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Groundbreaking ceremony for Hunts Point Cooperative Market in New York City, 1962. Groundbreaking, also known as cutting, sod-cutting, turning the first sod, turf-cutting, or a sod-turning ceremony, is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project.
Odell Haggins, then a defensive lineman, now a longtime Florida State assistant coach, cut out a piece of the Superdome turf, leading to a $500 bill for Florida State. Learning from this experience, the next time the Seminoles played in the Sugar Bowl, officials presented them with a precut sample of the carpet, preventing further turf-cutting ...
Geographic regions of turbary works in Europe include the Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and The Broads in Norfolk and Suffolk, England, and the Audomarois marshlands near Saint-Omer, France [5] [6] The term is also used in colloquial language by older generations in Ireland, in places such as County Clare, to refer to the area where turf is cut, or to the material extracted.
The lucky new Commoner goes to his "given" acre and cuts a turf from the selected site and drops two shillings in the hole made. The High Steward [of the County] then twitches him with a twig and sticks the twig in the turf, then hands it to him saying, "This turf and twig I give to thee, as free as Athelstan gave to me, and I hope a loving ...
The demonstration was inspired by South Korea’s “4B” movement against gender-based violence where some women in that country have vowed to follow the four “no’s” — no sex, no dating ...
The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in custody of Iran's morality police has sparked protests across the country and the world.
An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly constructed location or the start of an event. [1] Opening ceremonies at significant events such as the Olympic Games , FIFA World Cup , and the Rugby World Cup might involve thousands of participants and be watched worldwide.
Sod is the upper layer of turf that is harvested for transplanting. Turf consists of a variable thickness of a soil medium that supports a community of turfgrasses. [1] In British and Australian English, sod is more commonly known as turf, and the word "sod" is limited mainly to agricultural senses.