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Originally, “kimono” was the Japanese word for clothing. But in the early 1900s, as western fashions became a part of Japanese society, the term came to mean only the traditional form of clothing. Today, kimonos are only worn on special occasions such as weddings, funerals, tea ceremonies, summer festivals and visits to the temple. Handed down from one generation to the next, kimonos are treasured family heirlooms and beautiful works of art.
Bushido is an ancient Japanese code of behavior that values honor, even at the cost of one’s own life. Mieko’s father wore pleated trousers known as hakama to the wedding. Those who practice the martial arts of Aikido and Kendo also wear the hakama. The seven pleats on a hakama represent the seven virtues of bushido:
There are so many facts to learn, surprise and ponder, a lifetime is not enough to absorb let alone remember them. Some are trivial, some are profound. Others are well - why don’t you decide? Here is a list of surprising and unusual facts. Do any of them surprise you?
You write on it every day. You read from it. You might even print out this issue of the Tribune on it. But, do you know how it’s made? Yes, we’re talking about paper, and we’re going to explain how it’s made. Read on!
Other facts are simply zany. Zany means funny, comic, whacky, unexpected. This handful of facts certainly fall inot this category.
The phrase “brand spanking new” was used in the article on New Year’s Resolutions. Can you find it again? Did you know what it meant? Could you tell from the surrounding sentence what meaning it was supposed to convey? This phrase is known as an idiom.
Melissa and Kate are inseparable best friends, which is pretty amazing because they’re also sisters! At this point in time however, they are both in big trouble.
They had slung their mother’s treasured quilt over the backs of four chairs to make a roof for their makeshift playhouse. Both girls loved the quilt with all the pretty images that told the story of their mother’s earlier life. Grandma had stitched each piece carefully and lovingly by hand for her daughter. But now there was a big tear in the corner where Scruffy II, their little Scotch terrier, had grabbed it.
Betsey pumped with her legs until the swing traveled in such a large arc that it felt like her face was touching the sky. This was her favorite playground, 3 long blocks from home and right on the waterfront. From here she could swing into the sky or stare out at the dazzling water.
crepuscular
Function: adjective
Used in a sentence: Because of the extreme altitudes at which the snow leopard roams and because of its crepuscular hunting habits, very few humans have ever seen the solitary and elusive creature.
Here’s a perfect word for today’s issue of the Tribune. If you checked your calendar, you know today is Friday, the 13th, a day many people are superstitious about. Armed with a word like this one, you should have nothing to fear.
friggatriskaidekaphobia
Function: noun
Definition: an exaggerated fear of Friday, the 13th.
Used in a sentence: This Friday, July 13th, will be an anxiety filled day for people who suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia.
Caterwaul (’ka tuhr wol) Function:Noun Definition: a harsh cry or a noisy quarrel. Used in a sentence: The caterwaul of the two neighbors over ownership of the tree brought people out of every nearby house.
Respite (’res pit) Function: Noun Definition: an interval of rest or relief. Used in a sentence: The oasis has afforded you a night of respite.
The telephone is one of the cornerstones of the modern age, one of those inventions we cannot imagine living without although our ancestors managed just fine, thank-you very much, for thousands of years. Today we face telephones in every pocket or handbag. Here are some facts that speak to the early days of the wired phone, when the march of this inventiona cross the landscape of human history had just begun. How many of them are familiar to you?
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