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Cuéllar
Cuéllar is a town in the north of the Segovia province of Spain. It contains a 15-16th century castle, built for the Dukes of Alburquerque. It is also home to the 13th century church of San Andrés, which stands outside the city walls. Well-known people from Cuéllar include the conquistador Diego..
Cul
Cul might mean: Cul De Canard, down feathers of a duckCul-de-sac, a short dead-end streetCul-de-Sac, a film by Roman PolanskiCul de Sac (group), U.S. rock group CUL ("see you later") — abbreviation used in text messaging and e-mails. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a lis..
Cul-de-sac
For the Roman Polanski film, see Cul-de-Sac. For the musical group, see Cul de Sac (band). Accidentally created cul-de-sac in Carrer Pare Mariana (Father Mariana St.), in Alacant, Spain. Two culs-de-sac of condos in a rural area near Atlanta, Georgia A cul-de-sac is a dead-end street wi..
Cul-de-Sac
For a dead end street, see cul-de-sac. Cul-de-Sac is a film made in 1966 directed by Roman Polański. It is Polanski's second film in English, filmed on the island of Lindisfarne in Britain. The cast includes Donald Pleasence, Françoise Dorléac, Lionel Stander, Jack MacGowran, Iain Quarrier, ..
Culaba, Biliran
Culaba is a 5th class municipality in the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 11,506 people in 2,193 households. Barangays Culaba is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. AcabanBacolodBinongtoanBool Central (Pob.)Bool East (Pob.)Bool West ..
Culai Academy
Culai Academy or Culai Academy of Classical Learning (徂徕书院 cúlái shūyuàn) was built by the Northern Song scholar Shi Jie during the time of his mourning (1038-40). Beside the academy was the "Duyi-tang" (读易堂 dúyì-táng, "Hall for Reading the Yi"), where Shi Jie, Sun Fu, and Shi ..
Culan
Culan Country      France Région Centre Départment Cher Arrondissement Saint-Amand-Montrond Canton Châteaumeillant INSEE 18083 Postal Code 18270 MayorCurrent Term Guy Courzadet Intercommunality Longitude 02° 21' 00" E Lati..
Culann
In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, Culann was a smith whose house was protected by a ferocious watchdog. Once he invited Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, and his retinue to a feast at his house. On the way Conchobar saw his young nephew Sétanta playing hurling, and was so impressed he inv..
Culann's Hounds
Culann's Hounds is a traditional Irish folk band from San Francisco. Founded in 1999 by Steve Gardner, Michael Kelleher, and Glenn Farr as The Irish Bastards [link] , the band began playing gigs and soon adopted the more broadly appealing name. Their style has been compared to both Lúnasa..
Culasi, Antique
Culasi is a 4th class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 32,998 people in 6,396 households. Barangays Culasi is politically subdivided into 44 barangays. AlojipanBagacayBalac-balacMagsaysay (Balua)Batbatan IslandBatonan No..
Culatra Island
Culatra Island is an island in the Algarve, Portugal. It is 6 kilometres in length and 0.1 to 0.9 km width. There are about 1,000 inhabitants. ..
Culavamsa
Part of a onBuddhism History of Buddhism Timeline of Buddhism Buddhist councils Foundations Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path The Five Precepts Nirvāna · Three Jewels Buddhism In Depth Three marks of existence Skandha · Karma · Dharma Samsara · Rebirth..
Culberson County, Texas
Culberson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 2,975. Its county seat is Van Horn6. Culberson County is named for David Browning Culberson, a lawyer and soldier in the Civil War. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties2 Demograph..
Culbertson
Culbertson is the name of several places in the United States: Culbertson in MontanaCulbertson in Nebraska This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly..
Culbertson's Path
Culbertson's Path was a Native American trail in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania which connected the Great Island Path with the Sheshequin Path. The eastern / southern end of the path was on the West Branch Susquehanna River at what is now the unincorporated village of Allenwood in Gregg Township in ..
Culbertson, Montana
Culbertson is a town in Roosevelt County, Montana, USA. The population was 716 at the 2000 census. Geography Culbertson is located at [48°8′50″N, 104°31′2″W] (48.147324, -104.517119)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town..
Culbertson, Nebraska
Culbertson is a village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 594 at the 2000 census. Geography Culbertson is located at [40°13′49″N, 100°50′10″W] (40.230260, -100.836224)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bu..
Culbert Olson
Culbert Levy Olson (November 7, 1876 – April 13, 1962) was an American politician and governor of California. He was born in Fillmore, Utah to Daniel Olson and his wife Delilah King. Delilah was a suffragette and became the first female elected official in Utah. Both parents belonged to The..
Culbokie
Culbokie (Cùil Bhaicidh in Gaelic) is a small village in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, located on the north side of the Black Isle. There is one school, Culbokie Primary School (secondary pupils go to Fortrose Academy), a shop/post office, Culbokie Inn and Findon Hall. Culbokie has a thr..
Culburnie Records
Culburnie Records is a California based record label specializing in Scottish traditional music, operated by Alasdair Fraser. Fraser, a Scottish fiddler, is also the most famous of their artists. In 2001 Greentrax Records acquired the rights to issue recordings from Culburnie Records. See also Li..
Culburra Beach, New South Wales
Culburra Beach, commonly referred to as Culburra ([34°55′S 150°46′E]), is in the Shoalhaven Shire of New South Wales, Australia. It is 10 km east of Nowra on the South Coast. The town has a population of approximately 3,500 and is the regional centre for the coastal villages of Cu..
Culcairn, New South Wales
Culcairn (postcode 2660) is a town in Greater Hume Shire Council in southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the main railway line between Sydney and Melbourne and is served by the Countrylink XPT service which runs twice daily. Countrylink Southern Henty ↔ Culcairn ↔ Albury ..
Culcheth
Culcheth is a very large village in the north-east of Warrington, it is approximately 6.5 miles (10.4km) from the town centre. The village itself has a high school and sixth-form as well as several primary schools, the village has a library, supermarket, and two shopping areas. It is primarily ..
Culcheth Linear Park
Culcheth Linear Park is a park in the district of Culcheth, Warrington, UK. Like the Black Bear Park and sections of the Trans Pennine Trail, Culcheth Linear Park is built on former railway line (train) tracks. This park lies on a section of the former Liverpool, St Helens & South Lancashire Railwa..
Culcreuch Castle
Culcreuch Castle is a castle close to the village of Fintry, near Loch Lomond. It has been the home of the Barons of Culcreuch since 1699. Contents 1 History2 Design3 Ghost4 External Links History Culcreuch Castle was built in 1296 by Maurice Galbraith. It was the clan seat o..
Culdcept
Culdcept is a turn-based strategy videogame. It has drawn comparisons to other modern strategy titles like [[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]], and also shares features with non-video games Monopoly and [[Magic: The Gathering]] (the game is widely considered to be an even combination of these two games)..
Culdcept Saga
Culdcept Saga is the latest entrant in the popular Magic-meets-Monopoly game franchise that had previous installments on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation and Dreamcast. Saga includes online battles via Xbox Live. See also Culdcept[[w:ja:カルドセプト|Culdcept]] (Japan) External links ..
Culdee
The Culdee, Kuldee or Céli Dé (lit. "vassals of God") formed an ancient monastic order with settlements in Ireland and Scotland. In early Irish manuscripts the name is Cele De, that is, God's sworn ally. Thence the term was latinized to Coli dei, leading to Boece's culdei, which term seems to h..
Culdee (Railway Series)
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Culdee is a fictional mountain engine from the Railway Series books by Rev W. Awdry. He works on the Cu..
Culdee Fell Railway
The Culdee Fell Railway is a fictional railway on the Island of Sodor in The Railway Series of children's books written by Rev. W. Awdry. It is based on the Snowdon Mountain Railway, and is a steep rack and pinion railway high in the mountains of Sodor. The line runs from Kirk Machan, where i..
Culdesac, Idaho
Culdesac is a city in Nez Perce County, Idaho, United States. The population was 378 at the 2000 census. Geography Culdesac is located at [46°22′30″N, 116°40′13″W] (46.374883, -116.670333)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the..
Culdrum Township, Minnesota
Culdrum Township is a township in Morrison County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 505 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 87.5 km² (33.8 mi²). 86.9 km² (33.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it ..
Culebra
Culebra (meaning snake in Spanish) has several meanings: Island of Culebra, part of Puerto Rico.Culebra Peak, the southernmost fourteener in Colorado, USA.Culebra (automobile), an English automobile manufactured in 1989.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles asso..
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Isla Culebra (Snake Island) is an island-municipality of Puerto Rico originally called Isla Pasaje and Isla de San Idelfonso. It is located approximately seventeen miles east of the Puerto Rican mainland, twelve miles west of St. Thomas and nine miles north of Vieques. The island is also known as ..
Culebra (automobile)
The Culebra was an English automobile built for a short time in 1989. It was a Ferarri look-alike with its engine in the center of the vehicle. Reference David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. ..
Culebra Island Giant Anole
The Culebra Island Giant Anole (Anolis roosevelti, Xiphosurus roosevelti (according to ITIS)) is an extremely rare or possible extinct lizard from the anolis genus. Description The Culebra Island Giant Anole was first described in 1931 by American zoologist Chapman Grant. It is named in honour of..
Culebrita
Isla Culebrita (little Culebra, little snake) is a small island off the eastern coast of Culebra, Puerto Rico at [18°18′N 65°14′W] and is part of the Culebra archipelago. It is a nature reserve and home of one of the oldest lighthouse in the Caribbean. The island is only accessible..
Culebron
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Culemborg
[Culemborg] is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands. The city is situated just south of the Lek. The cities of Utrecht and 's-Hertogenbosch can easily reached by train. It received city rights in 1318. Trivia During Carnival, Culemborg is called Papklokkendam. Cul..
Culex
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Culex is a genus of mosquitos, and several species act as vectors of important diseases, such as West Nile virus, filariasis, Japanese encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis and avian malaria. The adult Mosquito can measures from 4-10 mm, and morphologicall..
Culex (disambiguation)
Culex may refer to: Culex, a genus of mosquito (family Culicidae).[[Super_Mario_RPG:_Legend_of_the_Seven_Stars#Cultural_references|Culex]], a villain in the Super Nintendo videogame [[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of art..
Culex jenseni
Culex jenseni is a species of mosquito in the genus Culex. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. C. jenseni is placed in the subgenus Lophoceraomyia. In its larval stage, C. jenseni develops in the pitchers of Nepenthes species, especially N. rajah. As such, it is considered a nepenthebiont...
Culex rajah
Culex rajah is a species of mosquito in the genus Culex. It is endemic to Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. C. rajah is placed in the subgenus Culiciomyia. In its larval stage, C. rajah is found exclusively in the pitchers of Nepenthes rajah (hence the name), a species of pitcher plant. As such, it is ..
Culey-le-Patry
Culey-le-Patry is a commune of the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie région in France. Its postal code is 14220. The INSEE code is 14211. ..
Culfest
A culfest (short for cultural festival) is an annual event organized by colleges in India. Almost every college has its own culfest. Though in theory, cultural festivals can be organized by anybody, all established culfests are organized by high schools or colleges. In some Indian cities, the culfe..
Culford
Culford is a small village about 4 miles north of Bury St Edmunds in the county of Suffolk in the United Kingdom. It is home to Culford School, a member school of the [[Methodist Schools Foundation]. The school, a former stately home, was built in 1796 for the Cornwallis family. ..
Culford Park
Culford Park is the former seat of the Bacon, Cornwallis and Cadogan families, and now it is the home of Culford School ..
Culford School
Culford School is a public school, in Culford, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, England. The school was founded in Bury St. Edmunds as the East Anglian Middle Class School, and incorporated the school founded by Dr. John Christien, a Congregationalist minister, in 1873. The school's original premis..
Culgoa Floodplain National Park
Culgoa Floodplain is a national park in Queensland (Australia), 627 km west of Brisbane. Fact sheet Area: 428.56 km²Coordinates: [28°49′21″S, 146°49′33″E]Date of establishment: 1994Managing authorities: Queensland Parks and Wildlife ServiceIUCN category: II See also: Protected ..
Culgoa National Park
Culgoa is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 662 km northwest of Sydney. Fact sheet Area: 227 km²Coordinates: [29°04′50″S, 147°02′07″E]Date of establishment: April 4, 1996Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife ServiceIUCN category: II Se..
Culgoa River
The "Coulga river" is a continuation of the Balonne River in southern Queensland and flows south-west to join the Darling River near Bourke, New South Wales. It is named for the aboriginal word meaning "Running Through". ..
Culham
Culham is a village on the north bank of the River Thames near Abingdon in southern Oxfordshire, England. The parish church of Saint Paul is largely Victorian, in a 13th century style. The old bridge over the Thames was built in 1416-1422 by the Abingdon Guild of the Holy Trinity. Near the village..
Culham railway station
Culham railway station Serves the town of Culham in Oxfordshire External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: cen..
Culham Rural District
Culham was a rural district in Oxfordshire, England from 1894 to 1932. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Abingdon rural sanitary district which was in the administrative county of Oxfordshire (the rest, then in the administrative county of Berkshire, forming th..
Culhuacan
Culhuacan or Colhuacan was one of the Nahuatl-speaking Pre-Columbian city-states of the Valley of Mexico. By the end of the 13th century CE, under its ruler (tlatoani) Cocoxtli, it had became one of the most powerful states in the valley; but it fell under Azcapotzalco's dominion soon afterward. Cu..
Culhwch
Culhwch (pronounced /kʉlˈhuːχ/, or "Kilhooch" with the "ch" as in the Scottish "loch"), in Welsh mythology, is the son of Kilydd son of Kelyddon and Goleuddydd, a cousin of Arthur and the protagonist of the story Culhwch and Olwen found in the Mabinogion. In this tale the etymology of Culhwch is..
Culhwch and Olwen
Culhwch and Olwen is a Welsh story that survives in only two manuscripts: a complete version in the Red Book of Hergest, ca. 1400, and a fragmented version in the White Book of Rhydderch, ca. 1325. Certain linguistic evidence indicates it took its present form by the 11th century, making it perhaps ..
Culiacán
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Culiacancito
Culiacancito is a small town located just outside, and northwest, of the larger city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. ..
Culiacán River
The Culiacán River is a river that is formed by the connection of the Tamazula and Humaya Rivers in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The water from the river then flows to the Pacific Ocean. ..
Culicoides imicola
Culicoides imicola is a midge which transmits the bluetongue virus. ..
Culicomorpha
Culicomorpha is a infraorder of Nematocera. It includes mosquitoes, black flies, and several extinct species of insect. Classification Extant families Superfamily Culicoidea* Dixidae -meniscus midges* Corethrellidae* Chaoboridae -phantom midges* Culicidae -mosquitoesSuperfamily Chironomoidea* Th..
Culinary art
The word "Culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with cooking or kitchens. Culinary art is the art of cooking. A culinarian is a person indulged in the culinary arts. A culinarian is commonly known as a cook or a chef. See also CuisineCulinary profession ..
Culinary Institute of America
The Culinary Institute of America is widely known as one of the top training institutes for culinary arts in the United States. Founded in 1946 and located in Hyde Park in Dutchess County, New York, USA, a few miles north of Poughkeepsie, the school uses the initials CIA for itself and is sometim..
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, California is a continuing education facility; a branch campus of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Its campus is located at the old Greystone Winery, which was originally a co-operative winery founded in 1889. T..
Culinary mustard
Mustard is used as a culinary term, referring to seeds or leaves of the mustard plant, or preparations made from them. Prepared mustard Prepared mustard is a thick condiment, a yellow or yellow-brown paste with a sharp taste that is prepared from the ground mustard seeds, by mixing them with..
Culinary profession
The original pronunciation was "Cūlinary". As the English language progresses, the accepted pronunciation of the word is "Cŭlinary". The culinary profession is cooking as a profession, i.e. chefs, restaurant management, dieticians, nutritionists, etc. The word culinary derives from the latin wo..
Culinary triangle
The culinary triangle is a concept thought up by Claude Lévi-Strauss involving three types of cooking; these are boiling, roasting, and smoking, usually done to meats. The boiling of meat is looked at as a cultural way of cooking because it uses a receptacle to hold water, therefore it is not comp..
Culina language
Culina (also Culina-Madijá, Kulyna, Corina, Kulina, Madijá, Madija, Madiha, Curina, Korina, Kulína, Madihá) is an Arauan language of Brazil and Peru spoken by about 1,300 people. Grammar Culina has many subject-object-verb constructions. References http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.as..
Culion, Palawan
Culion is a 4th class municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 14,302 people in 3,082 households. Barangays Culion is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. BalalaBaldatBinudacCulangoGalocJardinLibisLuacMalaking PatagOsmeñaTiz..
Cullars Rotation
The Cullars Rotation is a soil fertility experiment on the Auburn University campus in Auburn, Alabama and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Cullars Rotation experiment, which started in 1911, is the oldest ongoing cotton fertility experiment in the United States, the oldes..
Cullasaja River
The Cullasaja River is a short river located entirely in Macon County, North Carolina. It is a tributary of the Little Tennessee River (and in turn the Tennessee River and Mississippi River), into which it flows near the county seat of Franklin. It originates to the southeast, near Highlands, the ..
Cullaville
Cullaville is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, near Crossmaglen. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 276 people. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. ..
Cullen
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The Royal Burgh of Cullen (Gaelic: Inbhir Cuilinn) is a burgh in Moray, Scotland, on the North Sea coast 20 miles east of Elgin. The village has a population of 1,327 (2001). The heart of Robert the Bruce is said to be buried in its old kirk (church), which ..
Cullen's sign
Cullen's sign is blue-black bruising of the area around the umbilicus. Thomas. S. Cullen (1869-1953) was an obstetrician and first described the sign in ruptured ectopic pregnancy in 1916. This sign takes 24-48 hours to appear and predicts a severe attack of acute pancreatitis, with mortality ris..
Cullen, Louisiana
Cullen is a town in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,296 at the 2000 census. Geography Cullen is located at [32°58′10″N, 93°26′53″W] (32.969335, -93.448092)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ..
Cullen (disambiguation)
Cullen refers to: Cullen, the Royal Burgh of Cullen, a burgh in Moray, Scotland, on the North Sea coast, east of ElginCullen, Cork, a small village near the town of Millstreet in north-western County Cork, IrelandMatt Cullen, NHL hockey playerPeter Cullen, voice actor most famous as Optimus Prime f..
Cullen (genus)
Cullen is a genus of legume (family Fabaceae) native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. Despite the origin implied in the name of the constituent species Cullen americanum, legumes of this genus are not native to the Americas. Cullen was previously included in broad definitio..
Cullen Baker
Cullen Baker, was a desperado whose gang killed hundreds of people, including many former slaves, after the American Civil War. Like many of the gun thugs who operated after the war, Baker was regarded as a hero by some, but his record shows a merciless killer who murdered anyone who displeased h..
Cullen Bay (Album)
Cullen Bay is an album by the Scottish traditional folk band The Tannahill Weavers, released in 1990. The band is joined on several tracks (Braw Burn the Bridges, Jenny Dang the Weaver and A Night Visitor's Song) by cittern-player Stuart Morison. Cullen Bay itself is on the coast of the Moray Firt..
Cullen Bullen, New South Wales
Cullen Bullen is located on the Mudgee Road, 168 km north-west of Sydney, 28 km north of Lithgow. The Cullen Bullen village is sustained by local mines and the Mt Piper Power station. In the language of the Wiradjuri people, who occupied the district prior to white settlement, the word "cullen bull..
Cullen Gardens and Miniature Village
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Cullen Inquiry
Lord Cullen has conducted inquiries into three major British disasters, all of which are known as the Cullen Inquiry or Cullen Enquiry: The Piper Alpha oil platform disaster, 6 July 1988.The Dunblane Massacre of schoolchildren, 13 March 1996.The Ladbroke Grove rail crash, west London of 5 October 1..
Cullen Jenkins
Cullen Darome Jenkins (born January 20, 1981 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Central Michigan University. He is the younger brother of Carolina Panthers defensive tackle Kris Jenkin..
Cullen Landis
Cullen Landis (9 July 1895 in Nashville, TN - 26 August 1975 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) was a US motion picture actor. He made eighty-two movies from 1916 to the 1930s. ..
Cullen Loeffler
Cullen Crawford Loeffler is a National Football League longsnapper for the Minnesota Vikings. High School Years Loeffler attended Tom Moore High School and was an excellent student and a good athlete. He won four varsity letters each in football and basketball. ..
Cullen Lucciora
Cullen Lucciora from Infinite Ryvius, in a scene that was later cut from the anime Cullen Lucciora, also known as , is a female character from the drama/sci-fi anime series Infinite Ryvius. In a space school where girls tend to go into flight attendant classes while the boys become pilots and..
Cullen number
In mathematics, a Cullen number is a natural number of the form n · 2n + 1 (written Cn). Cullen numbers were first studied by Rev. James Cullen in 1905. It has been shown that almost all Cullen numbers are composite; the only known Cullen primes are those for n = 1, 141, 4713, 5795, 6611..
Cullen Skink
Cullen Skink is a Scottish soup made of smoked haddock, potatoes and Onions. This soup is a local speciality, from the town of Cullen in Morayshire, Scotland. The soup is often served as a starter at formal Scottish dinners. The name is thought to derive from the Gaelic word for "essence". �..
Cullera
Cullera is a municipality in Valencia in the Land of Valencia, Spain, situated in the Ribera Baixa comarca. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Neighborhoods and ''pedanías''1.2 Bordering cities2 Topography3 Demographics4 Economy5 Historical and artistic landmarks6 ..
Cullercoats
Cullercoats Bay Cullercoats is an urban area of North East England, now absorbed into the Tyneside conurbation, sitting between Tynemouth and Whitley Bay. There is a sandy beach and the village is a popular destination for day-trippers. The name is thought to derive from Dove (or Culver) Cot..
Cullercoats Metro station
Cullercoats Metro station is the Tyne and Wear Metro station serving Cullercoats on the North Tyneside coast. It was originally built by the North Eastern Railway as part of the North Tyneside Loop, it first opened on the 7 July 1882 and has been exclusively operated by the Tyne and Wear Metro sin..
Culleredo
Culleredo is a municipality of Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Municipalities of A Coruña Abegondo | Ames | Aranga | Ares | Arteixo | Arzúa | A Baña | Bergondo | Betanzos | Boimorto | Boiro | B..
Culleus
A Roman method of execution in which the guilty party would be sewn into a sack containing a snake a monkey and other animals which was then thrown into a large body of water. Death ensued. ..
Culliford Tree (hundred)
Culliford Tree Hundred was a hundred in the county of Dorset, England, containing the following parishes: BroadweyBuckland RipersChickerell (part)Melcombe Regis (part of Radipole; a borough from 1268)OsmingtonRadipoleUpwey (part)West KnightonWest StaffordWhitcombeWinterborne Came (part)Winterborne..
Culligan
Culligan is an international company that treats hard water and sells water purification and bottled water. It was founded in 1936 by Emmett Culligan and operates using franchising. Other brands include: Everpure, Elga, and Bruner. The company, based in Northbrook, Illinois is privately held by t..
Cullimore's Quarry
Cullimore's Quarry (Grid reference ) is a 0.9 hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Charfield, Avon, notified in 1974. Source [English Nature citation sheet for the site] (accessed 9 July 2006) ..
Cullinan, Gauteng
Cullinan is a small town 30 km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Sir Thomas Cullinan discovered a rich diamond pipe here in 1902 and soon afterwards on 25 June 1905, the famed Cullinan Diamond, the largest in the world at 3,106 carats (621.2 g), is discovered by Frederick Wells, surface manag..
Cullinan Diamond
Cullinan IGreat Star of Africa Weight carats (106.04 g) Color Grade D colorless Cut Mine of origin Premier mine Country of origin South Africa Cut by Asscher Brothers Date discovered 1905 Original owner Premier Diamond Mining Company Current owner The Crown Estimated value unknow..
Cullinet
Cullinet was a software company whose main product was the database management system, IDMS. In 1989, the company was bought by Computer Associates. Cullinet was headquartered at 400 Blue Hill Drive in Westwood, Massachusetts. History The company was originally started by John Cullinane and Larry ..
Culling
Culling is the killing of a limited portion of the population of a group of animals. This may be done to improve breeding stock (by killing individuals with undesirable characteristics), improve production of eggs or milk (by killing individuals whose production is relatively low), prevent the spre..
Cullingworth
Cullingworth is a medium sized village in West Yorkshire, between Bradford and Haworth. The village is well known locally for holding events such as the Brontë Vintage Gathering every year and the Great Yorkshire Bike Show in 2005. The surrounding countryside is mainly used for sheep and cattle f..
Cullison, Kansas
Cullison is a city in Pratt County, Kansas, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census. Geography Cullison is located at [37°37′51″N, 98°54′21″W] (37.630820, -98.905786)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ..
Cullman, Alabama
Cullman is a city in Cullman County, Alabama, United States and is considered a part of Greater Birmingham. At the 2000 census the population was 13,995. The city is the county seat of Cullman County. Cullman is considered to be the finacial, commercial, and civic center of not only Cullman County, ..
Cullmann
Cullmann, Cullman, Culman, Coëllmann: Contents 1 Supposef forms2 Cullmann3 Cullman4 Culmann5 ..
Cullman County, Alabama
Cullman County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Colonel John G. Cullmann. As of 2000 the population was 77,483. Its county seat is Cullman and it's a prohibition or dry county. Contents 1 History2 Geography2.1 Adjacent Counties3 Demographics..
Culloden
Culloden (from Scottish Gaelic cul loden, 'back of the pond') may refer to any of the following: Culloden, Scotland is a village near Inverness.Battle of Culloden is a battle which took place there in 1746.Culloden (movie) is a fictional presentation of this battle.Culloden Academy is a secondary s..
Culloden, Georgia
Culloden is a city in Monroe County, Georgia, United States. The population was 223 at the 2000 census. Geography Culloden is located at [32°51′47″N, 84°5′37″W] (32.863155, -84.093621)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit..
Culloden, Scotland
Culloden (from Gaelic Cul lodan, "back of the small pond") is the name of a village five miles east of Inverness, Scotland and the surrounding area. Three miles south of the village is Drummossie Moor (often called Culloden Moor), site of the Battle of Culloden. Culloden village was originally made..
Culloden, West Virginia
Culloden is a census-designated place (CDP) in West Virginia. Most of Culloden is in Cabell County, with the remainder in Putnam County. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 2,940 (2,475 in Cabell County, 465 in Putnam County). Geography Culloden is located at [38°25′6″N, 82°4�..
Culloden (film)
Culloden is a documentary film written and directed by Peter Watkins and originally broadcast by the BBC on December 15, 1964. It portrays the Jacobite uprising and the 1746 Battle of Culloden that "tore apart forever the clan system of the Scottish Highlands". Described in its opening credit as "an..
Culloden Academy
Culloden Academy is a secondary school situated in the suburbs of Inverness, Scotland. The building was completed in 1982 and has about 1,050 pupils. It serves the communities of Culloden, Balloch, Croy, Ardersier, Smithton and Cradlehall. S.T.Dowds has been headteacher of the school since 2001, ..
Culloden Point
Culloden Point is a Spit (landform) north of Montauk, New York that borders Fort Pond Bay and Long Island Sound. The British ship HMS Culloden ran aground here in 1781 while pursuing a French frigate and was burned. The wreck is protected on the National Register of Historic Places and now is bein..
Cullom, Illinois
Cullom is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 563 at the 2000 census. Geography Cullom is located at [40°52′42″N, 88°16′8″W] (40.878205, -88.268981)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the ..
Cullompton
Cullompton is a town in Devon, England, lying on the River Culm and close to the M5 motorway. It has a population of around 8,000 people. The town is thought to have been named for Saint Columba. Notable buildings in Cullompton include the fifteenth century parish church and sixteenth century C..
Cullompton Rangers A.F.C.
Cullompton Rangers A.F.C. is a football club based in Devon,England. They were established in 1945 and were the founding members of the Devon County League in 1992. In the 2004-05 season, they reached the 1st round of the FA Vase. For the 2005-06 season, they are members of the Devon County League. ..
Cullompton services
Cullompton services is a motorway service station on the M5 motorway near Exeter. It is owned by McDonalds and Extra MSA. External links [TAB - Services List - Cullompton] ..
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Cullowhee is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Cullowhee is best known for being the home of Western Carolina University (WCU). The population was 3,579 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 C..
Cullum
Cullum may refer to: Ben CullumJamie CullumJohn CullumChloe Cullumredirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Cully
There are communes that have the name Cully in Europe: Cully, in the Allier département, FranceCully, a commune of Vaud, Switzerland This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If a..
Cully, Calvados
Cully is a commune of the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie région in France. Its postal code is 14480. The INSEE code is 14212. ..
Cully, Vaud
Cully is a commune in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Lavaux. ..
Cullybackey
Cullybackey (in Irish: Cúil na Baice, corner/angle of the river bend) is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 4 miles north of Ballymena, on the banks of the River Maine. It is situated in the Ballymena Borough Council area. It had a population of 2,405 people in the 2001 Census. Content..
Cullybackey railway station
Cullybackey railway station serves Cullybackey in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center;" |- ! Preceding station ! colspan="3" | Northern Ireland Railways ! Following station   A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P ..
Cullyhanna
Cullyhanna is a small village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, on the main road between Newtownhamilton and Crossmaglen. It had a population of 306 in the 2001 Census. It lies within the Newry and Mourne District Council area. Contents 1 People2 Sport3 References4 External ..
Cully Dahlstrom
Carl "Cully" Dahlstrom (born July 3, 1913 in Minneapolis, Minnesota - died December 19, 1998) was an American professional ice hockey center who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks. Dahlstrom won the Calder Trophy in 1938. He played 342 career NHL games, sc..
Cully Hamner
Cully Hamner (born March 7 1969 in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American comic book artist. Since 1991, Hamner has worked for nearly every major American comic book publisher, and is chiefly known for such titles as [[Green Lantern: Mosaic]], Firearm, [[Batman: Tenses]], and Red. He is also one of t..
Culm
A culm was originally a stem of any type of plant. It is derived from a Latin root, culmus. It is now used mostly in its more technical botanical sense, where it specifically refers to the above-ground or aerial stems of grasses (Poaceae; including bamboos) and sedges (Cyperaceae).Culm grassland is..
Culmer (Metrorail station)
Culmer Station is a Metrorail station in Miami, Florida. This station is located at the intersection of Northwest 11th Street and 7th Avenue. It opened to service December 17, 1984. There is no parking available at this station. Places of interest Historic Booker T. Washington Senior High School..
Culmer family
The Culmer family are believed to have originated from the island of Kulmer, on the south eastern coast of Sweden. British descendants spell the name with a "C" and seem to have made their fortune in Kent, England, during the 16th century. Other descendants are to be found in North America. The de..
Culmer White
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. The Culmer White was a 19th century lifeboat of the Isle of Thanet. With the resounding success of the ..
Culmination
In astronomy, the culmination, at a given point, of a planet, star, constellation, etc. is the time within the diurnal motion when it appears on an observer's meridian; in other words, its highest point, when it is closest to the zenith. Sometimes, one differentiates between upper culmination, whic..
Culmore
Culmore is a large village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, close to Derry. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 2,960 people. Contents 1 Places of interest2 History3 2001 Census4 References5 See also Places of interest Culmore Artillery Fort, at Culmore Poi..
Culm bank
A Culm bank is a bank of fine-grained anthracite coal produced as a waste byproduct in the mining process. External links [Typical coal breaker with culm bank] ..
Culm dump
A culm dump contains waste materials from processed coal, such as slate and other non-combustible material. Typically, they are located near a coal breaker where the separation of coal and waste takes place. After many years of mining, culm dumps can grow to mountainous proportions. Since some amo..
Culm grassland
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Culm Lea
Culm Lea is a small housing estate situated near Cullompton in Devon in the UK. It inhabits around about 600 people. The houses range from small bungalows to the largest house 'The Barn,' a large barn conversion. ..
Culnady
Culnady is a small village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, near Maghera. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 144 people. It lies within the Magherafelt District Council area. People Sir James Murray, inventor of Milk of Magnesia, was born in Culnady in 1788. He died in Dublin in 187..
Culottes
Culottes are a split or divided skirt.[link] The term skort (a portmanteau for skirt and shorts) is more widely used, possibly because it is easier to pronounce. While some garments sold as culottes resemble short trousers, to truly be a skort it needs to look like a skirt. Thus, they d..
Culoz
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Culp's Hill
Culp's Hill is a key terrain feature in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, overlooking the main downtown area from the southeast. It consists of two rounded peaks, separated by a narrow saddle. The higher peak, at 508 feet above sea level, was of similar height to its neighbor to the west, Cemetery Hill, ..
Culpability
Culpability descends from the Latin concept of fault (culpa), which is still found today in the phrase mea culpa (literally, "my fault"). The concept of culpability is intimately tied up with notions of agency, freedom and free will. All are necessary, but not sufficient, conditions for culpability..
Culpable homicide
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Culpascope
A culpascope is a magnifying device, flexible in shape. It is typically used to examine, analyze, and photograph injuries in the genital region for victims or alleged victims of sexual abuse, sexual assault, or rape. It can facilitate treating victims under the difficult circumstances that surround ..
Culpeo
The Culpeo, sometimes known as the Patagonian fox, is a South American species of wild dog. It is the second largest South American canid after the Maned Wolf. In its appearance it bears many similarities to the widely recognized red fox. It has grey and reddish fur, a white chin, reddish legs, ..
Culpeper
Culpeper, Colepeper, or Culpepper are varying forms of the last name of several people: John Culpeper (1366–1414), knight in the court of Henry VThomas Culpeper (d. December 1541), courtier of Henry VIIINicholas Culpeper (18 October 1616–1654), English botanist, physician, and astrologe..
Culpeper, Virginia
Culpeper, VA Founded 1759 State Virginia County Culpeper Mayor Pranas Rimeikis http://www.culpeper.to/ Culpeper is a town in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,664 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Culpeper County[Geographic reference..
Culpeper County, Virginia
Culpeper County is a county located in the U.S. state — officially, "Commonwealth" — of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the population was 34,262. Its county seat is Culpeper6. This county is a part of the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan Area. Contents 1 History2 Geo..
Culpeper County High School
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Culpeper National Cemetery
Culpeper National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Culpeper, in Culpeper County, Virginia. It encompasses 29.6 acres of land, and as of the end of 2005, had 9,880 interments. Contents 1 History2 Notable monuments3 See also4 External links H..
Culpeper Regional Airport
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Culpepper Island
Culpepper Island is a very tiny island in the Atlantic Ocean close to Ragged Point, Saint Philip, Barbados. The island is totally uninhabited and according to some accounts the island is now overgrown with bush and some coconut trees. Occasionally some sheep herders will take advantage of the abun..
Culper Ring
The Culper Ring was organized by Benjamin Tallmadge under the orders of General George Washington in the summer of 1778. The Ring was given the task of infiltrating British-controlled New York City and reporting troop dispositions and intentions. The Ring conducted covert operations until the end o..
Culper Ring (comics)
The Culper Ring is a fictional covert operations agency featured in the DC Comics Vertigo imprint comic book series [[Y: The Last Man]]. The Culper Ring worked to prevent crises and skirmishes between global factions and nations, prior to the events which form the basis of the series (namely the d..
Culpho
The village of Culpho stands just outside Grundisburgh, about four miles West of Woodbridge. In 1280 an Abbey was erected here on behalf of the monks of Leiston Abbey but this has long been demolished and a farmhouse now stands in its place. ..
Culprit
CULPRIT, properly the prisoner at the bar, one accused of a crime; so used, generally, of one guilty of an offence. In origin the word is a combination of two Anglo-French legal words, culpable, guilty, and prit or prist, i.e. prest, Old French for pret, ready. On. the prisoner at the bar pleading n..
Culrain railway station
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Culross
Culross Palace courtyard. The Royal Burgh of Culross (pronounced "Coo-ros") is a burgh in Fife, Scotland. Originally a port city on the Firth of Forth, the town is said to have been founded by Saint Serf in the 5th century, and to have been the birthplace of Saint Mungo. A legend states th..
Culross Abbey
Culross Abbey is a Cistercian abbey in Culross, Scotland. The abbey was founded in 1217 by Malcolm I, Mormaer or Earl of Fife, and was first colonised by monks from Kinloss Abbey. Culross may have been chosen to establish an abbey because this was the birth place of Saint Mungo. It is also possi..
Culross Palace
Culross Palace is a late 16th - early 17th century merchant's house in Culross, Scotland. The palace, or "Great Lodging", was constructed between 1597 and 1611 by Sir George Bruce, the Laird of Carnock. Bruce was a successful merchant who had a flourishing trade with other Forth ports, the Low C..
Culswick
Culswick Broch is a coastal broch (ruined stone tower) in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It has commanding and beautiful views all around, including Foula and Vaila isles, and Fitful Head in the south. The broch stands commandingly on the top of a hill and is about 3 metres high at its tallest p..
Cult
This article does not discuss "cult" in its original sense of "religious practice"; for that usage see Cult (religious practice). See Cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term "cult". In religion and sociology, a cult is a cohesive group of people (often a relatively small and recently fo..
Cult-watching group
A cult-watching group (CWG) is an organized or grass-roots assemblage of people who observe and comment on the largely marginal, often unpopular new religious movements which are often labeled "cults". These groups generally fall into the following categories: anti-cult (movement) - Accuses NRMs o..
Culter
Culter can refer to the following: Several settlements in Scotland: Coulter, Lanarkshire, also known as Culter, a village near Biggar in the south.Maryculter, in the north eastPeterculter, also in the north east.A Genus of Carp, a type of fish You may also be looking for Coulter This is a [di..
Culter F.C.
Culter F.C. are a junior football club from the village of Peterculter, Aberdeen, Scotland. They currently play in the North Premier League. They play their home matches at Crombie Park. ..
Culter Primary School
Culter School is a primary school dating from 1896 that is situated in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire. ..
Cultigen
Cultigen is the name given to organisms, particularly cultivated plants such as the banana that do not have a wild or uncultivated counterpart. It is a species that was domesticated (grown and selected by humankind) from so far back in antiquity, and has undergone such drastic transformation under ..
Cultipacker
A cultipacker is a piece of agricultural equipment that crushes dirt clods, removes air pockets, and presses down small stones, forming a smooth, firm seedbed. Where seed has been broadcast, the roller gently firms the soil around the seeds, ensuring shallow seed placement and excellent seed-to-soi..
Cultist
Definition A cultist is a member of a cult.[link]which is typically a small religion or a variation of another religion. An example of a what a cultist would be is someone who has/is following these religions Heaven's Gate (cult)(Heaven's gate mass suicided) or Scientology as listed in th..
Cultist (Star Wars)
Cultists were (and possibly still is) a form of Dark Jedi in the Video Game [[Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy]]. They serve as Saber and force-weilding enemies in the game. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Contents 1 Origin2 Classification2.1&nb..
Cultivar
This Osteospermum 'Pink Whirls' is a successful cultivar. A cultivar is a cultivated plant that has received a name under the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (the ICNCP, commonly known as the "Cultivated Plant Code"). For this, it must be distinct from other cultivars..
Cultivar Group
Under the ICNCP, a cultivar Group is a gathering of cultivars. There may be several reasons to designate a group, for example a group of yellow-flowering cultivars, a group of cultivars with variegated leaves, a group of cultivars resistant to a particular disease, etc. A cultivar may belong to more..
Cultivation System
The Cultivation System (Dutch: cultuurstelsel) was a Dutch government policy in the mid-nineteenth century which required that a portion of agricultural production in the colonial Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) must be devoted to export goods. It was primarily implemented in Java, then the cent..
Cultivation theory
Cultivation theory, propounded by George Gerbner and colleagues based on their analysis of television content, is a theory that focuses on the influence of the mass media on the attitudes and perceptions of reality on people. According to Gerbner, media creates a certain false image of reality and c..
Cultivator
Cultivator is a farm implement for stirring and pulverizing the soil, either before planting or to remove weeds and to aerate and loosen the soil after the crop has begun to grow. The cultivator usually stirs the soil to a greater depth than does the harrow. The cultivator is used in crop work or fa..
Cultösaurus Erectus
Cultösaurus Erectus is a Blue Öyster Cult album released in 1980. Track listing "Black Blade" (E. Bloom, M. Moorcock, J. Trivers)"Monsters" (A. Bouchard, C. Bouchard)"Divine Wind" (D. Roeser)"Deadline" (D. Roeser)"The Marshall Plan" (Blue Oyster Cult)"Hungry Boys" (A. Bouchard, C. Bouchard)"Fal..
Cultra
Cultra is a small village near Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is within the Belfast Metropolitan Urban Area. Property prices in the area are some of Northern Ireland's highest (hence the "Gold Coast" nickname for the area) due to the sea views and tree-lined avenues. Places of interest..
Cultra railway station
Cultra railway station serves Cultra in County Down, Northern Ireland. {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center;" |- ! Preceding station ! colspan="3" | Northern Ireland Railways ! Following station   A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T ..
Cults
redirect [[Template:Infobox Scotland place]] for at grid reference NJ894031 Cults is a suburb on the western edge of Aberdeen, Scotland. It is known for its historic granite housing, and is a predominantly wealthy area of the city. It sits approximately 10 miles from the coast of the North..
Cults and governments
In many countries there exists freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Some of these countries are, also concerned with possible abuses by cults and have taken restrictive measures against some of their activities. Those measures were generally motivated by various crimes committed ..
Cults of the Dragon Below
In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Cults of the Dragon Below are a diverse group of generally neutral evil sects that revere the power of Khyber, the underground world. Some seek to raise the dragon Khyber or release the daelkyr, while others commune ..
Cultura
Cultura is the second studio album by Gibraltarian band Breed 77. Released in 2004, the band have taken the singles The River, La Ultima Hora and World's On Fire from this album. Tracklisting "Voices" - 1:09"Individuo" - 3:21"La Ultima Hora" - 4:04"A Matter Of Time" - 4:22"World's On Fire" - 3:56"..
Cultural-history archaeology
Cultural-history archaeology or simply Culture history is a form of archaeological theory. The approach emerged in the nineteenth century and came about through the first efforts to explain the past as well as describe it. The work of the first archaeologists focused on trying to make sense of the..
Culturally relevant teaching
Culturally relevant teaching and learning is a method of teaching and learning that builds on and values the cultural experiences and knowledge of all participants regardless of whether they are from the dominant culture. ..
Cultural Amnesia
Cultural Amnesia are an English post-punk group first active between 1979 and 1983. They released three cassette albums: Video Rideo (1981), The Uncle of the Boot (1983) and Sinclair's Luck (1983) and contributed to a number of compilations. Working in the wake of the early industrial bands, CA's ou..
Cultural analysis
Cultural analysis is a stream of investigation which seeks to understand and map trends, influences, effects, and affects within cultures. External links Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis [link] See also Girl HeroesCulture theory == ..
Cultural and Educational Panel (Seanad Éireann)
The Cultural and Educational Panel is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland). The Cultural and Educational panel elects five Senators. Election results 2002: 22nd Seanad Main a..
Cultural and historical background of Jesus
A of articles on Jesus and Christianity Christology Chronology Miracles Names and titles Parables Relics Non-religious aspects Background Historicity Language Race Perspectives on Jesus Christian views New Testament Jesus Seminar Historical Jesus Jewish view Islamic view Religious views ..
Cultural anthropology
Cultural anthropology, also called social anthropology or socio-cultural anthropology, is a field (one of four that are commonly recognized in the United States) of anthropology, the holistic study of humanity. It is the branch of anthropology that has developed and promoted "culture" as a meaningf..
Cultural appropriation
Cultural appropriation is the adoption of some specific elements of one culture by a different cultural group. It denotes acculturation, but often connotes a negative view towards acculturation from a minority culture by a dominant culture.[link][link] It can include the introd..
Cultural area
A cultural area is a region (area) with one relatively homogeneous human activity or complex of activities (culture). These areas are geographical rather than historical, and while they are used to determine historical trends, they are not considered equivalent as in Kulturkreis. A music area is a ..
Cultural artifact
A cultural artifact is a human-made [[wiktionary:object|object]] which gives information about the culture of its creator and users. The artifact may change over time in what it represents, how it appears and how and why it is used as the culture changes over time. This can also be seen in biofact..
Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County
The Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County is the official Sonoma County, USA arts council. For over twenty years they have partnered with the California Arts Council and the artistic community of Sonoma County to provide information, programs, services, funding and technical assistance to artis..
Cultural assimilation
Cultural assimilation, or 'assimilation' for short (but that word also had other meanings), is an intense process of consistent integration whereby members of an ethno-cultural group, typically immigrants, or other minority groups, are "absorbed" into an established, generally larger community. Th..
Cultural Association of the DDR
The Cultural Association of the DDR (German: Deutsche Kulturbund, KB) was a federation of local clubs in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It formed part of the Socialist Unity Party-led National Front, and sent representatives to the Volkskammer. the association had numerous writers as its memb..
Cultural attaché
A cultural attaché is a diplomat with special responsibility for promoting the culture of his or her homeland. External link ["What does a Cultural Attaché DO?" - John L. Brown, Foreign Service Journal, Vol. 41, No. 6 (June 1964)] ..
Cultural baggage
The term cultural baggage refers to the tendency for one's culture to pervade thinking, speech, and behavior without one being aware of this pervasion. Cultural baggage becomes a factor when a person from one culture encounters a person from another, and unconscious assumptions or behaviors can inte..
Cultural behavior
Cultural behavior is behavior exhibited by human beings (and, some would argue, by other species as well, though to a much lesser degree) that is extrasomatic or extragenetic, in other words, learned. Contents 1 Learned Behaviour2 Concepts, Generalisations, Abstractions and Ideas3 ..
Cultural bias
Cultural bias is interpreting and judging phenomena in terms particular to one's own culture. This is a danger in any field of knowledge that claims objectivity and universality, such as philosophy and the natural sciences. The problem of cultural bias is central to social and human sciences, such..
Cultural blog
Cultural blogs may not have the pull of political blogs, but they are increasingly popular among those who find coverage of the arts in major newspapers lacking. Cultural blogs range in discussion from avant garde theater to classical music to dance. Both current and past performances are covered; a..
Cultural capital
This article is about the sociological term. See also European Capital of Culture. Cultural capital (le capital culturel) is a sociological term has gained widespread popularity since it was articulated by Pierre Bourdieu. Bourdieu and Jean-Claude Passeron first used the term in Cultural Reproducti..
Cultural Center
Centro Cultural de la RazaCultural Center of the PhilippinesDetroit Cultural Center This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article..
Cultural Center of the Philippines
The Cultural Center of the Philippines (or CCP) is located in Manila, The Philippines and was opened in 1969 to promote and preserve Filipino arts and culture, and to become a mecca of culture and the arts in Asia. Since its opening, it has showcased the Bolshoi, Kirov, Royal Danish ballets, as we..
Cultural centre
Cultural centre may refer to any cultural centre (cultural center) in the world, including - among others: Queensland Cultural Centre This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change..
Cultural Centre Busway Station, Brisbane
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Cultural Centre Busway Station, Brisbane (bus routes)
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Cultural Christian
Cultural Christian is a broad term describing individuals who identify themselves as Christian, but who generally would not be described by others as active in their faith. The term usually is used pejoratively by other Christians to describe these individuals, whose spiritual understanding or pract..
Cultural cognition
Cultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to conform their beliefs about disputed matters of fact to values that define their cultural identities. Growing out of work done by Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky into culture and risk perception, research into cultural cognition integrates..
Cultural colonialism
Refers to internal domination by one group and its culture/ideology over others. An example comes from the domination over the former Soviet empire by the Russian people, language, and culture, and by communist ideology. Dominant cultures make themselves the official culture. Schools, the media..
Cultural Communities (Quebec)
French-Canadian or Canadian were abandonded during the Quiet Revolution as appropriate ethnic labels for the white, francophone Catholic population residing in the province of Quebec and claiming descendance from the settlers of New France. The term Québécois (or Quebecker in English), once used ..
Cultural competence
Cultural competence is a term used for the ability of people of one culture to understand and feel comfortable with the cultures of other people. The term is fairly recent but is becoming widely used in the field of education in the United States to discuss acceptance of persons from a wide array o..
Cultural conservatism
Cultural conservatism is conservatism with respect to culture. This term is increasingly used in political debate, but is rather ill-defined. Contents 1 National reference2 American context3 Cultural criticism4 Some cases National reference A national cultural conservatism i..
Cultural Conservatism
Cultural Conservatism hopes to enshrine the received heritage of a successful nation or culture. The culture in question may be as large as Western culture or Chinese civilization or as small as that of Tibet. Cultural conservatives try to adapt norms handed down from the past. The norms may be rom..
Cultural controls
In agriculture cultural control is the practice of modifying the growing environment to reduce the prevalence of unwanted pests. Examples include changing soil pH or fertility levels, irrigation practices, amount of sunlight, or temperature. ..
Cultural Council for Monterey County
Arts Council for Monterey County, also known as The Cultural Council for Monterey County (CCMC), is the official arts agency for Monterey County, California. CCMC, a non-for-profit organization promotes and supports education, appreciation and excellence in the arts in Monterey County. CCMC foste..
Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County
The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County (CCSCC) is the official Santa Cruz County, USA arts council. Started in 1979, they advocate for the arts as a sustainable civic investment, for supportive public policies and accessible venues and studio spaces. The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County..
Cultural Creatives
Cultural Creatives is a term coined by sociologist Paul H. Ray and psychologist Sherry Ruth Anderson to describe a large segment in Western society that has recently developed beyond the standard paradigm of Modernists versus Traditionalists or Conservatists. The concept was presented in 2000 in the..
Cultural cringe
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Cultural cringe, in cultural studies and social anthropology, is the controversial idea that some national cultures suffer from an internalized inferiority complex which causes people in those countries to dismiss their own culture as inferior to the cultures of oth..
Cultural critic
A cultural critic is a critic of a given culture, usually as a whole and typically on a radical basis; a social critic of a given society, but the overlap is large. Cultural criticism is normally understood to deal with some fundamental perceived problems, rather than minor improvements: it is asser..
Cultural crowding
Cultural crowding is a public relations term that explains how increased variation in culture results in a crowding affect. Different belief systems, norms, morals, and ethics are generally a cause of friction among different peoples. With rapid immigration in the United States cultural crowding i..
Cultural democracy
The concept of cultural democracy was the most important innovation in international cultural-policy discourse in the post-World War II period. From the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, it was also the most influential idea among cultural policymakers. Cultural democracy comprises a set of four rel..
Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc has inspired artistic and cultural works for nearly six centuries. The following lists cover various media to include items of historic interest, enduring works of high art, and recent representations in popular culture. The entries represent portrayals that a reader has a reasona..
Cultural determinism
Cultural determinism is a term used to describe the concept that culture determines economic and political arrangements. It is an idea which has recurred in many cultures over human history, from ancient civilisations through the present. There are a number theories of social development that descr..
Cultural differences in computer and console role-playing games
Due to cultural differences between developer companies, historically different inspirations and origins, distinct target audiences, and hardware with dissimilar capabilities, two main trends or "families" of computer and console role-playing games exist. Each follows a certain pattern in terms of a..
Cultural diffusion
Cultural diffusion refers to the spread of ideas and material culture, especially if this diffusion occurs independently of population movement. Many archaeologists prefer cultural diffusion as an explanation for the spread of ideas and culture in the past, as opposed to theories based on the migra..
Cultural dimensions
Cultural dimensions are the mostly psychological dimensions, or value constructs, which can be used to describe a specific culture. These are often used in Intercultural communication-/Cross-cultural communication-based research. See also: Edward T. Hall, Geert Hofstede, Fons Trompenaars and Shalo..
Cultural diplomacy
Cultural diplomacy is a concept in political science describing using the transfer of cultural ideas between different group to achieve rapport and understanding. "Cultural diplomacy is a term used to describe the exchange of ideas, information, art, lifestyles, value systems, traditions, beliefs a..
Cultural District, Pittsburgh
The Cultural District is a fourteen-square block area in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania bordered by the Allegheny River on the north, Tenth Street on the east, Stanwix Street on the west, and Liberty Avenue on the south.. Its landmarks include: Allegheny Riverfront Park, Benedum Center, Byham Th..
Cultural diversity
Cultural diversity is the variety of human societies or cultures in a specific region, or in the world as a whole. (The term is also sometimes used to refer to multiculturalism within an organisation. This article does not currently cover that alternative meaning.) There is a general consensus amo..
Cultural divide
Cultural divide is a term of sociology and human psychology, referring to attempts to describe the differences in reaction, response, and perception of people exposed to multi-cultural situations. The phenomenon of the cultural divide has assumed particular significance in the modern world, partic..
Cultural ecology
Cultural ecology is ecology including humans. It studies the relationship between a given society and its natural environment - the life-forms and ecosystems that support its lifeways. This may be carried out historically (diachronically), or synchronically (examining a present system and its compo..
Cultural elements of Buddhism
Part of a onBuddhism History of Buddhism Timeline of Buddhism Buddhist councils Foundations Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path The Five Precepts Nirvāna · Three Jewels Buddhism In Depth Three marks of existence Skandha · Karma · Dharma Samsara · Rebirth..
Cultural encoding
Cultural Encoding is a process in which a website or related node is "encoded" with the language, symbols, or representative styles of particular culture or subculture. "Encoding" refers to the digital processes that make the representative culture of the site self evident. For example, interpunk..
Cultural environmentalism
A term coined by James Boyle, professor at Duke University and contributor to the Financial Times [link], cultural environmentalism refers to the movement that seeks to protect the public domain. The term stems from Boyle's argument that those who seek to protect the public domain are work..
Cultural exception
Cultural exception is a concept introduced by France in General Agreement on Trade and Tarriff (GATT) negotiations in 1993. It states that cultural exports should be treated differently than other goods in trade negotiations because national cultures should be protected. It allowed France to use tar..
Cultural feminism
Cultural Feminism is the theory that there are fundamental personality and psychological differences between men and women, and that women's differences are not only unique, but superior. This theory of feminism takes note of the biological differences between men and women - such as menstruation an..
Cultural genocide
Cultural genocide is a term used to describe the deliberate destruction of the cultural heritage of a people or nation for political or military reasons. Contents 1 United Nations2 Examples3 See also4 External links5 Notes United Nations Article 7 of the "United Nation..
Cultural geography
Humangeography ..
Cultural Health
Cultural health is being in possession of accurate cultural information that leads to a productive psychosocial orientation to a culture or cultures. Cultural health has slightly different meanings depending on the context it is used in. This phrase is most often used in a people context and/or a ..
Cultural hegemony
Cultural hegemony is a concept coined by Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci. It may mean that a diverse culture can be ruled or dominated by one group or class, that everyday practices and shared beliefs provide the foundation for complex systems of domination. Contents 1 Gramsci's theory ..
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage ("national heritage" or just "heritage") is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations. Often though, what is considered cult..
Cultural Heritage Organization of Iran
Iran Cultural Heritage Organization (سازمان میراث فرهنگی) is an educational and research institution overseeing numerous associated museum complexes throughout Iran. It is administered and funded by the Government of Iran. It was established in 1985 by legislation from the Majles m..
Cultural heritage tourism
Cultural heritage tourism is a branche of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage. Culture has always been a major object of travel, as the development of the Grand Tour from the 16th century onwards attests. In the 20th century, some people have claimed, culture ceased to be the objective o..
Cultural history
Cultural history (from the German term [Kulturgeschichte]), at least in its common definition since the 1970s, often combines the approaches of anthropology and history to look at popular cultural traditions and cultural interpretations of historical experience. It overlaps in its approach..
Cultural history of Portugal
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Cultural history of the United States
U.S. History Timeline: Colonial America 1776 to 1789 1789 to 1849 1849 to 1865 1865 to 1918 1918 to 1945 1945 to 1964 1964 to 1980 1980 to 1988 1988 to present Topics: Diplomatic history Continental expansion Overseas expansion Military history Industrial history Economic hi..
Cultural identity
Cultural identity is the (feeling of) identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as she/he is influenced by her/his belonging to a group or culture. Cultural identity is similar to and has overlaps with, but is not synonymous with, identity politics. Contents 1 Constructing c..
Cultural impact of Aquaman
Aquaman has made several appearances in numerous media and has been referenced beyond the scope of traditional comics superhero entertainment. Contents 1 Appearances in other media1.1 Television1.2 Video game2 Cultural references Appearances in other media Television --> Aq..
Cultural impact of Star Trek
[[Image:TOSopeninglogo.JPG|275px|right|[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]]][[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]] is one of the most culturally influential television shows – and perhaps the most influential science fiction TV series – in history. The original series, which aired in the l..
Cultural impact of Star Wars
George Lucas' six-film Star Wars saga has had a significant impact on modern global pop culture. References to the main characters and themes of Star Wars are casually made in Western society with the well-qualified assumption that others will understand the reference, without the speaker feeling th..
Cultural impact of Wonder Woman
As befitting an icon of her status, Wonder Woman has made appearances in numerous media and has been referenced and meta-referenced beyond the scope of traditional superhero entertainment. Contents 1 Appearances in other media1.1 Animation1.1.1 ''The Brady Kids'' (1972)1.1.2 ..
Cultural imperialism
Cultural imperialism is the practice of promoting the culture or language of one nation in another. It is usually the case that the former is a large, economically or militarily powerful nation and the latter is a smaller, less affluent one. Cultural imperialism can take the form of an active, forma..
Cultural Industries Quarter
The Cultural Industries Quarter is a district in the city centre of Sheffield, England. The name given reflects the intention to create a cluster of music, film and science based businesses in the area. Businesses based in the area include:- Showroom CinemaRed Tape StudiosLeadmillSheffield Hallam U..
Cultural industry
According to international organisations such as UNESCO and GATT, cultural industries (sometimes also known as "creative industries") combine the creation, production, and distribution of goods and services that are cultural in nature and usually protected by intellectual property rights. The conce..
Cultural influences on Superman
This article examines the Cultural Influences on Superman. Man and Superman Some people incorrectly believe that Superman is partly based on philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche’s Übermensch, which literally translates to “overman” but could also mean “superman.” Nietzsche’s Übermensch ..
Cultural inhibitor
Cultural Inhibitor is a phrase used by philosopher and author, Ifezue Okoli, in the book The Power of Definition: How Perception Becomes Reality. According to Okoli, Cultural Inhibitor is a culture or attitude that by design or consequence imposes unfavorable limitations on people and society. In ot..
Cultural institutions
Cultural Institutions are elements within a culture/sub-culture that are perceived to be important to, or traditionally valued among, its members for their own identity. Examples of cultural institutions in modern Western society are museums and the print media. ..
Cultural Intelligence
Cultural Intelligence, or CQ, is a theory within management and organisational psychology, positing that understanding the impact of an individual's cultural background on their behaviour is essential for effective business, and measuring an individual's ability to engage successfully in any enviro..
Cultural interest fraternities and sororities
Cultural interest fraternities and sororities, in the North American student fraternity and sorority system, refer to general or social organizations oriented to students having a special interest in a culture or cultural identity. Although racial and religious restrictions have long since been abo..
Cultural invention
Cultural invention describes any innovation that is new and found to be useful to a group of people but which does not exist as a physical object. Rather it is a set of behaviours adopted by a group of people because of their usefulness to them and which is perpetuated by being passed on to others i..
Cultural lag
The term cultural lag refers to the notion that society is unable to keep up with the rapid pace of technological change, and that social problems and conflicts are caused by this lag. It is also a Marxist principle, established as a way to describe the period after the proletariat revolution. Cult..
Cultural landscape
The Dresden Elbe Valley World Heritage Site is according to the UNESCO "an outstanding example of land use, representing an exceptional development of a major Central-European city" having almost half a million inhabitants Cultural landscape is defined as the human-modified environment, inclu..
Cultural learning
Cultural learning is the way a group of people within a society or culture tend to learn and pass on new information. Learning styles are greatly influenced by how a culture socializes with its children and young people. The key aspect of culture is that it is not passed on biologically from the pa..
Cultural liberalism
The Liberalism series,part of the Politics series Development History of liberal thought Contributions to liberal theory Schools Classical liberalism Cultural liberalism Economic liberalism Libertarianism Neoliberalism Ordoliberalism Paleoliberalism Radicalism Social liberalism Reg..
Cultural literacy
Cultural literacy is the ability to converse fluently in the idioms, allusions and informal content which creates and constitutes a dominant culture. From being familiar with street signs to knowing historical reference to understanding the most recent slang, literacy demands interaction with the cu..
Cultural mandate
The term cultural mandate is used by modern evangelical Christians to represent the doctrine that the biblical principles of Christianity are not only to be applied to one's personal life and the life of the church, but that God commands Christians to also transform society and its structures with b..
Cultural Marxism
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Cultural materialism
The term Cultural materialism refers to two separate scholarly endeavors. 1. It is an anthropological research paradigm championed most notably by Marvin Harris. 2. It is a Marxist theory of literature. In spite of the influence of Marx on both endeavors, there is no real overlap between the two..
Cultural matters related to Hillary Rodham Clinton
Contents 0.1 Coping with the alleged fashion double standard0.2 Retention of birth name after marriage0.3 Tammy Wynette; baking cookies0.4 Web site devoted to hairstyles0.5 Imaginary discussions with Eleanor Roosevelt0.6 Changing sports affiliations Coping with the..
Cultural Medallion
The Cultural Medallion is a Singapore cultural award conferred to those who have achieved artistic excellence in dance, theatre, literature, music, photography, art and film. List of Cultural Medallion recipients Year Category Name 1979 Dance Madhavi Krishnan Theatre Bani bin Buang Music Choo..
Cultural Mormons
Cultural Mormon is a word describing someone who is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, usually born into the Church, but who does not believe some (or all) of its doctrines, or one who does not follow some (or all) of its practices. Cultural Mormons do not necessarily hol..
Cultural mosaic
Cultural mosaic is a term used to describe the "patchwork quilt" of ethnic groups, languages and cultures that co-exist within Canadian society. The idea of a cultural mosaic is intended to champion an ideal of multiculturalism to contrast with that of a melting pot, which is often used to describe..
Cultural movement
A cultural movement is a change in the way a number of different disciplines approach their work. This embodies all art forms, the sciences, and philosophies. Long ago, different nations or regions of the world would go through their own independent sequence of movements in culture, but as world com..
Cultural Muslim
Generally, a Muslim is defined by faith in the religion of Islam; however, in the modern world there are religiously unobservant, agnostic or atheist individuals who still identify with the Muslim culture due to family background or personal experiences. This group is best described as cultural M..
Cultural olympiad
Contents 1 Origins: The ideal role of cultural events in the Olympic Games2 Evolution of the Olympic cultural programme: from competitions to exhibitions3 Current issues and projections for the Olympic Cultural Programmes4 Challenges and potential contributions by the ..
Cultural periods of Peru
This is a chart of Cultural periods of Peru used by some archaeologists studying the area. Most of the cultures of the Late Horizon and some of the cultures of the Late Intermediate joined the Inca empire by 1493, but the period ends in 1534 because that marks the fall of the Inca empire after the ..
Cultural pessimism
Cultural pessimism is a variety of pessimism, as formulated by what is nowadays called a cultural critic. Contents 1 Contemporary proponents2 Traditional versions3 Nineteenth century4 Early twentieth century5 Reference6 External links Contemporary proponents Toward..
Cultural pluralism
Main articles: Pluralism and Multiculturalism Cultural pluralism exists when all groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities. In a pluralist culture, unique groups not only coexist side by side, but also consider qualities of other groups as traits worth having in the..
Cultural policies of the European Union
Life in the European Union CitizenshipCultureDemographicsEconomyEducationEnlargementForeignrelations GeographyHistoryLanguagesMilitaryPoliticsSportStatistics Cultural cooperation in the European Union has become a community competency since its inclusion in 1992 in the Maastricht Treaty...
Cultural production and nationalism
Literature, visual arts, music, and scholarship have complex relationships with ideological forces. Contents 0.1 The 19th Century0.2 Literature0.3 Visual Arts0.4 Music0.5 The Academy1 See also The 19th Century In the 19th century nationalism was an especially pote..
Cultural psychology
Cultural psychology is a field of psychology which contains the idea that culture and mind are inseparable, thus there are no universal laws for how the mind works and that psychological theories grounded in one culture are likely to be limited in applicability when applied to a different culture. ..
Cultural radicalism
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Cultural references and innuendo in Rocko's Modern Life
Rocko's Modern Life is well known for its frequent pop culture references and its subtle, often controversial (and sexual) references to adult subject matter. Such matter includes: Episode Reference No Pain, No Gain Rocko tries a canoeing machine that selects the river called "Deliverance" wh..
Cultural references in Green Wing
The television series Green Wing has often referred to films, television programs, plays, songs and books in the show. Contents 1 Film References2 Musical References3 Television References4 Book References5 Theatre References6 Famous People Film References In "Hous..
Cultural references in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
This is a list of parodies and references to the popular culture from American animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. Contents 1 Parodies of popular movies1.0.1 Star Wars1.0.2 Harry Potter1.0.3 Kill Bill1.0.4 The Lord of the Rings1.0.5 Ev..
Cultural references to accountants
Cultural references to accountants have appeared in popular music and in film. Popular music There are at least three cultural references to accountants in popular music: Joe Walsh's Life's Been Good has the rhyme "I go to hotels, tear out the walls/I have accountants pay for it all" describing the..
Cultural references to masturbation
Masturbation, mainly male masturbation, has long been the subject of humor. Even in the early Twentieth Century, Mail Pouch Tobacco advertisements in some cases featured a boy baby reaching into his diaper, with the caption, "He's found his mail pouch." Contents 1 Celebrities2 Literatur..
Cultural references to the novel The Catcher in the Rye
This article lists references to the novel Catcher in the Rye in popular culture. Contents 0.1 Movies0.2 Songs0.3 TV Series and Cartoons0.4 Books Movies In the 1965 British film The Collector, the book is briefly discussed leading to a heated exchange between the film's two ..
Cultural references to the Sengoku period
The sengoku-jidai (Japanese: 戦国時代), or Warring States period, was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict that lasted roughly from the middle 15th to the early 17th century. For information on the historical sengoku-jidai, please see the article S..
Cultural region
Cultural region is a term used mainly in the study of geography. Distinct cultures often do not limit their geographic coverage inside the borders of a nation state, or to smaller subdivisions of a state. To 'map' a culture, we often have to identify an actual 'cultural region', and when we do this..
Cultural relativism
Cultural relativism is the principle that an individual human's beliefs and activities make sense in terms of his or her own culture. This principle was established as axiomatic in anthropological research by Franz Boas in the first few decades of the 20th century and later popularized by Boas' stu..
Cultural representations of the Warsaw Uprising
In the 1970s the Polish United Workers' Party under the lead of Edward Gierek started to seek a "Polish way to socialism" and allowed for some liberalization of Polish history. The official propaganda started to underline that although the commanders of the Armia Krajowa were criminals, the indiv..
Cultural reproduction
In Cultural Reproduction and Social Reproduction, Bourdieu and Passeron introduced the idea of cultural reproduction (sometimes known as social reproduction), whereby existing disadvantages and inequalities are passed down from one generation to the next. This, according to Bourdieu, is partly due t..
Cultural resources management
Cultural resources management (CRM), also referred to as Cultural heritage management (CHM) is a branch of archaeology concerned with the identification, maintenance, and preservation of significant cultural sites. The subject typically receives most attention, and resources, in the face of threat,..
Cultural Revolution
A poster during the Cultural Revolution. Caption reads : The Chinese People's Liberation Army is the Great School of Mao Zedong Thought The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (; ; ; literally "Proletarian Cultural Great Revolution"; often abbreviated to 文化大革命 wénhuà dà gémìng..
Cultural rights
As the human rights movement has brought awareness to the needs of the individual throughout the world, the cultural rights movement has provoked attention to protect the rights of groups of people, or culture. Protecting a culture Cultural rights focus on groups such as religious and ethnic minor..
Cultural Satanism
Satanism is the idea that something is Satanic in nature according to Christian doctrine, even if it not factually accurate. The idea of what Satanism entails is based primarily on Christian beliefs, and could be called "Christian Satanism" for this reason. It exists as an unorganized group of i..
Cultural selection theory
Cultural selection theory is a scientific discipline that explores sociological and cultural evolution the same way that Darwinian selection theory is used to explain biological evolution. This theory is a logical extension of memetics. In memetics, memes, much like biology's genes, are information..
Cultural society Kerestinec
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Cultural society "Kerestinec" (croatian: Kulturno umjetničko društvo "Kerestinec", short version: KUD Kerestinec) was founded as a part of "Seljačka sloga" society in 1932. In the first years, the society was working as a singing choir of amateurs, and in 1934.,..
Cultural studies
Cultural studies combines sociology, social theory, literary theory, media theory, film/video studies, cultural anthropology and art history/criticism to study cultural phenomena in industrial societies. Cultural studies researchers often concentrate on how a particular phenomenon relates to matter..
Cultural subsidy
A cultural subsidy is a payment to cultural industries to ensure that some public policy purpose in culture (e.g. multiculturalism, bilingualism, Canadian Content, the French language, preservation of ballet or opera or circus arts) is preserved or perhaps overtly promoted as superior. They are con..
Cultural suppression
Cultural suppression occurs when a culture is suppressed, usually coinciding with the promotion of another culture. It is often related to cultural imperialism The person of the suppressed culture either seeks a foreign culture to adopt or creates a new one to replace it. The psychological effect..
Cultural Survival
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Founded in 1972, Cultural ..
Cultural Survival Quarterly
Publication of Cultural Survival, the leading U.S. based indigenous rights [NGO]. ..
Cultural system
A cultural system is the functional interaction between different elements of culture in a particular manner. Although a cultural system is quite different from a social system, sometimes both systems together are referred to as the sociocultural system. ..
Cultural Theory of risk
The Cultural Theory of risk, often referred to simply as Cultural Theory (with capital letters), is a theory developed in anthropology and political science to explain risk perception. Cultural Theory aims to understand why different people and social groups fear different risks. Contents 1 ..
Cultural tourism
Cultural tourism (also culture tourism) is the subset of tourism concerned with a country or region's culture, especially its arts. Cultural tourism includes tourism in urban areas, particularly historic or large cities and their cultural facilities such as museums and theatres. It can also includ..
Cultural triangle
Sri Lanka’s Cultural triangle is situated in the centre of the island and covers an area which includes the [World Heritage] cultural sites of the Sacred City of Anurahapura, the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, the Ancient City of Sigiriya, the Ancient City of Dambulla and the Sacred City o..
Cultural turn
The cultural turn describes developments in cultural studies and the sociology of culture. It describes a shift in emphasis towards meaning and on culture rather than politics or economics. This shift of emphasis occurred over a prolonged time, but particularly since the 1960s. The introduction of ..
Cultural views of suicide
Various human cultures may have views on suicide not directly or solely linked to religious views of suicide. Suicide Types of suicide Teenage suicide Euthanasia / Assisted suicide Murder-suicide Suicide bombing Ritual suicide Cult suicide Mass suicide Suicide pact Internet su..
Cultural Village of Europe
Cultural Village of Europe is a European movement that aims to claim a place for small communities. It believes that current politics treats all communities as if they were urbanised areas and that this approach leads to great problems in rural and suburban areas. The movement started in 1999, when..
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa
Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa is a football team based in Leon in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon.Founded in 1923, its plays in Segunda División B - Group 2.Her stadium is Estadio Antonio Amilivia with capacity of 13,451 seaters. Seasons 2004/2005: Segunda División B 10th2005/2006: Segu..
Cultural Zionism
Cultural Zionism is a strain of the concept of Zionism that values Jewish culture and history, including language and historical roots, rather than other Zionist ideas such as Political Zionism. The man considered to have founded the concept of cultural Zionism is Asher Ginsberg, better known as Ah..
Culturama
Each year, Nevisians celebrate their heritage during Culturama. It is Nevis' answer to the plethora of carnivals enjoyed on other Caribbean islands. Held annually in late July/early August, it celebrates Nevisians who have moved away and returned to party with their friends and family. It is a comme..
Cultura Profética
Cultura Profética is a Puerto Rican reggae band that debuted in 1996. They have toured in Puerto Rico and across Central America and the United States. Social and ecological themes figure prominently in their music, as can be noted in Fruto de la tierra ("Product of the Earth"), arguably their most..
Culture
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The word culture, from the Latin colo, -ere, with its root meaning "to cultivate", generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. Different definitions of "culture" reflect different theoret..
Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the British House of Commons, having been established in 1997. It oversees the operations of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport which replaced the defunct Department for National Heritage. Following the 2005 ge..
Culture, sport and media in the Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax Regional Municipality, often referred to as HRM, is the largest population centre in Atlantic Canada and is the cultural, sport and media centre of the Atlantic region. In addition to enjoying a lively sports and cultural life, the municipality is host to the regional broadcast centres for ..
Culture-specific syndrome
In medicine and medical anthropology, a culture-specific syndrome or culture-bound syndrome is a combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture. There are no objective biochemical or structural alterations of..
Cultured marble
Cultured marble is a mixture of resin and ground marble. It is less expensive alternative to natural marble. Source: http://www.alliancereps.com/glossary/ http://www.atlanticmarbleproducts.com ..
Cultured pearl
A cultured pearl is a pearl created by a pearl farmer under controlled conditions. Development of a Pearl A pearl is formed when some sort of small object or irritant becomes embedded in the tissue of an oyster or mollusk. In response, the mantle tissue of the mollusk secretes nacre, a combination ..
CultureGrams
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Cultureshock at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Cultureshock was the 2002 Commonwealth Games Cultural Programme which ran alongside the Games themselves. The events ranged from images of the athlete as hero in sculpture and photography (Go! Freeze, which ran at Turton Tower in Bolton to a Zulu performance at The Lowry. There was an exhibition ..
Cultures of Vision
Cultures of Vision is a book by Ron Burnett that explores the relationship between visual cultures and popular culture. External link http://www.eciad.ca/~rburnett - An extensive web site to explore the book and its contents ..
Culture (band)
Culture is a Jamaican roots rock reggae group founded in 1976. Originally they were known as the African Disciples. Critically considered one of the most authentic traditional reggae acts, at the time of the first Rolling Stone Record Guide publication, they were the only band of any genre whose e..
Culture (disambiguation)
There are several types and forms of culture: Culture in the Social Sciences Culture, the process of civilizationOrganizational culture, also known as Corporate Culture in the field of Management"Cultural Creatives" in sociologyArchaeological culture, in archaeology, a term attributed to human act..
Culture 2000
Life in the European Union CitizenshipCultureDemographicsEconomyEducationEnlargementForeignrelations GeographyHistoryLanguagesMilitaryPoliticsSportStatistics Culture 2000 is a 7-year European Union program, which has among its key objectives preserving and enhancing Europe's cultural her..
Culture and Anarchy
Culture and Anarchy is a book by Matthew Arnold, first published in 1869. Arnold's famous piece of writing on culture established his High Victorian cultural agenda which remained dominant in debate from the 1860s until the 1950s. According to his view advanced in the book, "Culture [... ..
Culture and menstruation
See also: menstrual taboo. The relationship between culture and menstruation is expressed in many ways. A variety of menstrual-related traditions exist. Contents 1 Buddhism2 Christianity3 Hinduism4 Ayyavazhi5 Islam6 Judaism7 Sikhism8 Tribal societies9&nbs..
Culture and Society
Culture and Society, by Raymond Williams, 1958. How the notion of culture was developed in 18th, 19th and 20th century writing. When first published, this work was widely regarded as having overturned conventional social and historical thinking about culture. It argues that the notion of culture ..
Culture and Society 1780-1950
Culture and Society 1780-1950 (ISBN 0231057016) is a book on culture by Raymond Williams, first published in 1958. Raymond Williams' most influential book, it is perhaps most famous for coining the phrase 'cultural studies'. Influenced by both Karl Marx and F. R. Leavis, Williams applies the appara..
Culture and traditions of the Ateneo de Manila
Contents 1 Culture, sports, and traditions2 The Ateneo name3 ''Lux in Domino''4 Seal5 Marian devotion5.1 ''A Song for Mary''6 Colors: blue and white7 Mascot: the Blue Eagle8 Cheering tradition9 See also10 External link Culture, sports, and ..
Culture areas of North America
The indigenous peoples of North America have been classified, by ethnographers, into regional cultural areas. See also Classification of indigenous peoples of the Americas ..
Culture at Diocesan College
This article is about culture at Bishops. For the school, see Diocesan College. As a school which promotes the arts and culture the school holds events of this nature – the most important of which is the Bishops Eisteddfod whereby the eight houses compete against each other around June each year ..
Culture Beat
Culture Beat is a German Eurodance act fronted by lead singer Tania Evans and Jay Supreme and produced by Torsten Fenslau (d. November 6 1993 in a car accident, age 29). While Lana Earl also known as Lana E. was the first singer for the group, Tania Evans replaced her in 1993, thus being featured..
Culture Brain
Culture Brain (カルチャーブレーン) is a small Japanese videogame developer and publisher that was founded in October 5, 1980. The company was originally called Micro Academy until 1987 when it changed its name to "Culture Brain". In North America, the company is best known for its video ga..
Culture by region
Cultures of the world is the aggregate of regional variations in culture, both by nation and ethnic group and more broadly, by larger regional variations. Similarities in culture often occur in geographically nearby peoples. Both summaries of each region's major cultural characteristics as well as..
Culture Club
Culture Club was a popular 1980s English pop group, perhaps most noticeable for their gender-bending frontman Boy George. The other members of the band were Roy Hay on guitars and keyboards, Mikey Craig playing bass and Jon Moss (ex Damned, London and Adam and the Ants) on drums. Before the form..
Culture collection
A culture collection is a collection of microorganisms that is maintained by an academic institution. A culture collection can contain: fungiyeastsbacteriaplasmids*with constructs expressing proteins*for vector use e.g. American Type Culture Collection The used preservation methods can be: cryopr..
Culture Day
Culture Day (文化の日, Bunka-no-hi) is a national holiday held annually in Japan on November 3 for the purpose of promoting culture, the arts, and academics. Festivities typically include art exhibitions, parades, and award ceremonies for distinguished artists and scholars. History November 3 ..
Culture for Pigeon
Culture for Pigeon is the third official release from Tracy + the Plastics and the band's second full-length album. It was released in 2004 on Troubleman Unlimited. Culture for Pigeon includes a DVD with two of Wynne Greenwood's video pieces which bridges the gap between listening to a CD of Tracy..
Culture Genocide
Cultural Genocide is a term that describes the extermination of one small culture by a larger culture. Due to the lack of understanding, specifically by Western Cultures, caused many small cultural techniques, languages, and other ritual to be forbidden and eventually abolished. However, a small p..
Culture hero
A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery. A typical culture hero might be credited as the discoverer of fire, or agriculture, songs, tradition and religion, and is usually the most im..
Culture Inc
Contents 1 Culture Inc.2 8 Clever Ways to Say Nothing3 Band Formation4 Culture Inc. Credits Culture Inc. Culture Inc. is a rock band from Bergen County, NJ originally formed in August 2004 by Don Ryan. The earliest stages of the band included Don Ryan (vocals, guitar), Juan S..
Culture industry
The term culture industry was coined by Theodor Adorno (1903-1969) and Max Horkheimer (1895-1973). They argued that popular culture is like a factory producing standardized cultural goods to manipulate the masses into passivity; the easy pleasures available through consumption of popular culture mak..
Culture in Ann Arbor, Michigan
The culture of Ann Arbor, Michigan includes various attractions and events, many of which are connected with the University of Michigan. Contents 1 Cultural history2 University of Michigan attractions3 Venues4 Institutions5 Museums and attractions6 Events6.1 ..
Culture in Boston, Massachusetts
The culture of Boston, Massachusetts, shares many roots with greater New England, including a dialect of the Eastern New England accent popularly known as Boston English. The city has its own unique slang, which has existed for many years. Boston was, and is still, a major destination of Irish imm..
Culture in Glasgow
The city of Glasgow, Scotland, has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and from football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums that include those devoted to transport, religion, and modern art. The city often hosts exhibitions and eve..
Culture in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan has a rich cultural life in music, theatre and dance, amply supported by the substantial fine arts constituency at the University of Regina, which has a large fine arts department including faculties of music and theatre. At various times this has attracted notable artistic tale..
Culture in Stockholm
Museums Stockholm is rife with museums. Here are but a few: Skansen - An open air heritage museum and zooVasa Museum, dedicated to the restored Vasa, a ship that sunk in 1628Moderna museet, the Museum of Modern Art.Swedish National Museum of Fine Arts [link] - The National Museum of Art..
Culture in Toronto
Toronto is a city of many museums, theatres, events and sports. It is also one of the most ethnically diverse cities in Canada and the world. This means that there are many cultures which bring along their traditions and music. It is also home to the Canadian National Exhibition one of Canada's larg..
Culture jamming
Culture jamming is the act of transforming existing mass media to produce negative commentary about itself, using the original medium's communication method. It is a form of public activism which is generally in opposition to commercialism, and the vectors of corporate image. The aim of culture ja..
Culture Magazine
Culture Magazine ® is the hugely successful free youth lifestyle publication that was founded by UK entrepreneur Glynn Pegler in 2000. Officially launched as a regional glossy magazine in 2001 with partners including The Princes Trust and Millennium Commission, Culture Magazine attracted some of ..
Culture Minister of Denmark
Danish Culture Minister of Denmark Brian Mikkelsen Culture Minister of Denmark (Danish: Kulturminister) is the Danish political minister office responsible for culture. The political responsibility for culture, as well as church and education, was with the Kultus Minister from 1848 to 1916 w..
Culture of Afghanistan
The culture of Afghanistan has been around for millennia. Afghanistan's culture is largely influenced by Islam but has also been influenced by religions such as Buddhism and Zoroastrianism. Afghanistan has been a crossroads for India, Iran, and Central Asia which has influenced its culture. Conten..
Culture of Africa
Culture of Africa encompasses and includes all cultures which were ever in the continent of Africa. The continent Africa was the birthplace of the hominin subfamily and the genus Homo, including eight species, of which only Homo sapiens survive. Human culture in Africa is as old as the human rac..
Culture of Albania
Albanian drummers playing in the street of Prizren, Kosovo Contents 1 Literature of Albania1.1 Early literature2 Sports in Albania3 Television and radio in Albania4 See also5 See also6 External links Literature of Albania Early literature The oldest k..
Culture of Alberta
Alberta is well known for its warm and outgoing friendliness and frontier spirit. Summer brings many festivals to the province. Edmonton's Fringe Festival is the world's second largest after Edinburgh's. Edmonton also hosts some of Canada's largest Folk Festivals, Multicultural Festivals, and He..
Culture of ancient Rome
Ancient Roman culture evolved throughout the almost 1200-year history of that civilization. The term refers to the culture of the Roman Republic, later the Roman Empire, which, at peak, covered an area from Cumbria and Morocco to the Euphrates. Life in ancient Rome revolved around the city of R..
Culture of Ancient Rus
The culture of ancient Rus can be divided into different historical periods of the Middle Ages. During the Kievan period (989-), the principalities of Kievan Rus’ came under the sphere of influence of the Byzantine Empire, one of the most advanced cultures of the time, and adopted Christianity. ..
Culture of Andorra
Andorran culture is Catalan in essence, since the native-born population of Andorra is Catalan. However, it has given a significant and easily identifiable contribution to the conglomerate of Catalan culture. Two writers renowned in Catalonia and the region, Michèle Gazier and Ramon Villeró, both..
Culture of Angola
The most famous Angolan folk song is Kumbaya (Come by here, my Lord). However, its origin in Angola is disputed by those linguists who believe it to have originated in Gullah, a creole language from the South Carolina / Georgia coast. If this is correct, then the song must have been exported to ..
Culture of Argentina
Argentina by subject Economy History Politics Geography Demographics Culture Religion Education Tourism Transport Communications Military Foreign relations The culture of Argentina is as varied as the country's geography or its ethnic mix. Argentine culture has been primarily informed and in..
Culture of Armenia
Over the years Armenia has developed a modern, unique and successful culture. Many aspects of the culture are based on the geography, literature and music of the people. The culture is similar and yet distinct from many of the bordering countries like Russia, Georgia, and Iran as well as Mediterrane..
Culture of Aruba
Aruba, one of the many islands that make up the Caribbean, was first discovered and claimed by the Spanish in 1499. Yet evidence and records show that the Spanish were definitely not the first people on the island. In fact, painted petrographs left behind on walls and the ceilings of caves to escav..
Culture of Asia
For discussion of the area sometimes termed southwest Asia, see Middle East. The culture of Asia is the artificial aggregate of the cultural heritage of many nationalities, societies, religions, and ethnic groups in the region, traditionally called a continent from a Western-centric perspective, o..
Culture of Australia
The original culture of Australia can only be surmised: cultural patterns among the remote descendants of the first Australians cannot be assumed to be unchanged after 53,000 (or more) years of human habitation of the continent. Much more is known about the richly diverse cultures of modern Aborigin..
Culture of Austria
Culture on the territory of what is today Austria can be traced back to around 1050 B.C. with the Hallstatt and La Tène cultures. However, a culture of Austria as we know it today began to take shape when the Austrian lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire, with the Privilegium Minus of 1156, whi..
Culture of Azerbaijan
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Culture of Bahrain
Contents 1 People & Heritage1.1 Traditional dresses2 Media3 Arts, Music & Dance4 Food and Drink5 Festivals, Customs & Rituals6 Places7 See also People & Heritage Nearly five-sevenths of the population is Arab, and most are native-born Bahrainis, but so..
Culture of Bangalore
Bangalore is the capital and largest city in the Indian state of Karnataka. With a population of over 6 million, the city is the 3rd largest city in India and 27th largest city in the world. Bangalore is of the more ethnically diverse cities in the country, with over 62% of the city's population com..
Culture of Bangladesh
The culture of Bangladesh has a unique history, dating back more than 2500 years ago. The land, the rivers and the lives of the common people formed a rich heritage with marked differences from neighboring regions. It has evolved over the centuries, and encompasses the cultural diversity of several ..
Culture of Barbados
The culture of Barbados is a blend of West African and British culture. The Bajan, or Barbadian Creole, dialect is an iconic part of the culture. The music of Barbados is an important part of the country's culture. The Landship is a Barbadian tradition. It mimics and parodies the Royal Navy, and..
Culture of Belarus
Contents 1 Dress2 World Heritage Sites3 Food4 Theater5 Russification6 Festivals7 Sport Dress Traditional Belarusian dress originated from the time of Kievan Rus, and continues to be worn today at special functions. Due to the cool climate of Belarus, the clot..
Culture of Belgium
A discussion of Belgian culture requires discussing both those aspects of cultural life shared by 'all' or most of the Belgians, regardless of what language they speak, and also, the differences between the main cultural communities, the Flemings and the French-speakers from Brussels and Wallonia. ..
Culture of Bermuda
The Culture of Bermuda reflects the heritage of its people, who are of African and European descent. Although Bermuda is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, there are also strong historical links with the United States, Canada, and the former British colonies in the Caribbean. To visitors..
Culture of Bhutan
Cradled in the folds of the Himalayas, Bhutan has relied on its geographic isolation to protect itself from outside cultural influences. A sparsely populated country bordered by India to the south and China to the north, Bhutan has long maintained a policy of strict isolationism, both culturally an..
Culture of Bolivia
Bolivia by subject Economy History Politics Geography Demographics Culture Religion Education Tourism Transport Communications Military Foreign relations Bolivia is a Latin country in South America located at the Andes mountains. It has a significant Native American population which mixed Spa..
Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina encompasses: Contents 1 Ancient cultural heritage2 Writers3 Films4 Music5 Food Ancient cultural heritage Bosnian Cyrillic Writers Ivo Andric - Nobel Prize laureate of 1961Musa Casim Catic - early 20th century poetMak Dizdar- the pre-e..
Culture of Botswana
Contents 1 Note2 Writers3 Botswana in literature4 Visual arts5 See also Note Besides referring to the language of the dominant people groups in Botswana, Setswana is the adjective used to describe the rich cultural traditions of the Batswana - whether construed as members..
Culture of Brazil
Brazilian culture is of a very diverse nature. The religion of most Brazilians is Christianity. In fact, Brazil is the largest country in the world whose predominant religion is Roman Catholicism. Many other beliefs over time have been incorporated into the Brazilian catholic belief system such as ..
Culture of Bristol
Bristol is a city in south west England. As the largest city in the region it is a centre for the arts and sport. The region has a distinct dialect. Contents 1 Sport2 Events3 Theatre4 Music5 Museums6 Media7 Dialect8 Graffiti9 External links10 Re..
Culture of Brittany
Brittany is the name used to represent the ancient state of Brittany. Today the name Bretagne is used to denote the administrative area (région), whose capital is Rennes. The culture of Brittany is made up of a mixture of French and Celtic culture. Within France, Breton culture is closest regiona..
Culture of Brunei
Two-thirds of the population are Malay, with the remainder consisting of Chinese and Indians but also others like Dayaks and Belaits. The culinary arts are primarily Malay with influences of Chinese, and, to a lesser extent, Indian. Brunei is the wealthiest nation- the people pay no income tax and r..
Culture of Bulgaria
Bulgarian culture is a mix mostly of Thracian, Slavic and Bulgar cultures, but there are Byzantine, Turkish, Greek, Roma (Gypsy) and other influences. Social Conventions Music Main article: Music of Bulgaria Bulgarian folk music is unique in its complex harmonies and highly irregular rhythms. ..
Culture of Burkina Faso
Two key elements of the culture of Burkina Faso are masks and dancing. The masks used in this region are made for producing sacrifices to the gods and animal spirits around the peoples' villages, to show them they are wanting to be blessed by these spirits. Art and cinema The Popular Theatre in Oua..
Culture of Burundi
The culture of Burundi includes: Music of BurundiList of writers from BurundiFootball in Burundi ..
Culture of Cambodia
The Culture of Cambodia has had a rich and varied history dating back many centuries. The majority of Cambodians (nearly 90%) are of Khmer heritage, and an even greater proportion speak the Khmer language, the official language of Cambodia. Other languages spoken include French, Chinese and Vietnam..
Culture of Cameroon
Holidays Movable holidays in Cameroon include: Christian: Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday Muslim: 'Id al-Fitr and 'Id al-Adha See also: Music of Cameroon, Cuisine of Cameroon, List of writers from Cameroon, Cameroon Main holidays DateEnglish Name January 1New Year's Day February 11N..
Culture of Canada
The culture of Canada, as a product of a North American developed nation, shares many common cultural roots with the United States. While the two countries share some aspects of a common cultural heritage, there is also a separately identifiable Canadian culture. Some distinctions of this culture ar..
Culture of Cape Verde
The Culture of Cape Verde features literatures including Claridade, Negrume and others and writers including Sergio Frusoni, Manuel Lopes, Ovídio Martins and more. The culture also has music proprieties including morna, funana, coladera, tabanka and more. Cesária Évora, Tcheka and other Capever..
Culture of capitalism
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Culture of Chicago
The culture of Chicago, Illinois, is known for various forms of performing arts, such as improvisational comedy, and music, such as Chicago blues and soul. The city is also known for various culinary dishes, notably the deep-dish pizza. Contents 1 Performing arts2 Music3 Cuisine4&..
Culture of Chile
Culture of Chile. Northern Chile was an important center of culture in the medieval and early modern Inca empire, while indigneous Mapuche and other Araucanian cultures developed in the Central and Southern regions. Culture was afterwards dominated by the Spanish during the Colonial and early Repub..
Culture of China
Ornamental jar from the Kingdom of Wu (222-280 CE) of the Three Kingdoms period. A Chinese Tang Dynasty tri-color glazed porcelain horse (ca. 700 CE), using yellow, green and white colors. Chinese calligraphy written by Song Dynasty (1051-1108 CE) poet Mi Fu. For centuries, the Chine..
Culture of Colombia
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Culture of Cornwall
Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, though administratively part of England, has many cultural differences from the culture of England. These cultural differences are central to the Cornish independence movement, which advocates ceremonial independence from England. Due to its celtic-derived tradi..
Culture of corruption
"Culture of corruption" is a political slogan popularized by members of the Democratic Party in the United States as part of a campaign to place in doubt the character of Republican Party politicans. It is a political tactic to erode support from an electoral base that is very intolerant of such ..
Culture of Costa Rica
Costa Rica was the point where the Mesoamerican and South American native cultures met. The north of the country was the southernmost point of Mayan influence when the Spanish conquistadores came in the 16th century. On the opposite, the central and southern portions of the country had Chibcha influ..
Culture of Côte d'Ivoire
The culture of Côte d'Ivoire is ethnically diverse. More than sixty indigenous ethnic groups are often cited, although this number may be reduced to seven clusters of ethnic groups by classifying small units together on the basis of common cultural and historical characteristics. These may be reduc..
Culture of Croatia
Contents 1 History2 Arts and literature3 Education4 People5 Places6 Sports and entertainment7 External links History The culture of Croatia has roots in a long history: the Croats have been inhabiting the area for thirteen centuries, but there are important remn..
Culture of Cuba
As Cuba is a meeting point of both European, African and Amerindian cultures, the culture of Cuba is unique and diverse. Much of it, especially Cuban music, is known worldwide. Contents 1 Music2 Entertainment3 Sport4 Cuisine5 Religion6 Language7 Street impressio..
Culture of Dallas, Texas
This article is about the culture of Dallas, Texas (USA). Contents 1 People2 Arts3 Media4 Religion5 Events6 Architecture People The people of Dallas, Dallasites, are stereotypically proud, [[wiktionary:cosmopolitan|cosmopolitan]], and sophisticated. The city itsel..
Culture of death
Culture of death has two distinct meanings: A term coined by John Paul II used in contemporary political discourse in many countries, including the United States and Poland to describe certain positions, such as abortion, euthanasia, cloning and capital punishment that contrast with what they call t..
Culture of Denmark
The Culture of Denmark is inherently hard to define. None the less, there are some general characteristics often associated with Danish society and everyday culture. Danes are generally a reserved people, though they are often considered positively outgoing compared to their northern cousins in Norw..
Culture of Detroit, Michigan
The culture of Detroit, Michigan, has been closely associated with various forms of popular music in the 20th century, notably with Motown. The city's culture has also been associated with the automobile, as well as by the large role industry plays in the city's economy. Contents 1 Music and..
Culture of Djibouti
Culture of Djibouti - The Republic of Djibouti is ethnically diverse, due to its strategic location at the crossroads of trade and commerce. Its population consists of 652,000 citizens. Sixty percent are Somali, thirty-five percent are Afar, and French, Arab, and other minorities make up the remaini..
Culture of Dominica
Amerindians The first settlers on the island arrived on Dominica about 400 BC, when the Arawaks, a group of peaceful hunter-gatherers, established villages after island-hopping across the Caribbean. The more aggressive hunter-gatherers, the Carib Indians (both descendants of the Ciboney tribe), ann..
Culture of East Timor
The Culture of East Timor reflects numerous cultural influences, including Portuguese, Roman Catholic and Malay, on the indigenous Austronesian cultures in East Timor. Contents 1 Literature2 Music3 Religion4 Hair removal Literature Easily the most famous East Timorese aut..
Culture of Ecuador
The majority of the Ecuadorian population is mestizo, a mixture of both European and Amerindian ancestry, and much like their ancestry, the national culture is also a blend of these two sources, along with influences from slaves from Africa. 95% of Ecuadorians are Roman Catholic. Ecuador can be spl..
Culture of Egypt
Life inEgypt Culture Politics Education Economy Population Arts and entertainment Holidays Languages Human rights Poverty Social issues Religion Social structure Standard of living [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit box] The Culture of Egypt has five thousa..
Culture of England
The culture of England is sometimes difficult to separate clearly from the culture of the United Kingdom, so influential has English culture been on the cultures of the British Isles and, on the other hand, given the extent to which other cultures have influenced life in England. Contents 1 ..
Culture of entitlement
The culture of entitlement is a culture where individuals expect to receive entitlements such as social services. The connotation associated with the term is that the individuals who believe they are entitled to these goods and services have done nothing to deserve these benefits and expect to recei..
Culture of Equatorial Guinea
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Culture of Eritrea
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Culture of Ethiopia
The culture of Ethiopia is very multi-faceted. Among many traditions, respect (especially of one's elders) is very important. In Ethiopian culture it is customary to rise up out of one's seat or give up one's bed for an older friend or family member, even if they may be just a year older. Contents..
Culture of Europe
Life in the European Union CitizenshipCultureDemographicsEconomyEducationEnlargementForeignrelations GeographyHistoryLanguagesMilitaryPoliticsSportStatistics The Culture of Europe might better be described as a series of overlapping cultures of Europe. Whether it be a question of West as ..
Culture of fear
Culture of fear is a term that refers to the feelings of fear and anxiety that predominate in contemporary public discourse and relationships, changing how we relate to one another as individuals and as democratic agents. Though each of these theses may provide different accounts for the sources an..
Culture of Fear: Risk Taking and the Morality of Low Expectation
Culture of Fear:Risk Taking and the Morality of Low Expectationby Frank Furedi [Image of book cover required here] Frank Furedi chronology(books as sole author) Colonial Wars and the Politics of Third World Nationalism(1994) Culture of Fear: Risk Taking and the Morality of Low Expectati..
Culture of Fiji
As a multiracial and multicultural nation, Fiji's culture is a rich mosaic of indigenous, Indian, and European traditions. The main focus of this article is traditions native to Fiji; customs of immigrant cultures are covered more fully in other articles. For the culture of Indo-Fijians, see Cultu..
Culture of Finland
The Culture of Finland is inherently hard to define. However, there are some general characteristics often associated with Finnish society and every day culture. Finns are generally a reserved people, like other Nordic peoples in Norway or Sweden. Traditionally, Finns enjoy peace and nature, thou..
Culture of France
Life in France Culture Politics Education Economy Arts and entertainment Holidays Languages Human rights Poverty Social issues Religion Sports and three headed cats Social structure Standard of living [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit box] The culture o..
Culture of Georgia
The culture of Georgia has evolved over the country's long history, providing it with a unique national culture and a strong literary tradition based on the Georgian language and alphabet. This has provided a strong sense of national identity that has helped to preserve Georgian distinctiveness desp..
Culture of Germany
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a significant German poet This article deals with the Culture of Germany as a political state within Europe; for a review of the culture of the German-speaking world, see German Culture. Contents 1 Culture of Germany in prose2 Religious tradition..
Culture of Ghana
Ghana is a country of 18 million people comprising over 60 ethnic groups. Fifty two major languages and hundreds of dialects are spoken in Ghana, and English, the official language of Ghana, is spoken by many. Like most other African nations Ghana has rich traditional cultures that differ from one e..
Culture of Gibraltar
The Culture of Gibraltar reflects Gibraltarians' diverse origins. While there are Spanish and British influences, a result of the territory's status as a British 'overseas territory' (colony) and its proximity to Spain, the ethnic origins of most Gibraltarians are a mix of Andalusian Spaniards,Genoe..
Culture of Greece
Greece is often referred to as the cradle of Western civilisation and ancient Athens was considered to be its centre. The Parthenon in Athens is an enduring symbol of Greek culture. The culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, with its beginnings in the Mycaenaen and Minoan Civi..
Culture of Greenland
The culture of Greenland has much in common with Inuit tradition, as the majority of people are descended from Inuit. Many people still go ice-fishing and there are annual dog-sled races in which everyone with a team participates. However, Greenland has now become somewhat of a tourist attraction. ..
Culture of Grenada
Grenada's French colonists brought along their culture, as did the African slaves they brought across the Atlantic for agricultural work. The combination of these cultures is what you will find on this island. Indians have also influenced the island culture in more recent years. Importantly, many ..
Culture of Guatemala
The culture of Guatemala reflects strong Mayan and Spanish influences and continues to be defined as a contrast between poor Mayan villagers in the rural highlands, and the urbanized and relatively wealthy mestizos population (known in Guatemala as ladinos) who occupy the cities and surrounding agri..
Culture of Guyana
The Culture of the South American nation, Guyana, is very similar to that of the English speaking Caribbean. It is so similar that Guyana is included and accepted as a Caribbean Nation. Only its geographical location separates it from the rest. Guyana shares similar interests with these islands in t..
Culture of Haiti
The Culture of Haiti encompasses a variety of traditions, from native customs to practices imported during French colonization. Contents 1 Religion of Haiti2 Vodun3 Protestant Churches4 External links Religion of Haiti In Haiti, the most widely practiced religions are Catholi..
Culture of Hawaii
The culture of Hawaii has its origins in the traditional culture of the Native Hawaiians. As Hawaii has become a home to many different ethnic groups in the last 200 years, each ethnic group has added elements of its own culture to local life. Today, contemporary culture in Hawaii is a mix of the d..
Culture of Himachal Pradesh
Contents 1 Overview1.1 Regions2 Language3 Literature4 Performing arts5 Visual arts6 Recreation and sports7 Cuisine8 Popular media9 Religion and philosophy10 References11 External links Overview Regions Language Literature Performing ..
Culture of Honduras
Honduras has a diverse culture. The second largest country in Central America (after Nicaragua), it has four distinct geographical areas, the highlands in the interior, the Caribbean coast, the sparsely inhabited Mosquito Coast, and the lowlands near the Gulf of Fonseca, on Honduras' Pacific coas..
Culture of Hong Kong
Aberdeen Harbour and jetty where one can catch a sampan to the floating restaurant. Chinese people in Hong Kong have adopted many western folkways, but a substantial number of them still adhere to traditional Chinese traditions on various aspects of social living; for instance family solidari..
Culture of Houston
A large, cosmopolitan city with a small town feel, Houston is unique among other major cities due to its Southern hospitality and can-do attitude. Officially, Houston is nicknamed the "Space City" as it is home to NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, where Mission Control Center is located...
Culture of Hungary
The culture of Hungary is rich and varied, from the twin cities of Buda and Pest on the Danube, to the Great Plain bordering Ukraine. Hungary today came from the Austro-hungarian empire. Hungary has great folk traditions, producing embroideries, pottery, decorated buildings, and carvings. Hungarian ..
Culture of Iceland
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Culture of India
Taj Mahal, a popular icon of India The culture of India is one of the oldest in the world. India has managed to preserve its culture and traditions throughout various eras of history and all the while absorbing customs, traditions and ideas from both invaders and immigrants. Many cultural prac..
Culture of Indonesia
Statue of Dewi Sri — Ubud, Bali This article is about the culture of Indonesia. Indonesia includes numerous related but distinct cultural and linguistic groups, many of which are ethnically Malay. Contents 1 Overview2 Performing arts2.1 Music2.2 Dance2.3 Dram..
Culture of Iran
The Persian Arts Architecture Miniatures Literature Folklore Cinema Cuisine Dance Music Motifs Jewels Carpets Gardens Painting Tileworks Handicrafts Safavid era painting kept at The Grand Shah Abbas Caravanserai Hotel in Isfahan. The first sentence of prominent Iranologi..
Culture of Iraq
Iraq has one of the world's oldest cultural histories. Contents 1 Historical1.1 Archaeological losses2 Modern culture2.1 Idioms3 See also4 External links Historical What is now Iraq was one of the cradles of civilization in ancient Mesopotamia. One of the great achi..
Culture of Ireland
A page from the Book of Kells. The culture of the people living on the island of Ireland is far from monolithic. Many notable cultural divides exist between the rural people and city dwellers, between the Catholic and Protestant people of Northern Ireland, between the Irish-speaking people wit..
Culture of Israel
State of Israel Geography Land of Israel · Districts · Cities Transport · Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Sea of Galilee Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Haifa History of Israel Zionism · Timeline ·Aliyah · Herzl · Flag Balfour · Mand..
Culture of Italy
Italian culture is as varied and diverse as the Italian people. The culture of Italy can be found in the Roman ruins remaining in much of the country, the precepts of the Roman Catholic Church, the spirit of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, the architecture, and on the terraces of the many fo..
Culture of Jamaica
Jamaican culture represents a rich blend of cultures that have since inhabited the island. Spanish and British settlers, and West African slaves brought cultural elements, as did East Asian and Indian immigrants who came to the island as indentured servants. Contents 1 Tainos2 Rastafari..
Culture of Japan
After several waves of immigration from the Asian continent and nearby Pacific islands, followed by a heavy importation of culture from China and Korea, the inhabitants of Japan experienced a long period of relative isolation from the outside world under the Tokugawa shogunate until the arrival of t..
Culture of Jersey
Bilingual pub sign in English and Jèrriais. The monstrous black dog is traditionally said to haunt Bouley Bay. The culture of Jersey is the culture of the Bailiwick of Jersey. This has been shaped by Jersey's indigenous Norman language and traditions as well as French and British cultural inf..
Culture of Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Geography Governorates · Cities Transport · The Mediterranean Dead Sea · Red Sea · Amman History of Jordan Transjordan · Black September Sykes-Picot Agreement · Mandate of Palastine · PLO Arab-Israeli conflict 1948 War
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Culture of Kazakhstan
Kazakh culture began to develop in the 13th century. Kazakh culture is largely influenced by a Turkic nomadic lifestyle and Islam. Kazakhs are typically Sunni Muslims. Before the Russian conquest, the Kazaks had a well-articulated culture based on their nomadic pastoral economy. Although Islam w..
Culture of Kenya
A woman in a traditional Kenyan outfit Culture of Kenya - Kenya has no unique culture that identifies it. With such diverse regional peoples such as the Swahili along the coast, several pastoralist communities mainly in the North and the different communities in Central and Western regions, ha..
Culture of Kerala
Kerala is a southern most state of India. Kerala's culture — its civilization, artistic forms, beliefs, and worldview — are largely Dravidian in origin. Kerala can largely trace its non-prehistoric cultural genesis to its membership (around the 3rd century CE) in a vaguely-defined h..
Culture of Kiribati
Kiribati combat arts Kiribati has a history of contrived and ritualized duels. The armor was made of thickly woven sennet, a kind of coconut fiber. The duelists wore helmets made of blowfish remains. The helmets were resilient and, due to the structure of blowfish, covered with many points, whic..
Culture of Kochi
Kochi ([pronunciation][Media help?]·[i]; Malayalam: കൊച്ചി [Kocci]); formerly known as Cochin) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The culture of the city can be termed as predominantly South Indian. Residents of Kochi are known as Kochiites..
Culture of Korea
:This article is about the traditional culture of Korea. For the modern'' culture, see contemporary culture of North Korea and contemporary culture of South Korea. Joseon dynasty court architecture Lotus Lantern Festival The traditional culture of Korea is historically shared by North Ko..
Culture of Kraków
Kraków is considered by many to be Poland’s capital of culture. The city boasts one of the best museums in the country and some famous theaters. It counts two Nobel Prize winners in literature among its residents (Wisława Szymborska and Czesław Miłosz). It is also home to one of the world’s ..
Culture of Kuwait
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Kuwaiti culture is quite a unique one, well known for its hospitality and generosity. Contents 1 Ho..
Culture of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan has a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures, with the Kyrgyz being the majority group. In 1994, the population of Kyrgyzstan was estimated as being 52% ethnic Kyrgyz, 22 % Russians, 14,5 %Uzbek,1.9%Tatar 0,5% Ukrainian,and small community of Germans (see Bergtal). Of some potential pol..
Culture of Laos
Theravadan Buddhism has contributed greatly to the Lao culture. It is reflected throughout the country both in its language to the temple as well as art, literature, performing arts, etc. Laotian music is dominated by its national instrument, the khaen (a type of bamboo pipe). Bands typically incl..
Culture of Lebanon
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Culture of Liberia
The culture of Liberia reflects this nation's diverse ethnicities and long history. Contents 1 Tribes of Liberia1.1 Bassa1.2 Dei and Gola1.3 Emigrants from Mali1.4 Repatriates1.5 Immigrants from Côte d'Ivoire1.6 From the Sudan1.7 1800s2 Arts3 La..
Culture of Libya
Libyan Food Libyan cuisine is a mixture of Arabic and Mediterranean, with a strong Italian influence. Italy's legacy from the days when Libya was an Italian colony can be seen in the popularity of pasta on its menus, particularly macaroni. A famous local dish is couscous, which is a boiled cer..
Culture of Liechtenstein
Due to its small size, external influences from other states have made a lot of impact on Liechtenstein's culture. The country is too small to have much of a self-contained cultural area. The Historical Society of the Principality of Liechtenstein plays a role in preserving the culture and history o..
Culture of life
The phrase "culture of life" is a rhetorical term arising from Roman Catholic doctrine, used frequently by Republicans in United States politics. It is shorthand for a concept that human life, at all stages from conception through to natural death, is sacred. As such, a "culture of life" is opposed..
Culture of Lithuania
Contents 1 Pre-Lithuanian period (before the 10th century AD)2 Period of the Lithuanian nation rising (10th – 14th centuries)3 The Early Christian period (The end of 14th – middle of 15th century)3.1 The christening of Lithuania3.2 Cultural changes in lower estates3...
Culture of London
For a wider coverage of London, visit the [[Portal:London|London Portal]]. London is an international centre of culture in terms of arts, music, festivals, museums and much more. The diversity of cultures within London is so great that easy definition is impossible. The city is home to more than 30..
Culture of Luxembourg
The culture of Luxembourg refers to the cultural life and traditions of the small European nation of Luxembourg. Most citizens are trilingual; speaking the Germanic Frankish dialect of Letzebuergesch, and also German and French. As such, the country has been overshadowed by the culture of its neighb..
Culture of Macau
Macau's population consists of mostly Han Chinese with a minority (less than 2%) of Portuguese. The official language until the handover from Portugal to the People's Republic of China in 1999 was Portuguese. The primary language of the population is Cantonese. Mandarin is also spoken when necessa..
Culture of Malaysia
Malaysian culture is a mixture of Malay, Chinese, Indian, and various indigenous tribes dating back to more than fifteen hundred years ago from a Malay kingdom in Lembah Bujang with traders from China and India. The first Chinese to settle in the Straits Settlements, primarily in and around Mala..
Culture of Malta
The culture of Malta reflects the various influences of different countries, namely Italy and the United Kingdom, which ruled Malta until 1964. The Maltese are overwhelmingly Roman Catholic and the influence of the Church is strong, with divorce, but especially euthanasia and abortion still being ba..
Culture of Mauritius
The culture of Mauritius involves the blending of several cultures from Mauritius's history, as well as individual culture arising indigenously. Mauritius is a multicultural country, but some have observed that it is not yet a nation where people look more in the direction of the land of their fore..
Culture of medieval Poland
The new customs spread as the Church also acted as the state's educational system. Church run schools with Latin trivium (grammar, rhetoric, dialectic) and quadrivium (mathematics, geometry, astrology, and music) and was helped by various religious orders which established monasteries throughout..
Culture of Mexico
The culture of Mexico reflects the complexity of Mexico's history through the blending of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican civilizations and the culture of Spain, imparted during Spain's 300-year colonization of Mexico. from the United States have shaped Mexican culture, and to a lesser extent, influences..
Culture of Moldova
The Culture of Moldova has been influenced primarily by its Romanian origin, the roots of which reach back to the second century A.D., the period of Roman colonization in Dacia. This is due to the fact that the majority of the population of Moldova, Moldovans, are of common ethnicity with Romanians...
Culture of Mongolia
Cave paintings from the Khoud Tsenker region The culture of Mongolia can be described as homogeneous. 96% of the Mongolia's population are Vajrayana Buddhists in the Tibetan tradition. The official language, Khalkha Mongol, is spoken by 90% of the population. Mongolia has its own ethnic grou..
Culture of Montenegro
Contents 1 Dances2 Literacy3 Paintings4 Clans Dances The Montenegrin dance is called the Oro, a circle dance that involves dancers standing on each other's shoulders in a circle while one or two dancers are dancing in the middle while the gusle and drums are playing. Literacy..
Culture of Morocco
Red & green in Berber Marrakech (Southern Morocco) Blue & white in Moorish Chefchaouen (Northern Morocco) Culture of Morocco - Morocco is a country of multi-ethnic groups with a rich culture and civilization. Through Moroccan history, Morocco hosted many people coming from both East (Be..
Culture of Myanmar
Burmese girl painted with thanaka The culture of Myanmar has been heavily influenced by Buddhism. Its neighbours, including India, Thailand, and China have made major contributions to Burmese culture. In more recent times British colonial rule has influenced aspects of Burmese culture, partic..
Culture of Närke
Närke, is a province in Central Sweden, which historically formed part of Svealand. The name of the province is partly derived from an old name for the people of the province, the Njarar (Njars) or Nerikjar (today Närkingar). The root nari, neri is cognate to English narrow and refers to the narr..
Culture of Nauru
The displacement of the conventional Culture of Nauru by contemporary western influences is very clearly visible on the island. Only little remains preserved from the old customs. The traditions of arts and crafts are lost nearly completely. Contents 1 Arts and crafts2 Language and edu..
Culture of Nepal
The culture of Nepal, the rich cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Nepal, has evolved over centuries. This multidimensional cultural heritage encompasses within itself cultural diversities of various ethnic, tribal, and social groups, located at different altitudes, and is also manifested in various..
Culture of New Orleans
The people and culture of New Orleans have made New Orleans, Louisiana unique among and distinct from other cities in the United States, including other Southern U.S. cities. New Orleans in modern times has been described as being not a Southern city but a Caribbean city.New Orleans, "now under the..
Culture of New York City
A busker plays in the New York City subway. The culture of New York City is rooted in centuries of immigration, the city's size and variety, and its position as the cultural capital of the United States. Many major American cultural movements originated in the city. The Harlem Renaissance es..
Culture of New Zealand
The culture of New Zealand is a fusion of Māori culture and that of the descendants of the early British colonists and later settlers, many of whom were of working class origin. Contents 1 Introduction1.1 Is there a separate New Zealand culture?2 The three \"R's\"3 Kiwi3.1&n..
Culture of Nicaragua
Nicaraguan culture has several distinct strands. The west of the country was colonized by Spain and has a similar culture to other Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. The people of western Nicaragua are mostly mestizos, and Spanish is invariably their first language. The poet Rubén Darío,..
Culture of Niger
Islamic influences from North Africa have had a powerful effect on the culture of Niger. Since Independence, greater interest has been in the country's cultural heritage, particularly with respect to traditional architecture, hand crafts, dances and music. Sorro is a traditional sport in Niger. ..
Culture of Nigeria
Culture of Nigeria - Nigeria has over 250 different languages and cultures. The three largest are the Hausa-Fulani who are predominant in the north, the Igbo who are predominant in the southeast, and the Yoruba who are predominant in the southwest. The rest of Nigeria's ethnic groups (sometimes ca..
Culture of Norrbotten
The culture of Norrbotten is in many ways different from the rest of Sweden, since many different cultures meet there; the sami culture, the Finnish culture and the Swedish settler-culture. There is a saying in Norrboten called "I am not Swedish - I am a Norrbottnian". ..
Culture of Northern Ireland
The Culture of Northern Ireland relates to the traditions of Northern Ireland and its resident communities. Elements of the culture of Ireland and culture of the United Kingdom are to be found. Contents 1 Heritage2 Food and drink3 Media4 Languages5 Sport6 Arts6.1&nb..
Culture of North Africa
Contents 1 Overview2 Algeria3 Egypt4 Libya5 Morocco6 Sudan7 Tunisia8 Western Sahara Overview The people of the Maghreb and the Sahara speak various dialects of Berber and Arabic, and almost exclusively follow Islam. The Arabic and Berber groups of languages..
Culture of Norway
Stabbur in Setesdal, about 1890 Norwegian culture should be understood in the context of Norwegian history as well as Norwegian geography. The unique Norwegian farm culture resulted not only from scarce resources and a harsh climate, but also from Norway's ancient property laws, which sustaine..
Culture of Öland
Sweden - Öland. The Borgholm Castle built 1669-1681 for Queen Hedvig Eleonora, and designed by Nicodemus Tessin, senior. Located in the vicinity is also Solliden Palace, summer home to the royal family. The Agricultural Landscape of southern Öland has been entered as a site of the UNESCO Worl..
Culture of Pakistan
A 17th Century Badshahi Mosque built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Lahore Frere Hall - a beautiful structure built during the British Raj Diwan-e-Khas: The hall of special audience with the emperor Bahauddin Zakariya The culture of Pakistan, has geatly been influenced befor..
Culture of Panama
The culture of Panama is derived from European Music, art and traditions that were brought over by the Spanish to Panama. Hegemonic forces have created hybrid forms of this by blending African and Native American culture with European culture. For example, the tamborito is a Spanish dance that was ..
Culture of Papua New Guinea
The culture of Papua New Guinea (PNG) is many-sided and complex. It is estimated that more than 1000 different cultural groups exist in PNG, and most groups have their own language. Because of this diversity, in which they take pride, many different styles of cultural expression have emerged; eac..
Culture of Peru
The Culture of Peru was shaped by the relationship between Hispanic and Amerindian cultures. Peru has passed through various intellectual stages - from colonial Hispanic culture to European Romanticism after independence. The early 20th century brought "indigenismo," expressed in a new awareness of ..
Culture of Poland
The origins of Polish literature written in the Polish vernacular go back beyond the 14th century. In the 16th century the poetic works of Jan Kochanowski established him as a leading representative of European Renaissance literature. Baroque and Neo-Classicist letters made a signal contribution ..
Culture of Portugal
The culture of Portugal is rooted in the Latin culture of Ancient Rome, with a Celtiberian background (a mixture of pre-Roman Moorish and Iberian). Contents 1 Architecture1.1 Modern Architecture2 Dances3 Film4 Literature5 Music6 Painting7 Theatre8 Food..
Culture of poverty
The culture of poverty concept is a social theory explaining the cycle of poverty. Based on the concept that the poor have a unique value system, the culture of poverty theory suggests the poor remain in poverty because of their adaptations to the burdens of poverty. The term "subculture of pov..
Culture of Puerto Rico
The culture of Puerto Rico is the result of a number of international influences both past and present. Modern cultural manifestations showcase the island's rich history and help to create an identity all its own.Puerto Rico Guide (http://puertorico-guide.info/past.and.present/culture) Content..
Culture of Quebec
As a North American society, and the only society on the continent with a French-speaking majority, the culture of the province of Quebec, Canada shows many unique features. On the whole, this culture differs from that of the well over 300 million English-speaking citizens of Canada and the United S..
Culture of Romania
Culture of Romania Arts Literature Music Fine arts Traditions Cuisine Folklore Mythology Spirituality Artists Actors Poets Writers Monuments Religious UNESCO WHS The culture of Romania is rich and varied. Like Romanians themselves, it is fundamentally defined as the meet..
Culture of Russia
The culture of Russia is a hybrid one created from the cultures of the nationalities of this multinational state and the result of development over several distinct epochs. Historically, the dominating position in Russia is occupied by the Russian culture, the culture of Russian language and Russia..
Culture of Saint Lucia
The Culture of Saint Lucia is rich in history. The culture is been influenced by African, French and English heritage. One of the secondary languages is Kreole, a form of French Patois. Contents 1 Dance2 Festivals3 Music4 Carnival Dance A popular folk dance is the Quadrille ..
Culture of Samoa
Culture of Samoa - Samoans are typically friendly and welcoming people. They have a distinct culture in which they have great pride. Samoans have a communal way of life with little privacy: they do all their activities together and even traditional fales (houses) have no walls, and just use blin..
Culture of San Francisco, California
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Culture of Sarajevo
Cathedral of Jesus' Heart, in the center of Sarajevo. Sarajevo’s culture is represented in various ways. Numerous cultural festivals occur every year, such as the Bašćaršija Nights, Sarajevo Winter Festival, and the Sarajevo Jazz Festival. Numerous theatres are present in Sarajevo as wel..
Culture of Saudi Arabia
Contents 1 Architecture2 Social norms3 Major religions4 External links Architecture Many exceptional pieces of modern architecture were created in recent times by eminent architects like Minoru Yamasaki and others. King Fahd Dhahran Air Terminal, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Ar..
Culture of Scotland
Addressing the haggis during Burns supper:Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o' the puddin-race! The culture of Scotland is the national culture of Scotland. It originates from various differences, some entrenched as part of the Act of Union, others facets of nationhood not re..
Culture of Scotland in the High Middle Ages
Culture of Scotland in the High Middle Ages refers to the forms of cultural expression that come from Scotland in the High Medieval period which, for the purposes of this article, refers to the period between the death of Domnall II in 900, and the death of Alexander III in 1286. The unity of the pe..
Culture of Senegal
Movies of Senegal Destination: SénégalHyenasFaat KineKarmen GeïÇa twiste à PoponguineDark PassagesSenegal: Africa Dreaming (So Be It)La petite vendeuse de SoleilTableau ferraillesThree Tales From SenegalLa famille sénégalaise: aspects traditionnels et modernesUne rencontre de griotsKarmen Ge..
Culture of Seychelles
The Arab sailors were the first to navigate themselves around the waters of the Seychelles in the 9th Century. The French officially claimed the island in 1770. A group of 27, consisting of French pioneers and their slaves, sailed into the what is now known as the Sainte Anne Marine Park on the..
Culture of Sheffield
Sheffield has a growing cultural reputation. 7.2% of Sheffield's working population are employed in the creative industries, well above the national average of 4%.[#endnote_SCC] The music scene has produced many music acts during the last 25 years. It is also home to the largest theatre com..
Culture of Shibuya
redirect [[Template:POV-check]] Shibuya is a popular city in Tokyo, the capital of Japan. It is constantly crowded with young men and women, and it is known for its leadership in fashion. The crossroad in front of Shibuya station, where the Keio-Inokashira, Yamanote, Shonan-Shinjuku, Tokyu-Toyoko,..
Culture of Singapore
Life in Singapore Culture Politics Economy Education Demographics Music Film Literature Holidays Languages Singlish Transport Religion Sports [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit box] As Singapore is a small and relatively modern amalgam of Chinese, Malay and ..
Culture of Somalia
Islam and poetry have been described as the twin pillars of Somali culture. The clan structure and the nomadic lifestyle are also major influences. Contents 1 Language2 Religion3 Clan system and marriage4 Food and drink5 Plastic arts6 Miscellaneous7 National hol..
Culture of South Africa
There is no single Culture of South Africa. As South Africa is so ethnically diverse, it is not surprising that there are vast cultural differences as well. Contents 1 Main Cultural differences1.1 Black people1.2 White people1.3 Coloured (Mixed-Race) people1.4 Asian peop..
Culture of South America
Culture of South America: South America, a continent, has its own unique culture. It is a combination of the cultures of the Incas and other civilizations descended from Amerindians who migrated down from North America and the Spanish, who conquered South America in the 1500s. Contents 1 Re..
Culture of Spain
The Spanish culture has roots in Iberian and Latin influences, Catholicism, Moorish Islam, tension between the centralized Castilian state and its regions, and its minority peoples. In addition, the history of the nation and its Mediterranean climate and geography have played strong roles in shaping..
Culture of Sri Lanka
The culture of Sri Lanka has been influenced by many things in the past. Mostly it has been influenced by religion and colonialization by the Dutch, Portuguese and the British. Contents 1 Globalization2 Tea Culture in Sri Lanka3 Religion in Sri Lanka4 Sports Culture in Sri ..
Culture of Sudan
Sudanese culture melds the behaviors, practices, and beliefs of about 600 tribes, communicating in 142 different languages, in a region microcosmic of Africa, with geographic extremes varying from sandy desert to tropical forest. Contents 1 Ethnicity2 Religion2.1 Christianity2...
Culture of Swaziland
Swaziland's most well-known cultural event is the annual Reed Dance. The country was under the chastity rite of "umchwasho" until 19 August 2005. See also Music of Swaziland ..
Culture of Sweden
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Culture of Switzerland
The culture of Switzerland is influenced by its neighbours, but over the years a distinctive culture with strong regional differences has developed. Traditionally Switzerland is not considered one of the centres of European culture, but this perception might be deceptive. A number of culturally act..
Culture of Sydney
Art Gallery of NSW The culture of Sydney is diverse and multicultural. Many of the individual cultures that make up the Sydney mosaic are centred on the ethnic, linguistic and religious communities formed by waves of immigration. (See History of Sydney.) In addition, as a major Australian city..
Culture of Taiwan
Demographics - Economy - Education - Languages - Military - Politics - Transportation Culture Arts - Cinema - Currency - Dance - Funeral - Historic sites - Literature - Religions - Theater Geography Environmental conservation Hot springs History Pre-history Dutch and Spanish settle..
Culture of Tajikistan
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Culture of Tanzania
Contents 1 Language1.1 Kiswahili literature2 Music2.1 National anthem2.2 Art music2.3 Tanzanian popular dance music (dansi)3 Art3.1 Painting3.2 Sculpture4 Food Language Kiswahili literature Some writers include: Shaaban RobertPenina Muhando Mla..
Culture of Tatarstan
Culture of Tatarstan is molded from the culture of Volga Tatar people, Russian and European culture. Libraries Major libraries include the Science Library of Kazan State University and the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan. There are two museums of republican significance, as well as ..
Culture of Thailand
The Big Buddha statue in Koh Samui, Thailand. The Culture of Thailand is heavily influenced by Buddhism. Other influences have included Brahmanism, conflict and trade with Southeast Asian neighbors such as Laos and Myanmar, and repeated influxes of Chinese immigrants. Contents 1 Art..
Culture of the Bahamas
Bahamanian culture is a hybrid of African, European and indigenous forms. Perhaps its most famous export is a rhythmic form of music called junkanoo. Contents 1 Music2 African influences3 Spiritual beliefs4 Local practices5 Arts6 See also Music The music is associat..
Culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo reflects the diversity of its hundreds of ethnic groups and their differing ways of life throughout the country—from the mouth of the River Congo on the coast, upriver through the rainforest and savanna in its centre, to the more densely popu..
Culture of the Dominican Republic
The Dominican people and their customs have origins in a unique mix of European, Native, and African roots. The Dominican Republic was the first Spanish colony in the New World. The newly-arrived Europeans killed most of the native Taino and Carib people through enslavement and the introduction of d..
Culture of the Falkland Islands
The culture of the Falkland Islands is basically analogous to British culture. As the islands are mainly dependent on sheep rearing for wool, mutton is sometimes known as "365" since they eat it almost every day of the year. They use the word "camp" for the countryside, from the Spanish campo. Ex..
Culture of the Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands have historically been isolated from the main cultural phases and movements that have swept across the rest of Europe. Contents 1 Painting1.1 Artists1.2 Art Galleries2 See also3 External links Painting Painting has only really taken off in the 20th cent..
Culture of the German Democratic Republic
Contents 1 Socialist Realism2 Music3 Johann Sebastian Bach4 Theater5 Cinema6 GDR jokes7 See also8 External links Socialist Realism In the 1950s the officially encouraged form of art was known as 'Socialist Realism'. This was intended to depict everyday life..
Culture of the Indian subcontinent
Culture of the Indian subcontinent encompasses and includes all cultures of the states of the Indian subcontinent, namely, the cultures of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Over the millennia, the special geographical protective features of the region, has imparted a distinctive and..
Culture of the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is perhaps not large enough to sustain a very distinct culture. It is also very closely linked to mainland England and strongly influenced by the culture of that country. With a high proportion of the present-day population being 'incomers', with a few notable exceptions it has mor..
Culture of the Maldives
Maldivian culture is derived from a number of sources among them, its proximity to Sri Lanka and South India, East Africa, the Malayan Archipelago and the Middle East via its conversion to Islam in the 12th century , and its location as a crossroads in the central Indian ocean. Maldivians are of Sr..
Culture of the Netherlands
This article deals with the culture of the Netherlands. Contents 1 Architecture2 Art2.1 Graphic arts2.2 Museums2.3 Nature2.4 ..
Culture of the Ottoman Empire
The culture of the Ottoman Empire evolved as the culture of pre-Ottoman Turks absorbed the cultures of conquered peoples, notably Greek and Balkan cultures. It is impossible to speak of one Ottoman Culture as it had always been in change and constantly in relation to other cultures. Early on as th..
Culture of the People's Republic of China
The Culture of People's Republic of China is a blend of traditional Chinese culture with communist influences, and lately, Western consumer culture. Increased western influence came with interaction with the capitalist world and the opening up of trade and exchanges with its two special administra..
Culture of the Philippines
The Customs and Traditions of the Philippines are strongly influenced by its colonized past. The Spanish colonization of the Philippines, actually governed from Mexico, lasted for more than 350 years, thus there is a significant presence of Spanish influence in many facets of the Filipino culture. T..
Culture of the Republic of the Congo
Culture of the Republic of the Congo - Half of Congolese people follow traditional beliefs, there are 15 principle Bantu groups and more than 70 subgroups. The other 50% is contructed of 35% Roman Catholic, 15% other Christian and 2% are Muslim. ..
Culture of the Solomon Islands
In the traditional culture of the Solomon Islands, age-old customs are handed down from one generation to the next, allegedly from the ancestral spirits themselves, to form the cultural values to Solomon Islands. ..
Culture of the Southern United States
The Culture of the Southern United States or Southern Culture is a subculture of the United States. American culture, in general, is largely based on Western and British culture, with influences from native Americans, African Americans, and numerous immigrant groups. The culture of the South add..
Culture of the Soviet Union
The Culture of the Soviet Union passed through several stages during the 70 year existence of the Soviet Union. Contents 1 History1.1 The Lenin years1.2 Stalin era1.3 Late Soviet Union2 Control over information3 See also4 References and further reading History..
Culture of the United Kingdom
The culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied, and has been influential on culture on a worldwide scale. It is a European state, and has many cultural links with its former colonies, particularly those that use the English language (the Anglosphere). Considerable contributions to British cul..
Culture of the United States
Life in theUnited States Arts and entertainment Culture Economy Education Health care Holidays Household income Human rights Languages Passenger vehicle transport Politics Poverty Religion Standard of living Social issues Social structure This article serves as a..
Culture of Togo
Togo's culture reflects the influences of its 37 tribal ethnic groups, the largest and most influential of which are the Ewe, Mina, and Kabre. French is the official language of Togo, but many native African languages are spoken there as well. Despite the influence of Western religion, over half ..
Culture of Tonga
The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3000 years, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitants has surely changed greatly over this long time period. Before the arrival of European explorers in the late 1600s and early 1700s, the Tongans were in frequent cont..
Culture of Trinidad and Tobago
The Culture of Trinidad and Tobago reflects the influence of African, Indian, French, Amerindian, Chinese, British, Spanish, Portuguese, Venezuelan, Caribbean, and American culture. Since the histories of Trinidad and Tobago are different, there are differences in the cultural influences which have..
Culture of Tunisia
Culture of Tunisia - Tunisia attracts millions of tourists every year. Near the capital of Tunis are the ruins of Carthage, once the center of the ancient Carthaginian empire which was defeated by the Roman Empire in three Punic wars. Tunisia held the African Nations Cup in 1964, 1994 and 2004. Tun..
Culture of Turkey
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul The culture of Turkey is a diverse one, derived from various elements of the Ottoman Empire, European, and the Islamic traditions. The nation was modernized primarily by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. As he transformed a religion-driven former Ottoman..
Culture of Turkmenistan
The Turkmen people have traditionally been horse-breeding nomads, and even today after the fall of the USSR attempts to urbanize the Turkmens have not been very successful. They never really formed a coherent nation or ethnic group until they were forged into one by Josef Stalin in the 1930s. Rather..
Culture of Uganda
The culture of Uganda is made up of a complex and diverse range of ethnic groups. Lake Kyoga forms the northern boundary for the Bantu-speaking peoples, who dominate much of east, central and southern Africa. In Uganda they include the Baganda and several other tribes. In the north live the Lango an..
Culture of Ukraine
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Culture of Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland. Due to large-scale plantations of people from Scotland and England during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Ulster has a unique culture, quite different from the rest of Ireland. See also Ulster-Scots External links [BBC Nations] ..
Culture of Uruguay
--> The culture of Uruguay is rich, reflecting the amalgam between people of European, African and Indigenous origins dating back to the 16th century. Contents 1 Art2 Music and Carnival3 Literature4 Religion5 Language6 Food7 Smoking8 Sports9 Externa..
Culture of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has a wide mix of ethnic groups and cultures, with the Uzbek being the majority group. In 1995 about 71% of Uzbekistan's population was Uzbek. The chief minority groups were Russians (8%), Tajiks (officially 5%, but believed to be much higher), Kazaks (4%), Tatars (2.5%), and Karakalpaks ..
Culture of Venezuela
The Venezuelan people have a rich and very diverse cultural heritage. A sort of melting pot culture has been created by wide influences, from the original American Indians to the Spanish and Africans who arrived after the Spanish conquest, the 20th century waves of immigration brought many Italians,..
Culture of Vietnam
The culture of Vietnam is one of the oldest of such in the Southeast Asia region. Although Vietnam lies geographically in Southeast Asia, its culture and the origins of its people are of East Asian descent. Contents 1 The country2 Society3 In the past3.1 Kinship4 In moder..
Culture of Wales
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Culture of Western Sahara
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Culture of West Bengal
Culture of West Bengal has its roots in Bengali Music, Bengali Cinema, Drama and of, course in Bengali Literature. Contents 1 Cultural Events of West Bengal1.1 Durga Puja1.2 Bengali New Years Day1.3 Basanta-Utsab2 Music of West Bengal2.1 Rabindra Sangeet2.2 Naz..
Culture of Zimbabwe
Food Sample food of Zimbabwe Like in many African countries, a majority of Zimbabweans depend on staple foods. The most popular, sadza, is a white maize porridge also known in South Africa as mielies. The flour used to make sadza can be made into several other flour foods which are eaten all a..
Culture Press
Culture Press is an independent record label from UK specialized in Jamaican music. LP Discography VSLP5000 - Bob Marley - InterviewsVSLP5001 - Clint Eastwood - The Best Of Clint Eastwood - 1984VSLP5002 - Dillinger - Blackboard Jungle - 1984VSLP5003 - David Isaacs - Place In The Sun - 1984VSLP5004 ..
Culture shock
Culture shock is a term used to describe the anxiety and feelings (of surprise, disorientation, confusion, etc.) felt when people have to operate within an entirely different cultural or social environment, such as a different country or a different state than where they live (e.g. urban southern Ca..
Culture Shock (band)
Culture Shock are an anarcho-punk / ska punk band formed in Warminster, Wiltshire, UK, in 1986 by Dick Lucas, previously of the Subhumans. Over their three year history the band played hundreds of gigs, including frequent appearances at free festivals, and released three studio albums on the Bluurg ..
Culture Shock (SpongeBob SquarePants episode)
"Culture Shock" is a SpongeBob SquarePants episode from season one. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Brief summary: When the Krusty Krab gets no profit anymore, Squidward suggests that hosting a talent show will earn more money. The idea is accepted, bu..
Culture Shock Music Festival
Culture Shock is a music festival that is held annually in the spring in Bloomington, Indiana and is sponsored by the Indiana University student radio station, WIUX (formerly WIUS). It has presented such acts as Spoon, Koufax, The Impossible Shapes, Enon, Harry and the Potters, Mock Orange, Half-Han..
Culture speculation
Culture speculation is the practice of engaging in or promoting an area or region through either direct investment or relocation in order to attract a pool of culture or cultured individuals. For example the return of a Jazz club owner to New Orleans with the intent of kindling a jazz rennaisance f..
Culture theory
Culture theory is the branch of anthropology and other related social science disciplines (e.g., sociology) that seeks to define the heuristic concept of culture in operational and/or scientific terms. In the 19th century, "culture" was used by some to refer to a wide array of human activities, and..
Culture war
The term "culture war" (sometimes pluralized as "the culture wars") has been used to describe ideologically-driven and often strident confrontations typical of American public culture and politics since the 1960s, but especially beginning in the 1980s. The term evokes the 19th-century German Kultur..
Culture war speech
A culture war speech is term used in the United States of America to refer to a speech given either by a conservative or by a liberal that predominately supports a single culturally-biased or ethnocentric point of view and that does not recognize the validity of even parts of any opposing viewpoints..
Culturgen
Culturgen is a term coined to describe the phenomenon of propagating mutating cultural units that form the subject of memetics. This term has fallen in popularity, and now the older term meme (coined by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene) is used in its stead almost universally. See meme ..
Culturist
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Culturist is a neologism that has been recently contrived on the model of "racist" to denigrate one who favours one culture over another or who implies that some cultural values have inherent worth. Unlike the term racist it is not an attack on a general population..
Culturoso
Culturoso is a term coined in 1995 by Mexican graphic designer Carlos Duarte. It was known on an underground level in diverse counter-culture contexts, specially in fanzines and magazine articles in the Tijuana area. Since 2003 the term has been widely used in blogs and personal web pages, speciall..
Cultus clavis
Cultus Clavis (Latin for "key cult") is a secret society, similar to the Skulls and Bones of Yale University. An organization that has its roots from the traditional British Boarding Schools such as Eton, it has been well established that this fraternity-like society came to the United States in th..
Cultus Lake, British Columbia
Cultus Lake Park is a community and provincial park in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. The lake itself is warm, and the area has become a popular recreation destination with ample opportunities for fishing, water skiing, wind surfing, and hiking. Cultus Lake is located 11 kil..
Cultus Lake (Oregon)
Cultus Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Deschutes area located in the high Cascade Mountains in the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon. It was formed by a glacier. In the early 1800s, the lakes in this area abounded with beavers. The earliest explorers to this area were primarily on a..
Cult (album)
Cult is Apocalyptica's third album, released in 2000 with a special-edition released in 2001 containing an extra disc. This Album also saw a small trend starting in their single releases, as both Hope and Path have a second version called Path vol.2 or Hope vol.2 with lyrics sung by Sandra Nasic a..
Cult (disambiguation)
A cult is a cohesive group of people (often a relatively small and recently founded religious movement) devoted to beliefs or practices that the surrounding culture or society considers to be far outside the mainstream. Cult, in its original sense, refers to: Cult (religious practice), the totalit..
Cult (novel)
Cult is a novel by Warren Adler Contents 1 Plot introduction2 Plot summary3 Characters in \"Cult\"4 Major themes5 External links Plot introduction Cult tells the story of a man who loses his wife to a religious cult and is prepared to do everything he can to get he..
Cult (religious practice)
This article discusses cult in the original sense of "religious practice." It does not discuss religious or sociological cultist groups or uses in the sense of "cultural sub-group," as in cult film, etc. In traditional usage, the cult of a religion, quite apart from its sacred writings ("scripture..
Cult apologist
The term cult apologist is a pejorative term used by some opponents of cults to describe religious scholars, social scientists, and other persons who write about cults and new religious movements and whose writings are considered by these opponents as uncritical or not sufficiently critical. The w..
Cult Awareness Network
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Cult band
A cult band is a term often used to describe a rock and roll band with a dedicated base of fans whose appreciation of the band goes beyond merely enjoying their music. Some of these bands may also be, or may have been at one time, mainstream commercial successes (examples: Nirvana, the Grateful D..
Cult Branding
Cult branding was coined by Matthew W. Ragas and Bolivar J. Bueno in their 2002 book The Power of Cult Branding. It describes the strategies – founded in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs – that a brand can use to set the conditions to obtain incredibly high customer loyalty with customers who become ..
Cult checklist
A cult checklist is a group of factors proposed to identify objectively which groups, cults, or new religious movements are spurious, or likely to abuse or exploit or otherwise harm its members. Several checklists of "cult behavior" have been circulated by members of the anti-cult movement. These..
Cult Clash: The Pop Culture Webzine
[Cult Clash: The Pop Culture Webzine] is an online fanzine dedicated to celebrating pop culture, most notably international film, music and television. The site was created by Peter Roberts who uses the writing pseudonym Winslow Leach (see the 1974 Brian DePalma cult classic Phantom of the..
Cult computer and video games
Cult computer and video games is a notion similar to cult films. They are computer and video games that usually garnered limited sales figures but attracted a loyal fanbase and earned generally great reviews from the press. The games that should be, or are, included on any "cult" list are often deba..
Cult debate
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. This article describes a 1970s sociological phenomenon known as the Cult Debate. Contents 1 History o..
Cult fiction
Cult fiction is a term used to denote literature that has attracted a cult following. Books that tend to attract a cult following include banned books, transgressive fiction, controversial books, erotic literature and genre fiction. Bibliography Cult Fiction: A Reader's Guide (1998) - Andrew Calcut..
Cult figure
Actor and cult icon Christopher Walken, winner of Mutant Viewers' Cult Lifetime Achievement Award. Screenshot from The Dogs of War (1981) See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term "cult". A cult figure or cult icon is a person who attracts the attention of a small band of afici..
Cult film
Cult film is a colloquial term for a film that has accrued a small but devoted group of fans, having failed to achieve fame outside that group. Sometimes, the group is bound to the film by a shared sense of ridicule for it, rather than artistic merit. Contents 1 Overview2 Cult films wit..
Cult following
''This article does not discuss cultist groups, personality cults, or "cult" in its original sense of "religious practice". See cult (disambiguation) for more meanings of the term "cult". A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific thing, usually a film, television or radio program, t..
Cult hero
A cult hero is an unlikely icon in popular culture. A cult hero may have done something that captures the imagination of the population, for example the England cricketer Gary Pratt became a cult hero during the 2005 Ashes when he ran out the Australia Captain Ricky Ponting. A cult hero is not a her..
Cult image
In the practice of religion, a cult image is a man-made object that is venerated for the deity, spirit or daemon that it embodies. Cultus, the outward religious formulas of "cult", often centers upon the treatment of cult images, which may be dressed, fed or paraded, etc. Christians identify non-Ch..
Cult mind control
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Cult movement
The term cult movement can apply to a variety of phenomena, ranging from fashionable fads through cult followings to cultic organizations. See also: cult (disambiguation) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred y..
Cult of celebrity
The cult of celebrity is a description of the widespread interest in arbitrarily famous individuals, or 'celebrities', that became a prominent social phenomenon in late 20th century Western popular culture. The public fascination with such celebrities, though not technically a cult, leads to a leve..
Cult of Crime
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Cult of Domesticity
The Cult of Domesticity or Cult of True Womanhood (named such by its detractors, hence the pejorative use of the word "cult") was a prevailing view during the Jacksonian Era, in the United States. It is the belief that a woman's role in marriage was to: Maintain the home as a refuge for her husband..
Cult of Ecstacy
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are famili..
Cult of Herodias
The Cult of Herodias, in medieval folklore, was a coven of witches worshipping the Roman goddess Diana and the Biblical character Herodias. Fables of this cult began to spread sometime before the 10th century, were denounced by the Roman Catholic Church as superstition or diabolical deception, and h..
Cult of Luna
Cult Of Luna are a Swedish progressive doom/post-metal band. Hailing from Umeå in Sweden, home of Meshuggah, they formed from the ashes of a Umeå hardcore band called Eclipse. Rolling Stone have [labelled] the band as "the next System of a Down. Their songs are often long, slow, repe..
Cult of Mac
Apple Logo Tattoo "The Cult of Mac" is a popular term used to refer to the group of Apple Macintosh owners, those who aspire to become one, and those who admire the Macintosh "lifestyle". It is also the title of a very popular blog authored by Leander Kahney and hosted by Wired News. ([The ..
Cult of personality
A cult of personality is a political institution in which a country's leader uses mass media to create a larger-than-life public image through unquestioning flattery and praise. The term often refers as well to leaders who did not use such methods during their lifetime, but are built up in the mass..
Cult of Reason
The Cult of Reason (French: Culte de la Raison) was a religion based on deism devised during the French Revolution by Jacques Hébert, Pierre Gaspard Chaumette and their supporters, in opposition to the Cult of the Supreme Being instituted by Maximilien Robespierre. The Cult of Reason was intended ..
Cult of the Black Squirrel
The Cult of the Black Squirrel was a group documented to have existed in the 18th century. They are thought to have lived in a wood near Baldock in Hertfordshire, England (The woods no longer exist since the development of Letchworth Garden City). They were not actually a cult as such, but thought t..
Cult of the Dead Cow
CULT OF THE DEAD COW, also known as cDc, is a computer hacker and DIY media organization founded in 1984 in Lubbock, Texas. Its name is perhaps a reference to the debugging method of initalizing unused memory with the hex value DE AD BE EF, so that it can be easily identifed on overflow. The group..
Cult of the Dragon
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Cult of the Supreme Being
The Cult of the Supreme Being (French: Culte de l'Être suprême) was a religion based on deism devised by Maximilien Robespierre, intended to become the state religion after the French Revolution. Robespierre believed that there was someone who was watching over France, and that was the Supreme Be..
Cult radio
Cult radio, like cult figure and its audio-visual equivalents cult television and cult film attracts a band of aficionados devoted to a particular program. (For a fuller discussion of this sense of "cult", see cult film.) A list of programmes that achieved cult radio status follows: UK Cult radio..
Cult suicide
Suicide Types of suicide Teenage suicide Euthanasia / Assisted suicide Murder-suicide Suicide bombing Ritual suicide Cult suicide Mass suicide Suicide pact Internet suicide Copycat suicide Forced suicide Suicide by cop History and Methodology History of suicide Famou..
Cult television
Cult television, like cult figures, cult film and cult radio, attracts a band of aficionados, known as a cult following, devoted to a specific television program or unreal universe. What exactly makes something "cult" is widely debated. Some popular and strongly interconnected definitions are: A g..
Cult wines
Cult wines are those for which dedicated groups of committed enthusiasts will pay large sums of money. Such wines include, for example, some First Growths from Bordeaux, Screaming Eagle from California, Penfolds Grange from Australia, and Galardi Terra di Lavoro from Italy, among many others. Cul..
Culumalda
The Culumalda are a fictional tree species created by J.R.R. Tolkien for use in his book trilogy, The Lord Of The Rings; however, the culumalda tree was only ever mentioned once by Christopher Tolkien. The culumalda tree grows both on the isle of Cair Andros, in the middle of the great river Anduin ..
Culum Struan
Culum Struan is a character in the James Clavell novels Tai-Pan and Gai-Jin. He is the son of Dirk Struan, tai-pan of Struan's Trading Company. In the novel, he marries Tess Brock. She is the daughter of Tyler Brock, founder of Brock & Son's Trading Company and main rival to his father. At the end..
Culver
Culver is the name of several places: Contents 1 Places2 People3 Institutions4 Restaurants5 Animals Places Culver, IndianaCulver Down, Isle of WightCulver, KansasCulver, OregonCulver Township, MinnesotaCulver City, California.People John Culver was an American politician...
Culver's
Culver's is a fast casual restaurant chain based in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin. and primarily found in the Midwestern United States. It is known for its frozen custard and butterburgers. It is one of the few fast-food chains in the United States to pay its employees significantly more than federa..
Culver, Indiana
Culver is a city in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. Also included in the city of Culver are the towns of Burr Oak, Maxinkuckee and Union. The population was 1,539 at the 2000 census. The city is known for its location on the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee and the Culver Academies prep school ..
Culver, Kansas
Culver is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. The population was 164 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Notable Residents4 External links Geography Culver is located at [38°58′10″N, 97°45′35″W] (38.969581, -97.759657)[..
Culver, Oregon
Culver is a city in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. The population was 802 at the 2000 census. Geography Culver is located at [44°31′29″N, 121°12′44″W] (44.524795, -121.212348)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the c..
Culverhouse Cross
Culverhouse Cross is suburban district of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It is linked to the M4 motorway via the A4232 and is a busy shopping precinct with a range of stores including Marks and Spencer, Tesco, PC World, McDonald's and Pizza Hut. Tesco was the first store to be built in 1988 which prece..
Culverin
A culverin is a medieval cannon of relatively long barrel and light construction that fired 18-pound solid round shot projectiles at long ranges along a flat trajectory. Round shot refers to the classic solid spherical cannonball. The culverin was adapted for use by the French in the 15th century,..
Culvert
A small culvert under a pedestrian walkway. A culvert is a conduit used to enclose a flowing body of water. It may be used to allow water to pass underneath a road, railway, or embankment for example. Culverts can be made of many different materials; steel and concrete are the two most common...
Culver Academies
Culver Military Academy/Culver Girls Academy Established 1894/1971 School type Private, Boarding Religious affiliation none Head of Schools John Buxton Location Culver, IN, USA Campus 1800 acres 38 buildings Enrollment 767 total Faculty 87 Average class size 13 Student:Te..
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 38,816. The community is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles but also has a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Since the 1920s, Culver City has been a s..
Culver City High School
Culver City High School is the main public high school of the Culver City Unified School District (CCUSD) in Culver City, California. The school colors are primarily silver and blue but also black and white, and the mascot is the centaur. Culver City High School is recognized as a California Disti..
Culver City Ice Arena
Culver City Ice Arena is a public ice-skating arena located in Culver City, California. It holds public skating sessions, private lessons, broomball and ice hockey games, and ice dancing. External links () [Official Website] ..
Culver City Middle School
Culver City Middle School is the public middle school of the Culver City Unified School District in Culver City, California. The school mascot is the panther. CCMS is recognized as a California Distinguished School and was designated one of California's four "Schools to Watch - Taking Center Stage" ..
Culver City Unified School District
Culver City Unified School District, located in Culver City, California, serves approximately 6,500 pupils, in a variety of schools. One elementary school, El Marino Language School, has both a Spanish and Japanese language immersion program. It is a blue ribbon school in the US with top students c..
Culver Depot
Culver Depot was a railroad terminal on Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York City, located on the northern side of Surf Avenue near West 5th Street. The depot was built c.1875 to serve trains on the Prospect Park and Coney Island Railroad, popularly known then and now as the Culver Line after its found..
Culver Down
Culver Down is a chalk down to the north of Sandown, Isle of Wight. The down has a typical chalk downland wildlife on the uncultivated areas (generally the southern and eastern slopes). This includes plants such as Small Scabious, Harebell, Cowslip and Lady's Bedstraw. The chalk cliffs to the no..
Culver Field
Culver Field is a former Baseball ground located in Rochester, New York. Located at the northwest corner of University and Culver, Culver Field was home of the Rochester Bronchos from 1886 until it burned down in 1892. Re-built for the 1898 season, the new Culver Field played host to the newly named..
Culver Hotel
Culver Hotel is a historical landmark situated in downtown Culver City, California. It was built on the site of Culver City's first movie theater on September 4, 1924, with local headlines announcing: "City packed with visitors for opening of Culver skyscraper." Originally named Hotel Hunt, the..
Culver Line
Culver Line refers to two sections of a line of the New York City Subway: IND Culver Line, north of Ditmas AvenueBMT Culver Line, south of Ditmas AvenueThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you m..
Culver Park
Culver Park was the park located in Ludington, Michigan during the early 20th century that was used for, among other things, as the local fair grounds. Culver Park was the home field for the Ludington Mariners during the late 1910s and early-to-mid 1920s. The park also serered idemolished sometime a..
Culver Ramp
The Culver Ramp is a four-track rapid transit structure, located in the center of McDonald Avenue, in the community of Parkville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The ramp connects the IND Culver Line subway, emerging from underground just south of Avenue C, and reaching elevated railway height at..
Culver Shuttle
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Culver square
Culver Square is a large shopping area in the town of Colchester, named for a Dovecote which used to stand in the nearby Culver Street ("Culver" is a corruption of an old word meaning "Dove"). Containing a fountain and many benches, as well as boasting a Costa branch, it has proved to be a popular ..
Culver Township, Minnesota
Culver Township is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.9 km² (35.1 mi²). 89.6 km² (34.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²) of it ..
Culzean Castle
Culzean Castle. Culzean Castle (pronounced cull-ANE: see yogh) is a castle near Maybole on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The castle lies with the Culzean Castle Country Park and is opened to ..
Cul De Canard
Cul De Canard (CDC) (french for "Goose ass feathers")) is the fluffiest down feathers from a duck; they are very buoyant and animated in the water. It is used when tying Fly lures. ..
Cul de Sac (band)
Cul de Sac are a rock music group formed in 1990 in Boston, Massachusetts and led by guitarist Glenn Jones. Their music is primarily instrumental. Jones and keyboardist Robin Amos have been the only constant members. They have been classified by some as post rock, but Jones has expressed some di..

 

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