traditions

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• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Some Halloween urban legends that refuse to die

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• History

The days that vanished and the switch to the Gregorian Calendar

6 years ago Robin

2 min read

• Travel

Catemaco: the witchcraft capital of Mexico

6 years ago Ivan

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Historical Regatta: in the Grand Canal the ancient Venetian maritime tradition between races and historical re-enactments

6 years ago Anya

7 min read

• Food

Italy’s Moka Coffee Pot: why the iconic item has become an endangered species

6 years ago Anya

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Vrykolakas: the greek bloodless Vampire.

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Food

Chhurpi: the world’s hardest cheese come from Nepal.

6 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Food

Thai funeral cookbooks: to preserve recipes and memories~

6 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Food

How “Taco Friday” became a popular Swedish tradition

6 years ago Nathan

6 min read

• Food

9 wondrous breads to make in Quarantine if you’ve not enough yeast!

6 years ago randomcollabs

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The best pictures of creepy Easter Bunnies scaring of innocent children~

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Food

Easter Lamb: in Sicily, Italy, it is sweet, caloric and made of almond paste!

6 years ago Robin

4 min read 2

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Why do we have Easter bunny and Easter eggs?

6 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Święconka: the Polish Easter tradition artfully assembles symbolic foods, from bread to lamb-shaped butter.

6 years ago Nathan

1 min read

• Food

Mignon Chocolate Egg: the chocolates inside of real eggshells

6 years ago Nathan

5 min read 2

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The ancient pagan origins of Easter

6 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Costumes, dancing, and food: Malanka is Ukraine’s biggest party

6 years ago Adam

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The “100 Giorni”: the official countdown to the final High School state examination

6 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Food

Mie Lethek Garuda – a traditional food from Indonesia

6 years ago Ivan

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Chinese New Year 2020: the year of the Golden Rat. History and traditions of a millenary festival.

6 years ago Pavel

4 min read

• History

The Wonders of New York: a Midcentury Map packed with weird local stories

6 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

24# Feast of the Seven Fishes

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

21# Puto Bumbong – Philippines

6 years ago Ivan

1 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

20# An Australian white Christmas…

6 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

19# Fruitcake: the gift that keeps on giving

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Food
• Weather

How to predict winter weather using a persimmon seed: a curious peasant legend

6 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

18# Melomakarona: Greek Christmas Honey Cookies with curious origins

6 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

17# Lussekatter – Swedish saffron buns

6 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

16# Traditional German Weihnachtsgans – the Christmas Goose

6 years ago Anya

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

15# Kūčios: traditional Christmas Eve Dinner in Lithuania

6 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

14# The Christmas Pickle

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

#13 Cuccía: a Sicilian tradition on Saint Lucy’s day

6 years ago Anya

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

12# the Christmas tradition of making Tamale

6 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

9# The Tradition of Christmas Pudding

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

7# Ul Boov: the Mongolian “shoe sole cake“

6 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Random Christmas 2019

3# From the bathtub to the table: Christmas Eve Carp!

6 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Art and Photography

Vintage Photographs and customs from a 1920s/30s Halloween

7 years ago Pavel

4 min read

• Food

And you have a wheel of cheese to be eaten at your funeral?

7 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Jane Greengold and the Impaled Pumpkins of Kane Street – Brooklyn

7 years ago Nathan

4 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Fontanelle Cemetery, Naples, and the cult of “pezzentelle” souls.

7 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

Hinnagami: the spirit that possess japanese dolls and grant their owners any wish

7 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Food

The disappearing art of Smoked Fish in Grimsby – England~

7 years ago Leo S