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It was in 2017 in Bogota, Colombia.
Little Candles Day
Photo of round, pizza stone on a table.
Pizza Stone
This is a collection of Madi Gras beads
Mardi Gras Beads
The mooncake from my landlord this year
Chinese Mooncake
Patrice Lumumba
Patrice Hemery Lumumba
Eid in Yemeni Family outside Yemen
EID
Candelabera
Candelabra
Women in kitchen, 1950s family gathering
Photo. Des Moines IA, ca. 1955
Handwritten Recipe for Christmas Bread
Christmas Bread
Millions of people  around the world.
Hajj / Pilgrimage to Mecca
Tapping of the Easter Eggs
Greek Easter
My Hanukkah menorah
Hanukkah
Great Grandparents ( maternal ) menorah
Menorah
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
photo of psynka eggs
Easter
Three Kings
Three Kings
Menorah
Menorah
My Opa making oliebollen
Oliebollen
This is a photo of an Ofrenda (or altar)
Ofrenda
meat grinder laying flat on table
Cast Iron Meat Grinder
Pizzelle Iron
Cut glass bowl handed down to me from great grandfather Helling.  Used at every holiday meal
Cut Glass Bowl
Murukku
Crocheted Stockings
This is Domenica's bowl.  I would estimate (1905-1910)
Domenica's Bowl
Dirndl
Dirndl
Pork and sauerkraut
Pork and sauerkraut
Coquito
Selwar Kameez
El Dia de Los Muertos kite
Onam
Cuatro
Ravioli Day
Jarrito
Bisabuela's Rice and Peas
Parol (lantern) made from Capiz shells
Parol
The bell in front a memorial of my grandma, grandpa, and aunt.
The Christmas Morning Bell
family rice bowls and utensils
Rice bowls and chopsticks
Intricate hand-stitching, dated 1909.
Hand-Stitched Matzah Holder
Grandma's recipe book
Rohliky recipe
This is a 6 seat mahagony table.
Dining Table
A section of the lace tablecloth
Tablecloth from Aleppo
Home Cooked Meal
Thanksgiving Tradition
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Gingerbread Cookies
The annual Christmas platter of my grandmother's homemade Hungarian kolache with various fruit fillings.
Kolache (Hungarian Pastries)
Kwanzaa candleholder
Kinara
A Christmas Tree
Kiddush Cups
The Candelabra
Silver Candelabra
Oliver Family 1975
Cook Books
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