97.3 The Dawg » Tradition http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Thu, 23 May 2013 23:34:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The History of the Christmas Tree http://973thedawg.com/the-history-of-the-christmas-tree/ http://973thedawg.com/the-history-of-the-christmas-tree/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:03:47 +0000 Jill McCoy http://973thedawg.com/?p=134203 Christmas would not be complete if we didn't have a big, beautiful Christmas tree in our living room. Have you ever wondered where and when the Christmas tree originated and became a must-have symbol of Christmas? I have the answers for you, and it's actually pretty cool, y'all!

]]> http://973thedawg.com/the-history-of-the-christmas-tree/feed/ 0 Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images Get Me to the Church on Time, or We Pay a Fine! http://973thedawg.com/get-me-to-the-church-on-time-or-we-pay-a-fine/ http://973thedawg.com/get-me-to-the-church-on-time-or-we-pay-a-fine/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:32:42 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=6992 I think we have all worked with people who through every fault of their own would be late for their own funerals. Well in Brazil there is a custom that has gotten way out of hand. It seems in Brazil it is tradition for the Bride to be a few minutes late for her wedding. I guess it's a good luck thing. Well as usual some people have taken the whole tradition and started screwing things up for everybody else. One priest says NO MORE, if you're going to be late, you're going to pay!

]]> http://973thedawg.com/get-me-to-the-church-on-time-or-we-pay-a-fine/feed/ 0 (Photo by Marucia Kintschev via Getty Images) Bonfires Light The Way http://973thedawg.com/bonfires-light-the-way/ http://973thedawg.com/bonfires-light-the-way/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:37:52 +0000 Bruce Mikells http://973thedawg.com/?p=2878 There is so much to love about Louisiana, most beloved are our unique traditions that come from the gumbo pot of cultures that have blended together to form the backbone of our beloved state. Around Christmas time we all know how Papa Noel will find his way down the bayou.

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