Month: December 2021

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s traditions in Sri Lanka: Sinhalese and Tamil New Year

1 year ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Nowruz: the Persian New Year

1 year ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s Traditions in China: Nian and Chinese New Year

1 year ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions
• Weather

Christmas and Winter weather folklore

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lismore: the Australian town that turns trash into Christmas trees

1 year ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 24#: Tbilisi Christmas Tree – Georgia

1 year ago Ivan

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• Travel

The Christmas House of Akureyri, Iceland

1 year ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 23#: Ghajnsielem Christmas Tree – Gozo Island – Malta

1 year ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Popular Christmas folklore in Appalachia

1 year ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 22#: Dortmund Christmas Tree – Germany

1 year ago Pavel

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 21#: Emirates Palace Hotel Christmas Tree – Abu Dhabi

1 year ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The ancient tradition of Yule Log at Christmas ~

1 year ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 20#: Murano Christmas Tree – Italy

1 year ago Anya016

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 19#: Lisbon Christmas Tree – Portugal

1 year ago Danilo G.

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• People, mysteries and stories

Asbestos Snow: the most dangerous fake snow in history

1 year ago Robin

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 18#: Central World Christmas Tree – Bangkok, Thailand

1 year ago Ivan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 17#: Christmas at Fed Square – Melbourne, Australia

1 year ago Nathan

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• Food

Noni: a fruit so foul that shamans use it to scare evil spirits.

1 year ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 16#: Fort Coeur d’Alene – Idaho

1 year ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 15#: Martin Place Christmas Tree – Sydney, Australia

1 year ago Nathan

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• People, mysteries and stories

“The house of a thousand heads”: the creepy balcony full of doll heads in Caracas

1 year ago Robin

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 14#: St. Peter’s Square Christmas Tree – Vatican

1 year ago Danilo G.

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• Travel

Monkey Mia: the Australian paradise that dolphins visit every day

1 year ago Robin

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 13#: Red Square – Moscow and Russian New Year Yolka

1 year ago Ivan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 12#: Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree – London

1 year ago Leo S

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• Motors

The Pink Panthers: a unique piece of British military history

1 year ago Adam

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 11#: Strasbourg Christmas Tree – France

1 year ago Adam

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• Travel

Fosse Dionne: France’s (unsolved) ancient underground mystery

1 year ago Robin

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 10#: Puerta del Sol Christmas Tree – Madrid, Spain

1 year ago Danijel90

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• Food

Roti Saimai: no visit to the ruins of Ayutthaya is complete without this candy floss crepe!

1 year ago Ivan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 9#: Taipei Christmas Tree

1 year ago Ivan

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• Abandoned Places

Dode: the village that was abandoned after the Black Death

1 year ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 8#: Christmas at the Capitol – South Dakota

1 year ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 7#: Vilnius Christmas Tree – Vilnius, Lithuania

1 year ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

When is year’s earliest sunset?

1 year ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 6#: Gubbio Christmas tree – Gubbio, Italy

1 year ago Danilo G.

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 5#: Galeries Lafayette Christmas tree – Paris, France

1 year ago Robin

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• Breaking News

Sheldon Chalet: the world’s most remote hotel (that will cost you $35,000)

1 year ago Robin

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 4#: Floating Christmas tree – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1 year ago Danilo G.

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 3#: Sandi – West Palm Beach, Florida

1 year ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 2#: Rockefeller Center Christmas tree – New York City

1 year ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 1#: Zócalo – Mexico City

1 year ago Ivan