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Vol. 7, No. 9
A Shoreline Community, Pine Knoll Shores, N.C.
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what is Passover?
By Cierra Tomaso
One of my favorite holidays is Passover. Not only is it a spectacular festival, but also the story behind it is very intriguing.
It first begins more than 3,000 years ago, when Jacob, a Hebrew, arrived in Egypt with his twelve songs. Canaan, the land of
the Hebrews, had been stricken with an awful famine. Fortunately, the Pharaoh of Egypt was kind and gave the Hebrews per
mission to dwell in the Land of Goshen, which is the eastern part of the Nile Delta. For a while, they lived in peace. Years after
Jacob and his sons died, their heirs did not return to Canaan.
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April 2011
Rare Beach
Visitors
Some “visitors” on local beaches
have caught the attention of members
from the North Carolina Maritime
Museum’s Cape Lookout Studies Pro
gram. During winter months, sightings
of seals on beaches and in North Caro
lina waters are becoming increasingly
frequent.
The adult harp seal identified on
Wednesday February 23 could be a first
for the county, according to Museum
Natural Science Curator Keith Rittmas-
ter. A second harp seal was also spotted
last week on Masonboro Island, near
Wilmington, and a third at Kill Devil
Hills.
“North Carolina is considered part
of the normal winter range for har
bor seals, but recently we have seen
three additional seal species (grey,
hooded, and harp seals), all of which
we consider well out of their northern
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