1.   The Center for Traditional Music and Dance is recreating the traditional festivities of Jews from the Caucasus Mountains, where Russian and Persian culture met.

2.   A former Croat neighbor of Tadic, whose name judges ordered withheld, said Tadic avoided slaughtering animals at traditional Serb festivities because he feared the sight of blood.

3.   In most parts of the world New Year celebrations were marked by traditional festivities.

4.   Schott participated Tuesday in traditional festivities, including a parade downtown, that annually mark the opener of the baseball season in Cincinnati.

5.   Will provide coverage Russia-Christmas MOSCOW Russia closes down for the Orthodox Christmas, attending religious services and indulging in traditional festivities.

6.   The education ministry cancelled the traditional street festivities in a sign of mourning.