news

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• People, mysteries and stories

Kongthong, the Indian “Whistling Village” where your name is a song

4 years ago Robin

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• Travel

The Devil’s Column: a gateway to hell in Milan’s city center

4 years ago Anya

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• Lighthouses of the world

Béjaïa, Algeria and Cap Carbon Lighthouse

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The Haunting Beauty of Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia ~

4 years ago Leo S

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• Myths and Legends

Cailleach, the Goddess of Winter

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• Travel

Stirling Castle and its trapped souls

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• Food

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

4 years ago Leo S

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• History

When winter was really winter: the legendary Frost Fairs of the River Thames

4 years ago Leo S

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s traditions in Ancient Egypt: Wepet Renpet

4 years ago Adam

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s Traditions in Ethiopia: Enkutatash

4 years ago Ivan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

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

4 years ago Ivan

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Nowruz: the Persian New Year

4 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

New Year’s Traditions in China: Nian and Chinese New Year

4 years ago Danijel90

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions
• Weather

Christmas and Winter weather folklore

4 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lismore: the Australian town that turns trash into Christmas trees

4 years ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 24#: Tbilisi Christmas Tree – Georgia

4 years ago Ivan

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• Travel

The Christmas House of Akureyri, Iceland

4 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2021

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

4 years ago Nathan

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Popular Christmas folklore in Appalachia

4 years ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 22#: Dortmund Christmas Tree – Germany

4 years ago Pavel

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• Random Christmas 2021

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

4 years ago Nathan

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The ancient tradition of Yule Log at Christmas ~

4 years ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 20#: Murano Christmas Tree – Italy

4 years ago Anya

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 19#: Lisbon Christmas Tree – Portugal

4 years ago Danilo

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• People, mysteries and stories

Asbestos Snow: the most dangerous fake snow in history

4 years ago Robin

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• Random Christmas 2021

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

4 years ago Ivan

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• Random Christmas 2021

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

4 years ago Nathan

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• Food

Noni: a fruit so foul that shamans use it to scare evil spirits.

4 years ago Leo S

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 16#: Fort Coeur d’Alene – Idaho

4 years ago Nathan

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• Random Christmas 2021

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

4 years ago Nathan

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• People, mysteries and stories

“The house of a thousand heads”: the creepy balcony full of doll heads in Caracas

4 years ago Robin

4 min read

• Random Christmas 2021

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

4 years ago Danilo

2 min read

• Travel

Monkey Mia: the Australian paradise that dolphins visit every day

4 years ago Robin

5 min read

• Random Christmas 2021

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

4 years ago Ivan

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 12#: Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree – London

4 years ago Leo S

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• Motors

The Pink Panthers: a unique piece of British military history

4 years ago Adam

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• Random Christmas 2021

December 11#: Strasbourg Christmas Tree – France

4 years ago Adam

2 min read

• Travel

Fosse Dionne: France’s (unsolved) ancient underground mystery

4 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2021

December 10#: Puerta del Sol Christmas Tree – Madrid, Spain

4 years ago Danijel90

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• Food

Roti Saimai: no visit to the ruins of Ayutthaya is complete without this candy floss crepe!

4 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2021

December 9#: Taipei Christmas Tree

4 years ago Ivan

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• Abandoned Places

Dode: the village that was abandoned after the Black Death

4 years ago Leo S