to drive out evil spirits
31Beijing opera — or Peking opera (zh stp|s=京剧|t=京劇|p=Jīngjù) is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid 19th… …
32Commiphora wightii — resin (guggul) Conservation status …
33Apurímac Region — Infobox Peru region name = Apurímac imagesize = 100px image caption = Regional logo president = David Salazar capital = Abancay largest = area = 20,895.79 pop = 418,882 (2005 census) density = 20.0 provinces = 7 provinces and 80 districts lowest …
34Polterabend — is the term for a German wedding custom in which the couple to be married breaks porcelain to bring luck to their marriage. The belief in the effectiveness is expressed by the old adage: Shards bring luck . The expression is derived from a time… …
35Marriage and wedding customs in the Philippines — A Filipino wedding held in December at the Manila Cathedral in the Philippines. Traditional marriage customs in the Philippines and Filipino wedding practices pertain to the characteristics of marriage and wedding traditions established and… …
36jam — 01. He [jammed] his foot on the brake just in time. 02. The drawer is [jammed], and I can t get it open. 03. Chris and a few of his musician friends came by to [jam] with me on the weekend. 04. Can you help me out? I m in a bit of a [jam]. 05. My …
37Shiroka Laka — ( bg. Широка лъка, wide meander ) is a village in the very south of Bulgaria, located in Smolyan municipality, Smolyan Province. It is a proclaimed architectural and folklore reserve and lies in the central Rhodope Mountains, 23 northwest of… …
38Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …
39china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
40China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
