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...custom of grooms arriving on horseback dates to the 12th century, when Prithviraj Chauhan, a Rajput ruler of north India, eloped on horseback with his lover Sanyogita, daughter of a rival ruler. It has since become a time-honored tradition for north Indian grooms to whisk away their brides on a shining white mare - mare, not horse, as a mare is considered auspicious, although it is an open secret that the mare is often substituted by a castrated horse. But for those looking to flaunt their wealth, a mare just doesn't cut it when there's an elephant...
...city of Cambridge itself has continued its custom of festooning Harvard Square with strings of lights. Overhanging Massachusetts Avenue at various locations, peculiar whirlpool-shaped designs shed blurs of light on the automobiles and pedestrians passing below. These odd illuminations alert visitors and residents alike of some impending festive occasion, but remain ambiguous as to what that occasion might be. Lights during December traditionally signal Christmas, even when arranged in no particular pattern, but the Cambridge decorations seem to imply some other holiday by their strangeness: something new, something different, something starkly conscious of a Christian heritage they carefully avoid...
...House of God!) and “Is it to scale?” (YES!). Aliza took pains to explain the careful reasoning behind our choice of structure: “We wanted to put the Christian element back into Christmas, extending it even to the possibly Pagan custom of gingerbread house making.” Marianne took pains to explain the careful reasoning behind Aliza’s choice of satire: “She’s Jewish,” she said, pointing.In the end, Notre-Dame came in second place, losing only to a pagoda over...
...late-night snacks,” he said. Yesterday, workers milled in and out of Holmes Hall, which houses the grille, scrubbing floors and carting equipment outside. The grille was slated to open in October, according to Pforzheimer Building Manager Mario E. Leon, but delays in the arrival of custom-made items kept the doors closed longer than intended. Over the past six months, the grille was equipped with new countertops and frying equipment and received other minor improvements, according to Mary E. Collins ’08, the student manager of the grille. Collins said the renovations would make...
...offender, whose name has been withheld as is the custom in British cases involving minors, appeared in court Wednesday after admitting to a catalogue of offences, including taking a motor vehicle without the owner's consent, failing to surrender to custody and possession of cannabis. Police also presented evidence that the teenager had written abusive comments on the site about the local police...