... History Close your eyes and take a mental trip back to the early civilizations of mankind, Egypt. Imagine there is a small child that falls into a fire. It has been a long standing tradition in your area that there is "God-like" plant that can cure all. The miracle plant is smashed into a paste and then adhered to the child's wounds. Fast ... study of the medicinal plants was in the hands of the monks, who in their monasteries, planted and experimented on the species described in classic texts. Aside from this European tradition, the importance of the culture and use of medicinal plants...

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... passage celebrated at a girl or boy's puberty. These rites were originally meant to mark a distinct change in life status, but their function today is that of preserving an invaluable ancestral tradition. The puberty rites of the Gnau are much less elaborate than the initiation ceremonies of the Okiek, lasting only one day in their entirety. The rites of boys and girls ... mother's inferior femininity and participate in secret rituals in the clubhouse in order to physically mature. As soon as they are separated from their families, the boys begin receiving regular "oral inseminations" (...

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... 're likely to state that it's the reciting of rhymes to the best of music. It's a form of expression that finds its roots imbedded deep within ancient African culture and oral tradition. Throughout history here in America there has always been some form of verbal acrobatics or jousting involving rhymes within the Afro-American community. Signifying, testifying, Shining of the Titanic, the ... ...

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