Aviva Directory
Aviva Directory
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| History of the Jack O’Lantern |
| A brightly lit pumpkin with a ghastly glowing face sits on the porch. It is one of the most well recognized Halloween traditions. However, do you know where this tradition originated? Origin During the 1800′s, immigrants from the Irish Potato Famine brought their use of this lantern. |
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| The Merrows – Fairies of Ireland |
| Members of the Irish fairy world, the Merrows are extremely beautiful females. Their counterparts, the Mermen or males, are quite ugly with scales, long pointed teeth, and features that are quite pig like. However, Mermen have rarely been seen, perhaps because of their ugly appearance. |
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| The Founding of Rhode Island |
| England, in the 1600s, was not a place of religious freedom. In fact, it was not unusual for those who held beliefs deemed contrary to the official church to be imprisoned, tortured, or killed, and often all three. Many of those who came to the American colonies did so in order to escape persecution |
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| The Garlic Factor |
| The Romans used it in cooking before the birth of Christ and garlic continues to be popular with home cooks and restaurant chefs alike – but what makes this humble bulb such a culinary star? |
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