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Since the shrine was close to the sea, James’ symbol became a scallop shell that pilgrims wore to demonstrate their achievement.
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Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
The lake also played a key role in the shrine’s unlikely escape from the Palisades fire, as a family of three devotees used its waters to extinguish threatening flames.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
His four All-Pro teams, 10 Pro Bowl teams and slew of Super Bowl and team records should assure Kelce’s first-ballot status at the football shrine in his home state.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Then more incense is lit and food is offered to ancestors; families will usually have a dedicated shrine, or even a room, set up in their homes to commemorate relatives who have passed.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
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Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
The lake also played a key role in the shrine’s unlikely escape from the Palisades fire, as a family of three devotees used its waters to extinguish threatening flames.
—Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
His four All-Pro teams, 10 Pro Bowl teams and slew of Super Bowl and team records should assure Kelce’s first-ballot status at the football shrine in his home state.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
Then more incense is lit and food is offered to ancestors; families will usually have a dedicated shrine, or even a room, set up in their homes to commemorate relatives who have passed.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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