Month: January 2023

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 31: celebrate National Hot Chocolate Day!

10 months ago randomcollabs

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Februalia: a time of purification

10 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

29/30/31 January: the Merla days (hen blackbird), according to tradition are the coldest days of the year ~

10 months ago Leo S

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• Travel

Ljubljana’s Dragons: from myth to reality

10 months ago Danijel90

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• Food

Paparajotes: a traditional dessert from Murcia region, Spain

11 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

La Giubiana: a curious tradition linked to the last Thursday of January in Northern Italy

11 months ago Anya016

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Burns Night – a Scottish tradition to commemorate one of the world’s greatest poets

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 24 – Paganalia: ancient Rome’s “Earth Day”

11 months ago Leo S

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• Food

Fried Cod Tongues – a traditional treat from Newfoundland

11 months ago Nathan

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Caroline Barnes, the witch of St. Omer Cemetery

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lunar New Year 2023: the year of the rabbit

11 months ago randomcollabs

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• People, mysteries and stories

Chicken God, a holey stone of ancient slavs

11 months ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

All you ever wanted to know about St Agnes’ Eve…and St Agnes!

11 months ago Leo S

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• Myths and Legends

Hanwi, Sioux Moon Goddess

11 months ago Pavel

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• Weather

History of the Northern Lights: folklore, myths and legends

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 17: Saint Anthony the Abbot, The Great, or The Father of Monks

11 months ago Anya016

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Las Luminarias: a fiery and controversial Spanish celebration

11 months ago Robin

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• People, mysteries and stories

Gaetana’s revenge: 23 children victims of superstition in Italy at the end of the 19th century

11 months ago Pavel

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Magh Bihu, an Indian festival of abundance

11 months ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 13 | St. Knut’s Day: Christmas tree plundering in Sweden and Finland

11 months ago Leo S

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• Food

Cuberdons, the Belgian candy that sparked an epic vendor battle

11 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Carmentalia

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 12: National Hot Tea Day

11 months ago randomcollabs

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 12th: the feast day of Saint Benedict Biscop

11 months ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 11 | Prithvi Jayanti – Nepal’s National Unity Day

11 months ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 11: Iuturnalia in honor of Juturna, goddess of the springs

11 months ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 10: Benin Republic’s annual Voodoo festival

11 months ago Danilo G.

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Maxine Menster’s Gravestone and her Christmas Cookie recipe

11 months ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 9 | The Agonalia or Festival to Janus

11 months ago Leo S

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• History

Gauchito Gil: Argentina’s Cowboy Saint

11 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 7 | Frigg’s Distaff Day

11 months ago Danijel90

6 min read

• Food

Galette des Rois: history and traditions of French Epiphany King Cake

11 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Wolf Moon: the first Full Moon of the year

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

6 January: The true story of La Befana.

11 months ago randomcollabs

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Boost your New Year with a little bit of Twelfth Night folklore!

11 months ago Leo S

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• Food

Victorian Epiphany Tart – an old English recipe

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

4th January: Fufluns Festival

11 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 3/5 | Compitalia, Ancient Rome’s winter street fair

11 months ago Adam

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• Food

Saaremaa, the Estonian island where Christmas trees become soda

11 months ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

First Monday of the New Year: discover the lost celebration of Handsel Monday!

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 2: Berchtoldstag

11 months ago Anya016

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The month of January: holidays, fun facts and Folklore

11 months ago Leo S