local history

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mid-Autumn Festival: dates, traditions and legends

13 hours ago Pavel

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

September 26 – Johnny Appleseed Day

3 days ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

The creepy legend of the Donkey Lady at Old Applewhite Bridge in San Antonio, Texas

5 days ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mabon (?) and the Autumn Equinox

7 days ago Adam

2 min read

• Travel

Fye Bridge: the place where scolds, strumpets (and witches) were punished

1 week ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Ha Ha Tonka castle ruins: the remains of a dead man’s dream.

3 weeks ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

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

4 weeks ago Pavel

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Nokhur Cemetery, a cemetery with goat-horn bedecked gravestones.

1 month ago Ivan

6 min read

• History

August 18 – The day of Austrian witches!

1 month ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Ferragosto: history, traditions (and curses) of one of the most beloved holidays in Italy

2 months ago randomcollabs

3 min read

• Art and Photography

X Agosto and the unsolved murder that haunted one of the most beloved Italian poet

2 months ago Danilo G.

2 min read

• Food

Pettuleipä and Scandinavian bark bread

2 months ago Pavel

2 min read

• Food

Kalakukko, an edible carrying case for fish

2 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Hotel Zdrowie – the abandoned “sanatorium” in Gdynia Orłowo

2 months ago Anya016

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lammas: welcoming the harvest

2 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Food

Stir-fried rocks: China’s (and not only) hardest Street Food

2 months ago Robin

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

July 25: it’s Carousel Day! (Or Merry-Go-Round Day, if you prefer).

2 months ago randomcollabs

3 min read

• Food

Riga Black Balsam: there’s a legend that this Latvian herbal liqueur saved an ailing Catherine the Great!

3 months ago Robin

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

July 10: National Piña Colada Day

3 months ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Travel

The Thousand-Year Rose of Hildesheim Cathedral

3 months ago Adam

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Tanabata: the Japanese Star Festival

3 months ago Pavel

2 min read

• Sport

Mmabatho, the stadium with flying tribunes

3 months ago Robin

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

July 1: Happy Canada Day!

3 months ago Leo S

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Midsummer: history, folklore and magic

3 months ago Leo S

5 min read 2

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The fascinating story of Nocino, the witches’ liqueur.

3 months ago randomcollabs

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Juneteenth: a very important piece of American History

3 months ago Leo S

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

Kingsley Lake – the world’s most circular lake

4 months ago Robin

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Vestalia: Celebrating Vesta and Purifying Rome

4 months ago Adam

4 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Fisgard Lighthouse, the first lighthouse on the west coast of Canada

4 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

Wat Mahabut, the vibrant temple that honors a legendary ghost bride.

4 months ago Robin

2 min read

• Travel

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

4 months ago Pavel

2 min read

• Food

Meet neua tune, the Half-Century-Old soup of Bangkok!

4 months ago Robin

3 min read

• Food

Chongqing, hot pot and Pipa Yuan, the world’s largest restaurant that occupies half a hill and can serve up to 5,800 people at a time

4 months ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

Ado Awaye: the quiet Nigerian town surrounded by myths and legends

4 months ago Ivan

4 min read

• Travel

Explore Monsanto, “the most Portuguese town in Portugal”

5 months ago Danilo G.

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lemuralia, the ancient Roman Day of the dead

5 months ago Adam

3 min read

• Travel

Sułoszowa, the delightful one-road village in Southern Poland

5 months ago Danilo G.

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

History and lore of Beltane, the ancient Celtic festival of May Day

5 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

The Shambles: the oldest medieval street in the world

5 months ago Leo S

5 min read

• Food

Pastila, the historic russian treat that turns apples into marshmallows

5 months ago Ivan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Auvers-sur-Oise: the grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh

5 months ago Anya016