Pavel

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mid-Autumn Festival: dates, traditions and legends

11 hours ago Pavel

3 min read

• Food

Bijin-Hime, tne “Beautiful Princess” of Strawberries that costs up to $350 per piece

2 weeks ago Pavel

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

An Estonian tale: the Maiden of the Milky Way

3 weeks ago Pavel

3 min read

• Travel

Yenidze, Dresden’s iconic tobacco mosque, and its story of deception.

4 weeks ago Pavel

2 min read

• Food

Pettuleipä and Scandinavian bark bread

2 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Tanabata: the Japanese Star Festival

3 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The curious story of Mihailo Toloto, the 82-Year-Old monk who died without ever seeing a real woman

4 months ago Pavel

2 min read

• Travel

Kiezu-no-hi (the Eternal Flame) and the stunning Mt Misen, Miyajima

4 months ago Pavel

2 min read

• Art and Photography

Julia Popova, the Russian artist who makes soap good enough…to eat!

5 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Food

Neuzeller Klosterbräu, the German Brewery that revolutionizes beer industry with powder beer

5 months ago Pavel

2 min read

• Sport

Meet Seiichi Sano, world’s oldest surfer who still rides waves at 89

5 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Roman Goddes Luna

6 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Sport

SpoGomi, the new sport born in Japan that combines competition and garbage collection

6 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Travel

Monte Kali: the world’s largest table salt mountain

6 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Ides of March and the celebration of roman goddess Anna Perenna

7 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

2nd March: Holy Wells Day

7 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• History

The ancient wishing well of Germering

7 months ago Pavel

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

Hanwi, Sioux Moon Goddess

8 months ago Pavel

5 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

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

9 months ago Pavel

3 min read

• Food

Springerle, the Bavarian holiday cookies that are also intricate works of art.

9 months ago Pavel

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2022

12# Santa Claus Is Coming to Town!

10 months ago Pavel

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Yūrei: the Ghosts of Japan

1 year ago Pavel

5 min read

• Myths and Legends

The hoof print on the Rosstrappe: a legend from the Harz mountains

1 year ago Pavel

2 min read

• Travel

London’s invisible house covered in mirrors

1 year ago Pavel

9 min read

• Myths and Legends

“The Emperor’s New Clothes”, an often forgotten classic.

1 year ago Pavel

4 min read

• Food

Nagashi Sōmen: catch these floating noodles before they flow by!

1 year ago Pavel

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

Ghillie Dhu, the Elf of forest from Scottish Folklore

2 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Ragnar Kavurson: the Vikings enthusiast who lives in his Bosnia like a real Northman

2 years ago Pavel

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Nachzehrers: the shroud eating Vampires of German Folklore

2 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Putim Ossuary and the mystery of tricorn hat

2 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Wanyūdō: one of strangest, most fearsome spirit from Japanese mythology

2 years ago Pavel

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Magic of the Wishing Doll (and how to make it….)

2 years ago Pavel

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Faust: man, myth or legend?

2 years ago Pavel

4 min read

• History

Benzaiten, the Japanese Goddes of love and all that flows

2 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Food

Buchteln, the Austrian treats once baked with lottery tickets in the center.

2 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Motors

Bus-Train: the world’s first dual-mode vehicle

2 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Johatsu – Japan’s Evaporated People

2 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Travel

The European country that has 5 seasons

2 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2021

December 22#: Dortmund Christmas Tree – Germany

2 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Breaking News

Sumomomomomomomomo, “the horse that makes commentators cry”

2 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• History

The Protest Pig: a rare breed designed to be a living (and breathing) flag

2 years ago Pavel

1 min read

• Food

Wasabi Ice Cream: the cure and cause of a burning tongue!

2 years ago Pavel