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Dreams...
Kary was taking an afternoon nap on New Year's Eve before the festivities. After she woke up, she confided to John, her husband, 'I just dreamed that you gave me a diamond ring for a New Year's present. What do you think it all means?'
'Aha, you'll know tonight,' answered John smiling broadly.
At midnight, as the New Year was chiming, John approached Kary and handed her small package. Delighted and excited she opened it quickly. There in her hand rested a little book entitled: 'The meaning of dreams'.
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New Year's Baby...
The tradition of using a baby to signify the new year was begun in
Greece around 600 BC. It was their tradition at that time to
celebrate their god of wine, Dionysus, by parading a baby in a basket,
representing the annual rebirth of that god as the spirit of fertility.
Early Egyptians also used a baby as a symbol of rebirth.
Although the early Christians denounced the practice as pagan, the popularity of the baby as a symbol of rebirth forced the Church to reevaluate its position. The Church finally allowed its members to celebrate the new year with a baby, which was to symbolize the birth of the baby Jesus.
The use of an image of a baby with a New Years banner as a symbolic representation of the new year was brought to early America by the Germans. They had used the effigy since the fourteenth century. |
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Don Novello is 67 today January 1, 1943
American writer, film director, producer, actor, singer, cultivator of catnip, and comedian Father Guido Sarducci on "Saturday Night Live" |
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"To kick start my New Year, I had my human take an IQ test. The results were negative" |
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Friends of Dawg
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Friday, January 1st, 2010 is New Year's Day 
