Ep 16: OK, Boomer

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Today, Melissa explores other customs, like the "Boomers" who pull Santa's sled in Australia, how a video game about animals has given a place for practicing Muslims to find community in a pandemic, and what a confused Rooster has to do with Christmas in the Philippines. 

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About your host:
Melissa McCue-McGrath, CPDT-KA, is a science-based dog trainer outside of Boston, MA, and author of the book, "Considerations for the City Dog". She has a dog training channel on YouTube with free classes and lessons for anyone who is interested in positive reinforcement dog training. More about Melissa can be found at MelissaMcCueMcGrath.com
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I got today's information
 https://worldstrides.com/blog/2015/12/december-holidays-around-the-world/ 

https://onekindplanet.org/christmas-animals-around-world/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misa_de_Gallo

https://tinyurl.com/dailymailboomer

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28094561

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/23286976

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_calendar

https://tinyurl.com/nationalnewsquraninsects

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emaoconnor/animal-crossing-ramadan-2020-eid-celebration-coronavirus

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/05/15/ramadan-animal-crossing/ 

https://slate.com/technology/2020/05/what-even-is-animal-crossing.html 

https://www.al-islam.org/animals-welfare-acts-and-utilization-limits-islam-saeid-nazari-tavakkoli 

Special thanks to @PasturesPolitic  who took the time  to help me find reputable sources on Islam. Thank you so very much for helping me out 🙂 

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