As demonstrations after George Floyd’s killing in police custody unfolded across the nation last week, the chief justice of North Carolina weighed in with her own declaration—the first in a wave of extraordinary statements by jurists around the country. “In our courts, African-Americans are more harshly treated, more severely punished and more likely to be …
Eid Mubarak! Here’s how some Muslims in Manitoba are breaking tradition this year.
Muslims in Manitoba are wishing each other Eid Mubarak a little differently this holiday during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eid al-Fitr begins this Saturday at sunset on the first sighting of the crescent moon to mark the end of a 30-day long fast for Ramadan — in which observers abstain from food and drink daily from dawn until sunset — like no other for many …
A break from tradition: North Stonington fair organizers hope cancellation will ensure future | Covid-19
NORTH STONINGTON — For the first time since the early 1960s, there will be no North Stonington Agricultural Fair in July. Members of the fair’s board of directors voted Sunday to cancel the annual fair, which has run continuously since 1964 and has often been referred to as the kick-off for fair season, as a result …
Princess Anne reveals she has ‘no regrets’ over ‘breaking’ from important royal tradition | Royal | News
Princess Anne has stunned royal fans with a revealing Vanity Fair interview in which she opened up about her life as a royal. The Queen’s only daughter, who is famed for her hard work and “loyalty to the monarchy”, revealed she had “broken from tradition”. Access Hollywood spoke about why the Princess Royal chose to …
Supreme Court to Break Tradition, Hold Oral Arguments by Teleconference
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court, breaking with longstanding tradition because of the coronavirus pandemic, said Monday it will hear oral arguments by teleconference in May, including in cases about the potential disclosure of President Trump’s financial records. “In keeping with public-health guidance in response to Covid-19, the Justices and counsel will all participate remotely,” the court said …
Passover Celebrations Continue Through Technology – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The Passover seder is a Jewish ritual and feast celebrating the start of Passover. “We commemorate our exodus from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago,” Stuart Prescott who will celebrate seder said. It’s a multi-generational celebration that brings a large number of family and friends together. Prescott’s home last year was set up for …
Goldman CEO Buys Two Jets for Bank in Break With Tradition
For years, there was an allergy inside Goldman Sachs to owning a private corporate jet. Top bankers had access to rides on planes shared with others, but didn’t want to erode their less-than-stellar image on Main Street with the unnecessary extravagance of having their own. Until David Solomon took over. The bank ordered a pair …
