/tags/tradition tradition en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:04:00 GMT /2016-12-20/how-red-and-green-became-the-colors-of-christmas Victorians used a lot of different color palettes, and even put Santa in blue and green robes. Thanks to Coca-Cola, things got a lot more uniform after 1931. Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:04:00 GMT /2016-12-20/how-red-and-green-became-the-colors-of-christmas NPR Staff /2016-12-13/a-quinceanera-got-a-million-rsvps-the-story-behind-the-ritual A dad's video inviting the community to his daughter's 15th birthday party has gone viral. We talk to two experts about the origins of the tradition. Tue, 13 Dec 2016 22:32:00 GMT /2016-12-13/a-quinceanera-got-a-million-rsvps-the-story-behind-the-ritual Malaka Gharib /culture/2016-10-03/sound-of-shofar-brings-in-jewish-new-year Rosh Hashanah – the Jewish New Year – began the evening of Oct. 2. And for the more than half a million Jews living in South Florida, the holiday is… Mon, 03 Oct 2016 11:18:56 GMT /culture/2016-10-03/sound-of-shofar-brings-in-jewish-new-year /culture/2015-03-27/matzoh-luck-film-bids-farewell-to-nycs-streits-matzoh-factory Jewish families celebrating Passover this year might want to take a good look at that box of matzoh in the kitchen. If it says "Streit's" on it, they're… Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:55:03 GMT /culture/2015-03-27/matzoh-luck-film-bids-farewell-to-nycs-streits-matzoh-factory Christine DiMattei /show/topical-currents/2013-11-27/hanukkah-from-a-simple-occasion-to-something-grand 11/27/13 - Wednesday’s Topical Currents looks at the 200 year history of Hanukkah in America. Professor Dianne Ashton looks at how American Jews have been… Wed, 27 Nov 2013 18:00:00 GMT /show/topical-currents/2013-11-27/hanukkah-from-a-simple-occasion-to-something-grand Joseph Cooper