Christmas? Yule? Santa? Looking for direction in celebrating with my 2 year old son. How did you celebrate the holidays (which was maybe a bit nontraditional) ? [more inside]
posted by beccaj on Oct 6, 2009 - 31 answers

So why is it that we Jews send our children to sleep-away camp for so long (4 weeks - 8 weeks)? [more inside]
posted by scblackman on Jun 19, 2009 - 86 answers

How could paint be removed from a large, frequently painted object? [more inside]
posted by sarahj on Apr 20, 2009 - 21 answers

What fantastic-ly schlocky horror movie should I show at my annual viewing party? [more inside]
posted by indiebass on Oct 8, 2008 - 80 answers

What are some interesting Scottish (bride) and Swedish (groom) wedding traditions? [more inside]
posted by Nelsormensch on Jul 24, 2008 - 7 answers

Should I try to convince my aunt that one person's Christmas present can make a difference? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 14, 2007 - 25 answers

What are your Christmas traditions? How did you develop your own (rather than doing what your parents did?) [more inside]
posted by ferociouskitty on Dec 10, 2007 - 27 answers

Why do students at Oxford University wear carnations to exams? [more inside]
posted by geeky on Mar 22, 2007 - 23 answers

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, help me fulfill a childhood wish: Where are the best places on the route to stand? And how early should I get there? [more inside]
posted by MasonDixon on Nov 15, 2006 - 7 answers

I am looking for music or songs associated with tea/ tea ceremonies in various cultures, specifically India, Japan, China, North Africa, the UK & Ireland, but can certainly include any other tea cultures. Anyone know of any informative links or books?
posted by rubyeyo on Sep 6, 2006 - 9 answers

I need authoritative sources on the history of and traditions involving pizzelle. [more inside]
posted by Airhen on Aug 7, 2006 - 6 answers

I'm currently in a long distance relationship with a beautiful German woman (hooray). However, with Valentines day coming up is there anything I need to know? [more inside]
posted by prentiz on Feb 10, 2006 - 7 answers

I'm a new dad and I want to create some cool, happy family traditions. What traditions do you most remember and treasure? [more inside]
posted by AgentRocket on Mar 8, 2005 - 49 answers

Let's say you are a 21 year old female, senior in college, with a 23 year old sister who is a grad student. The two of you are quite close but have very different interests. You're into Five-Eight for the moment and she's been into Tim McGraw for about ten years now. You have a steady boyfriend while she spends more time with her friends. Your mom and dad are divorced but that's ok cause they are better apart anyway. Now your mom wants to start her own Christmas tradition that doesn't involve your dad. She wants to take you, your sister, and maybe a couple of friends on a trip every year leaving on Christmas Day or maybe the day after. Her budget is $4000. Any suggestions on how to make everyone at least 90% happy?
posted by oh posey on Sep 6, 2004 - 22 answers

My grandmother died last night after enduring 12 years of Alzheimers disease. When I spoke to my family this evening it was mentioned that there would be a luncheon after the funeral. I've only been to one other funeral in my life and that was not part of it. Sorry for the flippancy of this post, but I have a lot emotions all over the place right now, but to me a luncheon seems to be the height of tacky. Has anyone ever heard of this / done this before?
posted by pieoverdone on May 19, 2004 - 29 answers

PetPeeveFilter: Outside of legal documents, why do people write "seven (7)" (as seen here, but in many, many other places, as well). What, they think I can't read the word seven? [more inside]
posted by MrMoonPie on Apr 15, 2004 - 18 answers

History question: January 21, 1977. "The afternoon of infamy" for people in the limousine business. After having just been inaugurated, Jimmy Carter decides to exit his limo and walk with his family (and a large crowd) down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. What has been the trend since?
posted by john on Jan 3, 2004 - 6 answers

When I was in college, I dated a mexican-american girl for a few years and I loved spending christmas at her house because it meant fresh tamales (her dad would set aside special veggie ones for me and her). I know it's a tradition of some sort, and I've googled around but I can't really find the story behind the tradition. Can any members of la raza clue me in and tell me how it started and why tamales are made on christmas? Does it have anything to do with religion, myth, and/or history, or is it just a thing people do? [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Dec 24, 2003 - 9 answers