San Diego was first found by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542 when he sailed into San Diego Bay and first called it San Miguel. The arrival of his ship on the Ballast Point area of Point Loma is re-enacted yearly at the Cabrillo Festival to celebrate the start of San Diego’s rich history. There are still many areas in San Diego you can trip to get a taste of its past – places that would remind you continue to of a great western novel.
Diamond has served many forms of jewelry superbly, but the smallest form is the one that catches our interest the most — the diamond ring given in token of love and marriage. The actual proper and recorded rather than purely speculated and know through barely anecdotal means history of this tradition transcends the perception of its creation as marketing hyperbole. The modern solitaire is just the most recent step on a long road from the past.
Knowledge of diamond and the origin of its many connotations starts in India, where it was first mined. The word most generally used for diamond in Sanskrit is translitereated as vajra, “thunderbolt,” and indrayudha, “Indra’s weapon.” Because Indra is the warrior god from Vedic scriptures, the foundation of Hinduism, the thunderbolt symbol indicates much about the Indian conception of diamond.
Do you have a special interest in the practices of the Amish? Do you want to know more about their unique way of life? Then you will enjoy reading these little known facts! They are sure to help you develop your knowledge and satisfy your curiosity on the culture of the Amish people. Keep an open mind, and embrace their differences!
It has been estimated that about 80% of the world’s population believe in one religion or another (and there are lots of them), but about 70% of those are adherents to the big four. The four biggest religions are: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Judaism is the precursor of both Islam and Christianity.
Jamaican culture isn’t all reggae and marijuana. In fact there are elements of Jamaican culture that some may find surprising. For example, most people are not aware of the long history of superior craftsmanship in wood. Highly ornate furniture and sculptures have long been a part of Jamaican culture, going as far back as Spanish colonialism. Here, we will address many of the frequently asked questions concerning culture, that appear on some of the most popular Jamaican forums.
In part one of this series we discussed the origins of healthcare in Mexico. We learned of the Hospicio Cabanas established in 1792 in Guadalajara, where the poor, sick and orphaned received care. Then, in 1943 the first official system of governmental healthcare provisioning was established. Over the next 50 years the mortality and illness rates among the Mexican people dropped to levels comparable with fully developed countries.
If we had the chance to jump back into the bodies of our forefathers, we would see the world through a pair of much more conservative eyes. Rock and roll had not been invented yet, everyone thought cigarettes were medicine, and it was okay to drink on the job as long as you didn’t kill anyone. No matter how strange you think they thought back then, they certainly think we are much stranger. Just following the evolution of t-shirts from then till now is a clear example of how every generation is just as insane as the one before it, just in different ways.
Congress and the president have designated ten days as federal holidays. Being ‘federal’, these holidays theoretically only pertain to federal employees and residents of the District of Columbia, although they are so widely observed that they can be thought of as national holidays.
The previous three articles in this series were discussions about the administrative divisions in the United Mexican States, the Federal District of Mexico City and a few specific states. Now we will move on to a few of the most famous states that are frequented by large populations of travelers.