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The NYT take on the Israel-Syria talks mentions a prosaic angle behind the sudden turn of events: Yasser Arafat is scheduled to see President Clinton at the White House on Thursday and the Syrians didn't much relish "languishing" down in West Virginia during those festivities.
Mistletoe and festivities, holly and ivy, peace to the world, commerciality...
Lamego: Festivities honoring Nossa Senhora dos Remédios (annual pilgrimage to famous Baroque shrine, along with torchlight procession, folklore festival, fairs, and fireworks, culminating with triumphal procession).
The Augustine priests saw the similarity between these Aztec celebrations and the Christmas festivities and chose this opportunity to teach the new religion to the Aztecs.
It cautioned that those participating in New Year's festivities might be targeted by terrorists.