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My Easter bonnet

  Some traditions die hard, and others, well, let’s just say they have a built-in expiration date. It has long been a tradition for people, particularly religious people, to purchase new clothes at Easter. It was Irving Berlin who immortalized the wearing of Easter bonnets in song after observing the annual Easter parade in New … Continue reading My Easter bonnet →

lanceelliottwallace Uncategorized 2 Comments April 22, 2011 2 Minutes

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