Written by Klaudia D. Czerwińska In Poland, a country where Roman-Catholic religious practices are still widely present, Easter happens to be one of the most beautiful celebrations in the calendar. Not as spectacular in many ways as Christmas, it is, however, a beautiful symbol of the resurrection of Jesus Christ…
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10 Weird Easter Traditions around Europe
Along with Christmas, Easter is one of the most important religious festivities for Christians and it's the day when religious people celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and culminates in the commemorations of Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Easter Sunday, and Easter Monday. In…
International Women's Day: 5 Reasons Why it's Still Very Important to Celebrate It
How did it start? It’s hard to say exactly when the first International Women's Day was, surely the first "symptoms" of it must be related to the 15,000 women who marched through New York City demanding voting rights, better pay and shorter working hours back in 1908. On…
Celebrating Lunar New Year in Madrid: Year of the Dog
Written by Esther Sanz. Translated from Spanish by Melissa Lyras. Today a new year begins in China and many other East Asian countries, starting the 4,716th year of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, a celebration that becomes more and more international each year - already, it’s not only…