#national cousins day

[floridaboiler]

[rootedincuteness]

Happy National Cousins Day!

Resident Human: "Happy National Cousins Day, everyone!"

Resident Human: "Let's talk about our favorite cousins from the Roots & 'Shrooms Gang, Mudpie and Halfred. Through the years, their bond has only grown stronger."

Resident Human: "They've been best friends since they were just tiny sproutlings."

Resident Human: "And they've had a lot of mischievous adventures over the years. Mudpie is the daring one, and Halfred is the more prudent one, but trust me, they both get into a lot of trouble."

Resident Human: "We've seen them garden together..."

Resident Human: "And pose with all sorts of holiday decorations..."

Resident Human: "And while supposedly getting those decorations up on shelves, they did a lot more playing in the boxes than actual decorating."

Resident Human: "Halloween was always a very special time for these cousins."

Resident Human: "They've partied oh-so-hearty during various holiday bashes..."

Resident Human: "They've survived a whole lot of bad leaf days together..."

Resident Human: "And sported some handsome sweaters and fluffy blankets during wintertime..."

Resident Human: "But no matter what happens, always they come out on top, and no matter how much trouble they get into, they always make it work in the end."

Resident Human: "Theirs is a friendship that can never be broken. So in honor of National Cousins Day, let's all congratulate Mudpie and Halfred on many years of solid and rewarding cousinship!"

[tonybannerblog]

Bruce and Jen for National Cousins Day 💜💚

@markruffalo

[murderousink23]

07/24/2024 is International Self Care Day 🌎, Florists' Day 💐🇷🇺, National Cousins Day 🇺🇸, National Drive-Thru Day 🇺🇸, National Tequila Day 🇺🇸, National Thermal Engineering Day 🇺🇸

[rolaplayor101]

The Tennyson cousins for National Cousins day!

Buy as a shirt or sticker or anything else!! Oooo you wanna Commission me so badd oooo! Pls don’t ignore my DNI! Reblogs are mandatory! They’re super helpful!

[gpstudios]

Celebrating National Cousins Day: Cherishing Family Bonds

Happy National Cousins Day! 🎉 Celebrate the special bond with your cousins. Reflect on fun memories, plan virtual reunions, and express appreciation for these cherished relationships. #CousinsDay #FamilyBonds

Introduction Happy National Cousins Day! 🎉 Today, on July 24th, we celebrate the special bond that we share with our cousins. Whether they’re our first friends, lifelong confidants, or distant relatives we catch up with at family reunions, cousins hold a unique place in our hearts and lives. National Cousins Day is the perfect opportunity to appreciate and strengthen these family ties. Join us…

[ami-ven]

Happy National Cousins Day!

[dutybcrne]

Kaeya oftentimes wonders what it must have been like, living in Khaenri'ah. Reading the tales of Khaenri'ahn heroes Jean's shared with him, of things he remembered his father mentioning, helped him picture it all. As did knowledge the Akademiya has of Dahri ruins he managed to get his hands on one way or another years later, during his visit to Sumeru.

[poisonandpages]

Some people may have forgotten those instances where people who were already dead were declared fit for work. I haven't.

[orcelito]

I biked a cumulative over an hour yesterday. Which normally isn't that much for me. But I have not been biking much at all over the past 3 months, so I can FEEL the strain from it.

It's OK, I'll just take it easy until Saturday, when I will be going Hiking and will Also be doing a lot of physical activity 😂😂 at the very least biking for over an hour shows I can still Do the physical activity, even if I end up a bit more out of breath than normal

[rootedincuteness]

Happy National Cuddle Day! 😘❤️

[4thbrighteststar]

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[murderousink23]

07/24/2023 is International Self Care Day 🌏, Florists' Day 💐🇷🇺, National Cousins Day 🇺🇲, National Drive-Thru Day 🍔🍟🥤🇺🇲, National Tequila Day 🍹🇺🇲, National Thermal Engineering Day 🇺🇲

[aspeckof-stardust]

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[uwmspeccoll]

The author, Angela Hovak Johnston.

Johnston and Marjorie Tungwenuk Tahbone, traditional tattoo artist.

Catherine Niptanatiak: "I designed my own, something that represents me and who I am, something that I would be proud to wear and show off, and something that would make me feel confident and beautiful. . . . I have daughters and I would like to teach them what I know. I would like for them to want to practice our traditions and keep our culture alive."

Cecile Nelvana Lyall: "On my hand tattoos, from the top down, the triangles represent the mountains. . . . The Ys are the tools used in seal hunting. . . . The dots are my ancestors. . . . I am so excited to be able to truly call myself and Inuk woman."

Colleen Nivingalok: "The tattoos on my face represent my family and me. The lines on my chin are my four children -- my two older boys on the outside protecting my daughters. The lines on my cheeks represent the two boys and the two girls on either side. The one on my forehead represents their father and me. Together, we live for our children."

Doreen Ayalikyoak Evyagotailak: "I have thought about getting traditional tattoos since I was a teenager. . . . When I asked the elders if I could have my own meaning for my tattoos, they said it wouldn't matter. My tattoos symbolize my kids."

Mary Angele Takletok: "I always wanted traditional tattoos like the women in the old days. I wanted them on my wrists and my fingers so I could show I'm Inuk."

Melissa MacDonald Hinanik: "As a part of celebrating my heritage and revitalizing important traditional customs that form my identity, I believe I have earned my tattoos. I am a beautiful, strong young woman. I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a friend, and an active community member. I reclaim the traditional customs as mine, I re-own them as a part of who I am."

Star Westwood: "We still have some of our culture, but some things are slowly dying. Having tattoos helps us keep our culture alive. . . . . My tattoos represent my dad and my dad's dad. The ones closest to my wrists represent my sisters."

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National Tattoo Day

July 17 is National Tattoo Day. To celebrate, we present some images from Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines: Revitalizing Inuit Traditional Tattooing, compiled by Angela Hovak Johnston, co-founder with Marjorie Tahbone of the Inuit Tattoo Revitalization Project, with photographs by Inuit photographer Cora DeVos, and published in Iqaluit, Nunavut by Inhabit Media Inc. in 2017.

For thousands of years, Inuit have practiced the traditional art of tattooing. Created the ancient way, with bone needles and caribou sinew soaked in seal oil, sod, or soot, these tattoos were an important tradition for many Inuit women, symbols etched on their skin that connected them to their families and communities. But with the rise of missionaries and residential schools in the North, the tradition of tattooing was almost lost. In 2005, when Angela Hovak Johnston heard that the last Inuk woman tattooed in the old way had died, she set out to tattoo herself in tribute to this ancient custom and learn how to tattoo others. What was at first a personal quest became a project to bring the art of traditional tattooing back to Inuit women across Nunavut.

Collected in this book are photos and stories from more than two dozen women who participated in Johnston's project. Together, these women have united to bring to life an ancient tradition, reawakening their ancestors' lines and sharing this knowledge with future generations. Hovak Johnston writes: "Never again will these Inuit traditions be close to extinction, or only a part of history you read about in books. This is my mission."

Reawakening Our Ancestors' Lines forms part of our Indigenous America Literature Collection.

Angela Hovak Johnston (right) with her cousin Janelle Angulalik and her aunt Millie Navalik Angulalik.

View other posts from our Indigenous America Literature Collection.

[illnessfaker]

tw: murder, transmisogynoir

( article published feb. 24th, 2024 )

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity.

After deliberating for roughly four hours, jurors convicted Daqua Lameek Ritter of a hate crime for the murder of Dime Doe in 2019. Ritter was also found guilty of using a firearm in connection with the fatal shooting and obstructing justice.

A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. Ritter faces a maximum of life imprisonment without parole.

[...]

The four-day trial over Doe’s killing centered on the secret sexual relationship between her and Ritter, the latter of whom had grown agitated by the exposure of their affair in the small town of Allendale, according to witness testimony and text messages obtained by the FBI. Prosecutors accused Ritter of shooting Doe three times with a .22 caliber handgun to prevent further revelation of their romance.

[...]

Doe’s close friends testified that it was no secret in Allendale that she had begun her social transition as a woman shortly after graduating high school. She started dressing in skirts, getting her nails done and wearing extensions. She and her friends discussed boys they were seeing — including Ritter, whom she met during one of his many summertime visits from New York to stay with family.

But text messages obtained by the FBI suggested that Ritter sought to keep their relationship under wraps as much as possible, prosecutors said. He reminded her to delete their communications from her phone, and hundreds of texts sent in the month before her death were removed.

Shortly before Doe’s death, their exchanges grew tense. In one message from July 29, 2019, she complained that Ritter did not reciprocate her generosity. He replied that he thought they had an understanding that she didn’t need the “extra stuff.”

He also told her that Delasia Green, his main girlfriend at the time, had insulted him with a homophobic slur after learning of the affair. In a July 31 text, Doe said she felt used and Ritter should never have let Green find out about them.

[...]

Green said that when he showed up days later at her cousin’s house in Columbia, he was dirty, smelly and couldn’t stop pacing. Her cousin’s boyfriend gave Ritter a ride to the bus stop. Before he left, Green asked him if he had killed Doe.

“He dropped his head and gave me a little smirk,” Green said.

from the HRC:

Doe’s friends and family remembered her on social media as having a “bright personality” and being someone who “showed love” and who was “the best to be around.” Another friend wrote, “If I knew Friday was my last time seeing you, I would have hugged you even tighter.”

according to NYT's article, she also worked as a hairdresser. she was only 24.