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handkerchiefs
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In September, seek out Independence Day traditions like cueca (a folk dance with handkerchiefs) on street corners and at week-long fondas (pop-up fairs).—
Mark Johanson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026 -
Had Otello understood that all the world is a joke, as Falstaff startlingly reveals at the end of the opera, Iago would never have been able to poison Otello’s susceptible frail ego with his ridiculous tales of handkerchiefs and what-not.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Babushkas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babushkas. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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