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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 17: International Cat’s day

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Fat Thursday: a tasty tradition originated in Poland

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February 15: The Roman Festival of Lupercalia

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Valentines Day and the Wolf

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Who was the real St. Valentine? The (many) myths behind the Inspiration for Valentine’s Day ~

10 months ago Leo S

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Anthesteria: the Greek festival of spring and the dead

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St Gobnait – the patron saint of bees and beekeeping

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Fornacalia, the ancient festival of bread and ovens

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February 3: Saint Biagio’s Panettone

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February 2: Celebrate National Crêpe Day!

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February 2: Candlemas, feast of purification

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Groundhog Day, an American holiday with purely Europeans origins ~

10 months ago Leo S

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Imbolc: the ancient Celtic festival of February

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The Month of February: holidays, fun facts and folklore

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

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

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Lunar New Year 2023: the year of the rabbit

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

10 months ago Leo S

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

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Las Luminarias: a fiery and controversial Spanish celebration

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Magh Bihu, an Indian festival of abundance

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

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January 12: National Hot Tea Day

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January 12th: the feast day of Saint Benedict Biscop

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

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January 10: Benin Republic’s annual Voodoo festival

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Maxine Menster’s Gravestone and her Christmas Cookie recipe

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• History

Gauchito Gil: Argentina’s Cowboy Saint

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January 7 | Frigg’s Distaff Day

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

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• Food

Victorian Epiphany Tart – an old English recipe

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

11 months ago Adam

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

11 months ago Leo S

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January 2: Berchtoldstag

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The month of January: holidays, fun facts and Folklore

11 months ago Leo S

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Celebrate the New Year with a Good Luck Pig!

11 months ago Leo S

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Why do Japanese slurp Toshikoshi Soba 年越し蕎麦 on New Year’s Eve 大晦日?

11 months ago Danilo G.

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How did the tradition of New Year’s resolutions start? 👀

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

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Twelve Grapes: a New Year’s Eve tradition of scarfing down 12 grapes for good luck

11 months ago Danilo G.

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Legends and superstitions of Appalachian Christmas (and Old Christmas)

11 months ago Leo S

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Hoppin’ John: a traditional Southern dish for New Year’s Day

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