Ping-Pong is a Craze
byDuring the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, the convergence of time-saving technologies, increased prosperity, and the growing middle- and leisure-classes created a society ripe…
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The Tradition and History of Easter Eggs
byThe egg is one of the enduring symbols of Easter, and unsurprisingly, we find it present far, far before the modern era. Easter and…
An Edwardian Mardi Gras
byThough the common perception of Mardi Gras links it with New Orleans, the tradition began in Mobile, Alabama in 1703, as that city was…