It has given rise to a considerable body of knowledge, songs, maxims, tales and legends.
Mr Faith said Tolkien's interest in pre-Christian mythology and legends played an important role in his books.
On "MythBusters, " we determine the plausibility of myths and legends by devising scientific experiments that stem from our own curious minds.
Novruz is associated with various local traditions, such as the evocation of Jamshid, a mythological king of Iran, and numerous tales and legends.
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The festive ritual yields a strong sense of continuity and historical awareness for its participants, evoking historical events and legends passed on from generation to generation.
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Dump the myths and legends that our forefathers have bequeathed in us, question and query elegantly, find answers that may satisfy the multiversity of sciences and logic.
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American Sport Baseball's dream summer saw records fall and legends born, while Denver Broncos won their first Super Bowl and Chicago Bulls won their sixth NBA Championship.
In the absence of a written language, these patterns record the history and legends of Li culture as well as aspects of worship, taboos, beliefs, traditions and folkways.
Anne Byrn's "The Cake Mix Doctor" (Workman) has sat atop the Los Angeles Times' cookbook bestsellers list for 20 weeks, above vegetarian leader Deborah Madison and legends Julia Child and Jacques Pepin.
Other artists on stage on Sunday included flamboyant singer Paloma Faith, ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash and reggae legends Toots and the Maytals.
This event is made up of highly complex rituals: the recitation of a version of the epic of Rama and various legends, and the performance of songs and masked dances.
So, OK. We tell and retell the true and false legends of Knute Rockne and winning one for the Gipper and all that, but we don't really mind.
Not long ago the category of Best Picture was expanded to a whopping ten movies (every selected film also qualifies for the NHL playoffs.) There are fashion misfires and tributes to legends and occasionally some emotional payoffs, but the Oscars can't escape feeling predictable and dutiful, especially since a calendar stuffed with awards shows has already established a reliable pattern of winners.
For now, ZombiU and Rayman Legends stand out from the pack of third-party ports.
Spread across five days, close to 80 former athletes and sports legends signed various items at different price points.
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Mr Erard says that true hyperpolyglottery begins at about 11 languages, and that while legends abound, tried and tested exemplars are few.
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Two large stage shows - Peter Pan and Jesus Christ Superstar - and music legends Fleetwood Mac are also planned for the first month.
While most games are ports, Ubisoft has a pair of excellent original titles in ZombiU and Rayman Legends that stand out from the crowd.
Shinji Aramaki, acclaimed Japanese director of the animated hits Appleseed, Appleseed Ex-Machina and Halo Legends, brings his unique visual style to this action-packed, visually stunning sequel.
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 10 will trace the history of the chart and feature contributions from past Radio 1 DJs and pop legends.
There were stories and urban legends of black IBCLCs.
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The first step of the project was to compile and document Mayangna names, knowledge and know how on natural history, harvesting techniques and use, as well as legends and myths, in Mayangna and Spanish.
"It's part of how we deal with calamity and try to make sense of the senseless, " said Barbara Mikkelson, who with David Mikkelson runs Snopes.com, a Web site that lists and verifies rumors, conspiracy theories and urban legends.
As I spoke with Sporting KC owner Robb Heineman before the October 16 match, he informed me that one key to getting the facility built near the Kansas Speedway and The Legends Outlet Mall was the use of STAR bonds.
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The gaming suite is headlined by Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Shockwave: four legends crafted and transmuted into four uniquely designed Razer DeathAdder mice to give you unparalleled gaming performance while evoking the heart-pumping excitement and robot wonder of the Transformers universe.
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None have ever been seen alive, and the animal often features in maritime legends and fables, including Jules Verne's 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea.
As I said in the previous post, the top contributing factors are most likely Starcraft Brood War pros showing up to play SC2, and also the inclusion of League of Legends and its absolutely mammoth fanbase.
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In the decade before World War II, he and his father, the famed folklorist and collector John Lomax, took several historic trips through the South collecting material while working for the Library of Congress, making the first recordings of Muddy Waters and Fred McDowell, and capturing other legends like Jelly Roll Morton and Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter.
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