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  2. Kapparot - Wikipedia

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    After the kapparot ritual is concluded, the rooster is treated as a normal kosher poultry product, i.e., it is slaughtered according to the laws of shechita. It is then given to charity for consumption at the pre-Yom Kippur meal. In modern times, this variant of the ritual is performed with a rooster for men and a hen for women.

  3. Category:Lists of slang - Wikipedia

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    List of British banknotes and coins; List of British bingo nicknames; C. ... List of police-related slang terms; List of Puerto Rican slang words and phrases; R.

  4. Glossary of Wobbly terms - Wikipedia

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    The use of slang is a means of recognising members of the same group, and to differentiate that group from society at large, while the use of jargon relates to a specific activity, profession, or group. Slang terms are frequently particular to a certain subculture. Chinook jargon, especially for northwest timber country usage. Shibboleth

  5. Todger, Tiggy, Biro and Spike: A glossary of Harry's ... - AOL

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    T.K. Maxx. A discount store where Harry, when he was a bachelor with little interest in fashion, preferred to shop for casual wear. (It is part of the same company as T.J. Maxx, but goes by a ...

  6. Slang dictionary - Wikipedia

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    A slang dictionary is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of slang, which is vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage, usually including information given for each word, including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.

  7. Category:Rituals - Wikipedia

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    A ritual "is a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, and objects, performed in a sequestered place, and performed according to set sequence." Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community, including a religious community. Rituals are characterized by formalism, traditionalism, invariance, rule-governance, sacral ...

  8. Egungun - Wikipedia

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    Eégún is the reduced form (abbreviation through syllable elision) of the word egúngún and has the same meaning. [ 2 ] There is a misconception that Eegun/Egun ( Yoruba language : Eégún) is the singular form, or that it represents the ancestors while Egúngún is the masquerade or the plural form.

  9. Kalpavas - Wikipedia

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    The word 'Kalpa' means Refers to a long cycle of time, signifying an era or aeon in Hindu cosmology 'Vas' means dwelling or to stay. Thus the literal meaning of Kalpavas is to stay for a certain period of time. On this basis, Kalpavas, is said to remain on the banks of the Ganges for a certain period of time. The certain period of time is one ...