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The Tanabata Festival: Do you Know its Origins?
From July to August, there are many festivals in Japan. Tanabata festival is one of the most famous festivals among them. It is a Japanese star festival and has its origins in the Chinese legend Oxil....
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七夕祭の由来って？
日本では7月から8月にかけて日本の至る所でお祭りが開催されます。七夕祭りはその中でも有名なお祭りの一つです。七夕の行事は、中国から伝来したもので日本では7月7日に通例お祭りが開催されます。ところで有名な仙台七夕祭は旧暦の7月、つまり8月に行われています。...
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What do the French celebrate on November 11?
November 11 is a bank holiday in France. Brass bands play in the streets and citizens meet around war memorials in each town for a ceremony. But what do the French celebrate on November 11? The day is...
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Pourquoi fête-t-on le 11 novembre en France ?
Le 11 novembre est un jour férié en France. Ce jour-là, les fanfares défilent dans les rues et les citoyens se retrouvent pour une cérémonie autour des monuments aux morts de chaque ville. Mais que...
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The 6th of January: another day to celebrate
The 6th January is traditionally the day of disarranging the Christmas decoration - from the Advent wreath at the entrance’s door of the home to the Christmas tree. In many places in Brazil, however,...
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Dia 06 é dia de Folia
Dia seis de janeiro tradicionalmente é o dia em que se desfaz a decoração natalina - da coroa de Advento na porta de entrada da casa ao pinheiro de Natal. Em muitos lugares do Brasil, no entanto, o...
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Oktoberfest… in Brazil?!
September is a month of celebration for Brazil and festiveness in southern Germany. The South American country commemorates 190 years of independence. In 1822, when the country ceased to be a colony...
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Oktoberfest… no Brasil?!
Setembro é um mês de comemoração para o Brasil e de festa no sul da Alemanha. Para o país sul-americano, comemora-se 190 anos de independência. Em 1822, quando o país deixou de ser uma colônia de...
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How to be an undercover language nerd over Christmas
Christmas is coming up and many of us are having a week off from school, studies, work or internships. And as much as the holidays are meant to be a relaxing time, some of us are deeply concerned. The...
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Hvordan (umerket) være språknerd i juleferien?
Julen nærmer seg, og mange av oss har en uke fri fra skole, studier, jobb eller praksis. Helligdagene betraktes av de aller fleste som en avslappende tid, mens andre for øyeblikket er svært bekymret....
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Kings, queens, spirits and parades: How do you celebrate Epiphany?
Here we go bablarians! New Year’s come and for the majority of the people around the world it’s time to go back to work or school. The Christmas atmosphere is gradually fading away, with the closing of...
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L’Epifania tutte le feste si porta via
Ebbene sì bablarians, l’anno nuovo è arrivato e per la maggior parte di noi è tempo di tornare a lavorare o a chinare la testa sui banchi di scuola. L’atmosfera natalizia comincia lentamente a svanire,...
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From day to evening – Midsummer on the Åland Islands
It’s almost that time of the year again in Scandinavia and Finland, when the fact that the sun (almost) never goes down is being celebrated. Unfortunately, this year it doesn’t seem like the weather...
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5 lições da Copa sobre cultura brasileira
Com a Copa do Mundo colocando o Brasil em alta, eu decidi dar uma olhada no que o campeonato está revelando sobre a cultura do país. 1 – A gente pula, grita e quebra televisão Os italianos podem até te...
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5 World Cup lessons on Brazilian culture
With the World Cup putting Brazil on the spotlight, I decided to look into what the competition has been revealing to the world the culture I belong to. Here is what I found: 1 – We jump, we scream, we...
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The 2014 International Recipe Advent Calendar
A BIG welcome to the 2014 International Recipe Advent Calendar! Maybe you’ve felt it, maybe you’ve been to the Christmas market or even bought presents already… yes, Christmas is coming up!! Naturally,...
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Crăciunul, în alte feluri
Pentru a fi în pas cu atmosfera minunată de sărbători, aș dori să vă vorbesc astăzi despre câteva versiuni ale lui Moș Crăciun care sunt oarecum…diferite de ceea ce sunteți obișnuiți: Am avut o variant...
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The bare-chested Santa
Of Christmas and celebration! Keeping on with the lovely holiday spirit, I would like to talk to you today about a few versions of Santa Claus that are slightly…different from what you are currently...
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9月10日，中国教师的节日
我曾经以为全世界的国家都是在9月10日庆祝教师节，但今天我才发现只有中国在这一天庆祝。所以每个国家都有教师节吗？他们又是在什么时候庆祝它呢？ 通过上网搜索和与外国朋友聊天后，我发现其实每个国家都有教师节，只是庆祝的日期有所不同。最普遍的是在10月5日，这一天也被称作国际教师节。一些欧洲国家就是在这一天向老师们表达感激之情的，但美国的教师节则是在五月的第一周。...
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Sept. 10th, A Big Festival for Teachers in China
I used to think that teachers around the world celebrate their own festival in the same day – September 10th. It turns out that it is just a national holiday for Chinese teachers. So is there a...
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