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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 16th: Enjoy Hecate’s Night!

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Martinmas, St. Martin’s Summer, Indian Summer, Old Wives’ Summer…what is it?

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 11: it’s Origami Day!

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 10: it’s time for Mārtiņi!

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

November 8 is Cappucino Day!

11 months ago Danilo G.

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Beaver’s Moon: November Full Moon

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Day: what is the story behind this British observance?

11 months ago Leo S

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November 4: celebrate National Candy Day!

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Some fascinating facts you probably don’t know about the Day of the Dead

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of November: holidays, fun facts and folklore

11 months ago Leo S

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• Food
• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Soul Cake, the true Halloween treat of tradition for hungry ghosts

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Bobbing for Apples: History and how to keep this ancient Halloween tradition alive

11 months ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Dziady – Autumnal Granfathers: the slavic week devoted to commemorating the Dead

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• History

Meet the Sibyl of the Rhine…and her recipe for ‘Cookies of Joy’

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Paschal Full Moon: the curious and complicated link between Easter, Equinox and moon.

1 year ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Topienie Marzanny: the drowning of Marzanna, the Winter witch of Slavic folklore

1 year ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

February 9: it’s National Pizza Day!

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Things you probably didn’t know about snow

2 years ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lunar New Year 2022: the year of the Tiger

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Kukeri: the ancient Bulgarian tradition that keeps evil spirits at bay

2 years ago Ivan

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• Food

How to eat a Christmas Tree (or turn it into Cocktails)

2 years ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s traditions in Ancient Egypt: Wepet Renpet

2 years ago Adam

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New Year’s Traditions in Ethiopia: Enkutatash

2 years ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

2 years ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Nowruz: the Persian New Year

2 years ago Ivan

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Lismore: the Australian town that turns trash into Christmas trees

2 years ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 24#: Tbilisi Christmas Tree – Georgia

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• Random Christmas 2021

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

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Popular Christmas folklore in Appalachia

2 years ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 22#: Dortmund Christmas Tree – Germany

2 years ago Pavel

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• Random Christmas 2021

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

2 years ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The ancient tradition of Yule Log at Christmas ~

2 years ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 20#: Murano Christmas Tree – Italy

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December 19#: Lisbon Christmas Tree – Portugal

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

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

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 16#: Fort Coeur d’Alene – Idaho

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

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

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

2 years ago Ivan

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December 12#: Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree – London

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 11#: Strasbourg Christmas Tree – France

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