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Post by frostheim on Dec 8, 2007 11:21:42 GMT 2
Mixing things up, Pekka? ;D "Of course not, never did anything in purpose, why?" ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Tyulusse on Dec 8, 2007 13:52:29 GMT 2
Ok! I don´t understand the constitution either,...it´s a long story , and about the inquisition, mm, no comments
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Post by aussieklaani on Dec 16, 2007 11:48:54 GMT 2
A massive Australian Holiday is,
ANZAC Day - Australia - New - Zealand - Army - Corp
We honour the fallen heroes of Turkey who were slaughtered as they landed on the beaches.
Most Aussies wake at 4:30am as this was the time the boys landed and we drink and honour them.
All veterans of war get together and drink Rum and Coffee mixture.
In recent years they have allowed all serving soldiers in Australia regardless of what side they fought on march in the daily parade in each state.
The Turkish community also pay tribute to the Aussies....A very emotional day.
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Post by Invanara on Dec 21, 2007 0:56:51 GMT 2
O cause in four days it´s christmas time :-)
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Post by Humppaporo on Dec 21, 2007 10:33:54 GMT 2
Hyvää talvipäivänseisausta! - Happy winter/northern-solstice!From today on the light will stay everyday a little longer Here in Holland on a bright day the sun is now between 9.00 and 16.00 visible above the horizon, but because it stays so low above the horizon it is more like a very long twilight. Really bright it is only one or two hours a day.
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Post by Socke on Dec 21, 2007 15:16:34 GMT 2
From today on the light will stay everyday a little longer Which is good, and in 6 months it's midsummer again ;D
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Post by Humppaporo on Dec 30, 2007 9:42:13 GMT 2
I wonder how new year is celebrated in every country. In Holland we celebrate the evening of december 31 with family and friends. You talk together, or watch some comedians or movies on television. During the evening you eat (often homemade) 'oliebollen' and 'appelflappen' (they resemble doughnuts a little, the first have often raisins and such in it, the second ones apple slices. Of course there is booze. At midnight everyone wishes each other happy new year and calls close family and close friends, which disorganizes the telephone connections throughout the whole country and many people go outside to set off an enormous amount of fireworks... it sounds and smells like war then and frightens little kids and animals. Every year many accidents happen with this. Then people go out in the smoky streets and wish their neighbours a happy new year. Some people go for a strong drink to their neighbours and stay there part of the night. I cannot do these things, because i have to be in ste stable to calm down horses and goats, who are always very upset by the fireworks. Fire arrows and such are also falling on the stable roof, so it must be quite frightening for them. Our pony can not eat these days, because people already light fireworks, and she gets very nervous from the noise and light.How is it in your country?
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Post by Bornwald on Dec 30, 2007 14:02:00 GMT 2
I think here in Germany is very different celebration. There are many small private parties with friends and family or people go dancing. There is much to drink and at midnight wish you a healthy new year and drinking champagne. Then the fireworks started. My celebration is a little different. ;D We make a big camp-fire in the garden and spend so the evening and night. With a lot of beer and mulled wine and roasted meat from the grill. It's a bit of our tradition, we celebrate it for many years. Our neighbors dont like it but they say nothing. hihi.....
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Post by Tyulusse on Dec 30, 2007 19:55:55 GMT 2
People here celebrate new year different too, we have dinner with the family and drink cava, wine with bubbles, and cider, my familiy prefer cider, a lot of cider hehe, and it´s an habit eat almod paste and marzipan, when it´s 12 o´clock, the bells sounds, and it´s the grapes hour! , here you must eat one grape for every stroke of the bell, it´s very funny, because it´s impossible eat 12 grapes in 12 seconds! you can say nothing with your mouth full of grapes! ;D hehe, then yoy wish good luck for the new year with a lot of cider , and usually people goes to partys where´s a lot of cava and cider and all kind of drinks. I hope all your wishes came true this new year ;D FELIZ AÑO NUEVO A TODOS/AS!!!!!! ;D ;D
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Post by duncan on Jan 25, 2008 22:33:28 GMT 2
Burn's Nicht today! So "Hae a guid ane" to all Scots and those of Scots descent on here.
And to everyone else, too. "Man to man the wurld ower sall brithers be fer aw that."
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Post by Humppaporo on Jan 25, 2008 23:09:46 GMT 2
Hey Duncan, can you tell a little about the background, and celebration of that?
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Post by duncan on Jan 26, 2008 21:22:12 GMT 2
Sure thing - it's the day when we mark the birthday of Robert (or Rabbie) Burns, one of Scotland's greatest poets. After the earlier work of Allan Ramsay and Robert Fergusson, he was one of the most important figures in the revival of the Scots language. He was a brilliant poet and also a fairly radical figure for his time (see his "A man's a man").
On Burn's Day there's usually ceilidhs (like parties with traditional dances, food and songs) readings of his works and lots of haggis eaten and whisky downed.
Dunc
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Post by Invanara on Jan 31, 2008 13:37:17 GMT 2
Today the streat karneval in Germany starts. All people go crasy and drink a lot. In nine month a lot of baby will be born ;-)
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Post by Sara on Feb 28, 2008 10:52:41 GMT 2
Hyvää Kalevalan ja suomalaisen kulttuurin päivää kaikille!
Happy Kalevala's and the finnish culture's day for everyone!
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Post by budikah on Feb 29, 2008 9:22:34 GMT 2
My state (Rhode Island) is one of the only left in the US that celebrates VJ day.
Victory Over Japan.
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