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What does the first-born baby of the new year get?

New Year babies have always been a favorite subject of news agencies around the world. Some cities also hold contests that give a prize to the first baby of the New Year. This is the case in Chicago, where all city hospitals eagerly join in on the competition. According to one doctor, although the winning hospital doesn't get a prize from the city, the publicity alone is reward enough.

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What are the statutory holidays in British Columbia?

While federal holidays are the same across Canada, each province also creates its own statutory holidays. Boxing Day is therefore not an official holiday in British Columbia, whereas Remembrance Day is. Family Day is a relatively new holiday that was created in 2013. However, as it is not a recognized federal holiday across Canada, federal employees do not get this day off.\nEmployees in British Columbia are paid for statutory holidays, providing that they have been in a job for at least 30 days and have earned wages for at least 15 of those days. Any employee that is required to work over a s..

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Do Jewish people celebrate birthdays?

Many Jewish people, especially Orthodox Jews, do not celebrate their birthdays, according to an article by Ted Merwin in The Jewish Week. He explains that birthday celebrations were not a Jewish custom, other than ceremonies marking rites of passage, such as the third birthday when a male child received his very first haircut, the fifth birthday when he would begin to study the Torah and the bar mitzvah at the age of thirteen.\nMerwin goes on to explain that some ultra-Orthodox Jews are taking a more positive view of birthday celebrations, and notes that some rabbis recommend reciting the Shec..

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How much does it typically cost to rent a photo booth?

In recent years, photo booth rentals have become popular features of wedding receptions, proms, conventions and other events. Some companies include costumes, hats and other accessories in the rental package. Booths can typically accommodate two or three guests at a time, although some large photo booths can hold as many as 10 people.

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Where can you find a wedding checklist?

Real Simple's list begins at 16 to nine months before the wedding; 16 months is the average length of a U.S. couple's engagement. Some of the first tasks are to look through bridal magazines for ideas, determine a budget, choose the wedding party and make a guest list. Real Simple recommends hiring the photographer and/or the videographer and the DJ and/or band about eight months before the wedding. Order favors, menu cards and the rings around three months before the wedding.\nLittle Wedding Guide recommends choosing a bridal dress and bridesmaid dresses, registering for a bridal re..

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In what country is red underwear worn on New Year's Eve?

In addition to wearing red underwear that has been gifted by another, New Year's celebrants in Spain drop a gold ring in a glass of cava before drinking it - though the ring is not to be consumed. A bowl containing 12 green grapes is also eaten by each person in the moments before midnight. Chimes sound and one grape is eaten, a couple seconds apart, until all 12 grapes are gone. The grapes represent the 12 months that have just passed and must be completely chewed and swallowed before midnight to avoid a year of bad luck.

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What are some ideas for creative Halloween cupcakes?

To make ghost cupcakes, trim the top of a large cupcake and spread 1 teaspoon of chocolate frosting on top. Cut 3 marshmallows in half, place them cut-side down on top of the frosting, and then spread an additional teaspoon of frosting on top of the marshmallows.\nTo create the ghost's body, trim the top of a small cupcake and press it, cut-side down, on top of the marshmallows. Spread frosting over the cupcake stack, refrigerate until firm, and cover with a sheet of white fondant, smoothed into a sheet shape, with chocolate-covered sunflower seeds for the ghost's eyes.\nTombstone cu..

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How do you make a hospital birth announcement?

To add more color, wrap pieces of ribbon around the letter itself. Put a wreath hanger over the door of the mother's hospital room, and hang the wreath so that people walking by know about the new arrival.\n\nAlternatively, secure some new diapers to a basic wreath. Elastic bands hold the diapers in place so that they hold the round shape of a wreath. To give the wreath more color, slide some pairs of socks, onesies, hair ribbons, small stuffed animals and receiving blankets inside the elastic straps too.\n\nAs with the other design, hang the first letter of the baby's last name from..

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Who originally sang "Frosty the Snowman"?

Gene Autry recorded "Frosty the Snowman" to follow up on the success of the seasonal song he recorded the year before, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," which was the number-one pop single for the Christmas week in 1949.\nSeveral singers have recorded cover versions of "Frosty the Snowman," including the Beach Boys, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald, Kimberley Locke, Johnny Mathis and George Strait. "Frosty the Snowman" has also formed the basis of two animated productions — a 1954 black-and-white 3-minute short for WGN-TV and a 1969 Rankin-Bass 30-minute TV special.

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Can you have a wedding without any vows?

Wedding vows are often an important part of the wedding ceremony. However, they have no legal significance. MarriageLaws.com points out that a couple is not denied a divorce because they vowed "till death do us part." Whether using traditional vows or writing personal vows to one another, the vows are simply a cultural part of today's wedding ceremonies.\nIf the wedding is a religious ceremony, however, vows may be required. For example, the Catholic church counts marriage as one of the Seven Rites, so the wording of the vows is almost always the same. It is a required part of the Rite of..

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