Building on Tradition » tradition http://www.buildingontradition.org Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:07:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 I would like to start a tradition of giving my best friend’s daughter a keepsake christmas gift ? http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/i-would-like-to-start-a-tradition-of-giving-my-best-friends-daughter-a-keepsake-christmas-gift http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/i-would-like-to-start-a-tradition-of-giving-my-best-friends-daughter-a-keepsake-christmas-gift#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:07:11 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/i-would-like-to-start-a-tradition-of-giving-my-best-friends-daughter-a-keepsake-christmas-gift I would like to start a tradition of giving my best friend’s daughter a keepsake christmas gift. She just turned one and I’m not really sure if I should go the fun route and give her gifts that she will enjoy for now or give her mementos that she will have for years to come. Any ideas?

You could buy her a teddy bear with the year on the foot along with a small toy. You could also buy her a ornament every year to represent something in her life for that year.

]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/i-would-like-to-start-a-tradition-of-giving-my-best-friends-daughter-a-keepsake-christmas-gift/feed 5 Introduction to Traditional Wetshaving, Part 1: Concepts http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/introduction-to-traditional-wetshaving-part-1-concepts http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/introduction-to-traditional-wetshaving-part-1-concepts#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:29:30 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/introduction-to-traditional-wetshaving-part-1-concepts See also my shaving blog at http://mantic59.blogspot.com ! UPDATE: Target no longer sells Proraso. Palmolive no longer produces lather shaving cream (red tube).
Would you like a shave so good that you might consider it a pleasant hobby instead of a painful chore?

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/introduction-to-traditional-wetshaving-part-1-concepts/feed 25 Why are tortillas tossed during Texas Tech Football games? When did the tradition start? http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/why-are-tortillas-tossed-during-texas-tech-football-games-when-did-the-tradition-start http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/why-are-tortillas-tossed-during-texas-tech-football-games-when-did-the-tradition-start#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:23:16 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/why-are-tortillas-tossed-during-texas-tech-football-games-when-did-the-tradition-start I’ve always wondered why tortillas are tossed on the field during Texas Tech Football games? When did the "tortilla tossing" tradition begin?

This is what I have came with: It started in 1992 during the Texas A&M game. The week before ESPN commentators made a comment saying that Lubbock only has Tech football and a tortilla factory. The student body decided to protest during the A&M game -via flying tortillas.

]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/why-are-tortillas-tossed-during-texas-tech-football-games-when-did-the-tradition-start/feed 1 What teams fans have the tradition of throwing back HR balls from the opposing teams? http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/what-teams-fans-have-the-tradition-of-throwing-back-hr-balls-from-the-opposing-teams http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/what-teams-fans-have-the-tradition-of-throwing-back-hr-balls-from-the-opposing-teams#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:09:16 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/what-teams-fans-have-the-tradition-of-throwing-back-hr-balls-from-the-opposing-teams I know all teams have fans that throw back opposing teams HR balls occasionally. But where is it a tradition or regular custom.

It began at Wrigley Field and has been adopted by most fans now.

]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/what-teams-fans-have-the-tradition-of-throwing-back-hr-balls-from-the-opposing-teams/feed 9 All the President’s Pens http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/all-the-presidents-pens http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/all-the-presidents-pens#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:34:18 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/all-the-presidents-pens Why do presidents use so many pens to sign legislation? White House Staff Secretary Lisa Brown explains.

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/all-the-presidents-pens/feed 25 What is the importance of tradition and symbols in your weltanschauung ? http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/what-is-the-importance-of-tradition-and-symbols-in-your-weltanschauung http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/what-is-the-importance-of-tradition-and-symbols-in-your-weltanschauung#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:29:41 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/what-is-the-importance-of-tradition-and-symbols-in-your-weltanschauung or is there any importance at all… ?

Have you ever sinned to question any tradition in your society ?

Symbols, so it is said, are the language of the subconscious. Symbols can say a lot of different things to you if you know all the nuances. For example, the cross can be the union of spirit and matter, as above so below, the meeting of the mundane and the transcendental, the symbol of Jesus, etc. The thing to keep in mind is that anything can be considered a symbol. I have my own private symbols, so to speak, which I gave my own meanings :)

]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/what-is-the-importance-of-tradition-and-symbols-in-your-weltanschauung/feed 1 Primus – To defy the laws of tradition (Radio Jam) http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/primus-to-defy-the-laws-of-tradition-radio-jam http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/primus-to-defy-the-laws-of-tradition-radio-jam#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:38:06 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/primus-to-defy-the-laws-of-tradition-radio-jam Primus playing To defy in a radio station room. PRIMUS IS THE BEST BAND EVER.

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]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/primus-to-defy-the-laws-of-tradition-radio-jam/feed 25 How did the tradition of the Easter bunny get started? http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/how-did-the-tradition-of-the-easter-bunny-get-started http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/how-did-the-tradition-of-the-easter-bunny-get-started#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:33:20 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/how-did-the-tradition-of-the-easter-bunny-get-started I’ve always been curious about how this tradition got started, because I never really learned where it came from.

Rabbits and eggs are both symbols of the fertility goddess Eostre/Easter/Ishtar/Ostara. Her symbol is also the moon, in which some cultures see a rabbit instead of a face. Eggs also symbolize the moon and are the ultimate symbol of creation and new life. The basket is a symbol of the womb in which this new life is carried.

There is a lovely legend about the moon goddess Eostre, in which she came upon a dying bird. To save its life, she turned it into a rabbit, her strongest symbol. It lived but continued to lay eggs. In gratitude for its life, the rabbit gives her some of the eggs every year.

The feast day is pagan and was widely celebrated way before the time of Jesus. Like pretty much all holidays, it was adopted by Christians to help get more converts. However, since the point is to celebrate new life and the hope of continuance, Christian symbols of a Resurrection day and the old pagan symbols mean the same thing. Just like Christmas, we are all celebrating the same thing, just using different symbols.

]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/how-did-the-tradition-of-the-easter-bunny-get-started/feed 3 When did the octopus throwing tradition start in Detroit and why? http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/when-did-the-octopus-throwing-tradition-start-in-detroit-and-why http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/when-did-the-octopus-throwing-tradition-start-in-detroit-and-why#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:16:17 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/when-did-the-octopus-throwing-tradition-start-in-detroit-and-why I know that Detroit started it as a tradition in celebration of the Red Wings quest for the Stanley Cup, but why an Octopus? and when did it start?

The Legend of the Octopus is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home games in which an octopus is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck during a playoff run. The origins of the activity go back to the 1952 playoffs, when a National Hockey League team played two best-of-seven series — needing to win eight games — to capture the Stanley Cup. The octopus, having eight arms, symbolized the number of playoff wins necessary for the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup. The Tradition was first started by Clarence Saville on April 15th, 1952. The team swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens en route to winning the championship, as well as winning two of the next three championships.

Since 1952, because the tossing of octopuses is generally viewed as a successful symbol of good luck, the practice has persisted each year; in one 1995 game, fans threw 36 octopi, including a 30-pounder.[1] The Red Wings’ unofficial mascot is a purple octopus named Al, and during playoff runs two of these mascots are also hung from the rafters of the Joe Louis Arena, symbolizing the 16 wins now needed to win the Stanley Cup.

]]> http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/when-did-the-octopus-throwing-tradition-start-in-detroit-and-why/feed 5 Knowshon Moreno & Herschel Walker http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/knowshon-moreno-herschel-walker http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/knowshon-moreno-herschel-walker#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:37:17 +0000 admin http://www.buildingontradition.org/tradition/knowshon-moreno-herschel-walker Past & Present Meet

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