Elizabeth handing out candy

An Eastern attempt at a Western Holiday

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November 4th 2009
In Madison, Wisconsin everyone from ages 3 to 60 puts on a costume and shows the town a good time. In Billings, Montana, the kids get excited and go out trick-or-treating fully clad in snow coats and boots to tromp through the snow or in costumes and tennis shoes to run around in the warm autumn air. In Iowa City, the college students go out and party and the little kids go from house to house t ... read more

Asia » China » Jiangsu » Yangzhou

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more