The 24th Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022 have concluded. Athletes from 91 countries participated. China finished in 3rd place in the medal standings and is now considered a winter sports nation. Unfortunately, the Chinese government was strict due to the...
A holiday strongly reminiscent of Halloween, and often even dubbed 'Mexican Halloween', is celebrated in various Latin American countries on November 1 and 2. This is called the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos....
In Spooky Halloween last year, I wrote that Halloween has its origins in Celtic culture. Irish immigrants brought the holiday to the United States, where it is celebrated on a grand scale today. One of the most famous symbols of Halloween...
Rattling skeletons, witches on brooms, black cats, pumpkins, bloodthirsty vampires, spiderwebs, ghosts, trick or treat... in the Netherlands too, we immediately think: Halloween. A huge celebration, especially in the United States, but also in Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom...
Some people passionately collect stamps, while others throw themselves enthusiastically into growing pumpkins. The same goes for the two British brothers Ian and Stuart Paton. They grew a pumpkin weighing 660 kilos and broke the European record in the process...
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