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New Year
With the New Year fest comes the first month of the year. January is incredibly fairy, festive and magical. There is a legend, that every day of January from the first twelve is a symbol of one of the twelve months of the year. People say, as you will live that day - the same way you will spend the whole month. Magic, is not it?
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Yordanoven / Epiphany / Bogoyavlenie ( Greece, Slovakia, Bulgaria)
Yordanovden Yordanovden is one of the most popular Bulgarian Christianity feasts. It is also known as Bogoyavlenie. It is celebrating the consecration of the holy cross. It takes a really important place in the traditional Bulgarian calendar. People associate it with the belief that during the night before the feast the sky opens up and whoever makes a wish at that moment it will come true.
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Christmas
A Christian holiday honoring the birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas evolved over two millennia into a worldwide religious and secular celebration, incorporating many pre-Christian, pagan traditions into the festivities along the way. Today, Christmas is a time for family and friends to get together and exchange gifts.
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Old New Year (Ukraine)
While New Year’s Day is a public holiday on January 1, many Ukrainians still celebrate the "Old New Year", or Orthodox New Year, which is on January 14 in the Gregorian calendar.
Right up until January 14, some families visit homes and greet people with New Year wishes. The Old New Year falls in the winter in Ukraine so many families celebrate the week with fun outdoor activities suited for the cold climate.
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Ukraine's National Unity Day
Ukraine’s Unity Day marks the anniversary of the unification of eastern and western Ukraine in 1919. It is celebrated on January 22 every year.
The story behind Unity Day dates back to January 22, 1919, when eastern and western Ukraine was united through the “Treaty of Unity”. Historically, up until 1919, these halves – Ukraine's People Republic and West Ukrainian People Republic – often belonged to different empires.
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Students' Day (St Tatiana's Day) (Ukraine)
Tatiana Day dates back to the beheading of St Tatiana, a Christian martyr who lived in Rome in the 3rd century. Her name day in the church calendar is on January 12.
The Students’ Day concept originated from when Russian empress Elizabeth Petrovna signed a decree establishing Moscow State University on January 25, 1755. This event coincided with St Tatiana’s day.
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St Trifon - the Saint Of Grapes and Wine (Bulgaria)
This day could be celebrated either on 14 February along with Saint Valentine, or on 1 February. The roots of the holiday are hidden in the distant past. Probably it is related to the Thracian god of wine - Dionysius.
The celebration of the day of Saint Trifon or Trifon Zarezan marks the dividing line between the ending of winter and the nearing of spring
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St Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day is a time when people show feelings of love, affection and friendship.
Many people around the world celebrate Valentine’s Day by showing appreciation for the people they love or adore.Many people give greeting cards, chocolates, jewelry or flowers, particularly roses, to their partners or admirers on Valentine’s Day.
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“Kathari Deftera” / Clean Monday (Greece)
One of the most important feasts all over Greece, each year commencing the 40-day period of the Great Lent for the Eastern Greek Orthodox Church, which is called “Sarakosti.” The feast, which is a public holiday in Greece and Cyprus, is celebrated with outdoor excursions, the consumption of shellfish and other fasting foods, as well as the widespread custom of building and flying kites.
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Pancake week (Ukraine)
Pancake Day, which is otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, falls between February 2 and March 9, depending on the date for Easter. It is always the day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the 40 days leading up to Easter. This year it falls on Tuesday February 28.
It’s traditionally a feasting day as it is the day before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, when many people choose to give something up for 40 days.
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Baba Marta Day (Bulgaria)
Baba Marta or Grandma March Day is a holiday celebrated in Bulgaria on 1 March. Martenitsa usually in the form of wristband, woven by combining red and white colored threads, is worn on that day and through March, until a stork or a tree with blossoms is seen.
In folklore Baba Marta is presented as a sister of the great long-horned beetle (January) and the small long-horned beetle (February). Her mood affects the weather.
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Thessaloniki' s Documentary Festival (Greece)
The Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Images of the 21st Century presents documentaries from all over the world in order to inform, raise awareness and motivate the audience on crucial social issues that demand a critical approach and their active participation. It takes place every March in Thessaloniki and is organized by the International Thessaloniki Film Festival. -
National Amateur Theatre Festival (Greece)
It was first organized in 1985and since then takes place annually in March in Karditsa. It is held by the Union of Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Karditsa. The festival presents amateur theatrical groups from Greece where a group of judges awards the best of them. There are also special events dedicated to accomplished artists from theatre and culture in general.
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Women's Day (Ukraine)
There are a range of activities and events that take place on International Women’s Day in Ukraine. Conferences, presentations, and public gatherings are held to promote gender equality, equal opportunities, women’s rights, and other related issues. Many people buy flowers, confectionery and other gifts for female friends, partners or family members on International Women’s Day in Ukraine. Men's Day is also observed in Ukraine.
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Celebration of Spring (Slovakia)
Morena symbolised the winter and so when people wanted the spring to come, they had to kill her, drown her in a stream or burn her. She was presented as an effigy made of straw clothed in womens dress. Young girls carried her singing towards a stream. When they arrived at the bank, Morena was undressed, set on fire and thrown into the waters of the defrosting stream.
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April Fools' Day and Laughter (Bulgaria, Ukraine)
April Fools'Day is a day celebrated in many countries on 1 April. It is the day of lying, playing tricks and laughing.
People are often ready to find something to laugh at. If they don't take themselves too seriously, they can always find something to ridicule even in the most tragic times in their life. You can hear them tell stories like real anecdotes.
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Willow Sunday (Palm Sunday) (Ukraine)
According to the Gospel, when Jesus Christ raised Lazarus from the dead, the people who witnessed it believed that he was really the Son of God. When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the people honored him by spreading their clothes on his path and waving palm branches. In Ukraine, the palm was symbolically replaced by the willow. Therefore, the feast is popularly called Willow Sunday the whole week is called the Willow Week.
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INTERNATIONAL MARATHON " ALEXANDER THE GREAT"
The first marathon took place on the 16th April of 2006. From 2006-2017 we can easily notice a huge increase of people participating in this event. The only reasonable reason that these people change their minds and start running in the marathon is because of the fact that the marathon can affect the people in different aspects of themselves. -
INTERNATIONAL MARATHON " ALEXANDER THE GREAT" (Greece)
The first marathon took place on the 16th April of 2006. From 2006-2017 we can easily notice a huge increase of people participating in this event. The only reasonable reason that these people change their minds and start running in the marathon is because of the fact that the marathon can affect the people in different aspects of themselves. People communicate with each other and express their opinions about their unique experience.
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Easter Sunday (Orthodox)
Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important holiday. It has been called a moveable feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. Instead, Christian churches in the West celebrate Easter on the first Sunday following the full moon after the vernal equinox on March 21. Therefore, Easter is observed anywhere between March 22 and April 25 every year. -
The May Flower Wreath on 1st of May The Spring wreath
The celebration of the first day of May is connected to people’s joy for nature’s rebirth. In Greece, the symbol of the spring celebration is the rainbow colored wreaths made from wild flowers on May Day. This wreath is used as a household decoration on front doors, but also inside homes, and nowadays, making them serves as a good pretext for urban people to go out into the countryside and reconnect with nature. -
Labor day (Ukraine)
Labor Day, or Labour Day, is a day off for many workers in Ukraine. Political gatherings and demonstrations are sometimes organized in some cities during the day. Many people enjoy the warmer weather with outdoor activities on this public holiday, also known as May Day.
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/ukraine/europe-day
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Mother's Day ( Belgium)
We treat our mothers with some chocolates, flowers, breakfast in bed, ... for all the work she does for us and all the love she gives.
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International book Exhibition (Greece)
The fair does not only features thousands of books but also has special events where invited speakers and literary figures give talks about their works.On top of that, within the framework of the fair, a lot of interactive events are organized in which visitors can participate. In the fair, there are also many official representatives from famous education institutes who can help visitors with information about their publications and institutions. -
Europe Day (Ukraine)
Europe Day is often observed over 2 days – Saturday and Sunday – on the third weekend in May. It is a time for many Ukrainians to celebrate their unity with the rest of Europe. Many cultural activities are held in different cities across Ukraine during the Europe Day weekend.
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The Day of Bulgarian Culture and Literacy
Bulgarians from around the country and all over the world pay tribute, 24 May, to the legacy of Saint Saint Cyril and Methodius. 24 May is considered the day of Bulgarian Culture, Education and Legacy. On this day, in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, usually a solemn manifestation walks from the National Palace of Culture to the monument of the two brothers in the square in front of National Library. Saints Cyril and Methodius are the patrons of the National Library of Bulgaria. -
The Holiday of the Bell (Ukraine)
Perhaps it is the most anticipated holiday of pupils - The Holiday of the Bell. It is tradition al holiday of students who finish their studies.
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The Kalenitsa Custom (Bulgaria)
n our hometown Asenovgrad there is a very beautiful tradition called "kalenichki". The midsummer celebration of "kalenichki"has an unforgettable splendour - the whole town is full of little girls dressed in white gowns. Asenovgrad is famous for its wedding gowns workshops and shops. The "kalenitsa" tradition reminds us how good it is to cherish the beauty and kindness found in a young girl's heart. -
Forest Theatre Festival in Thessaloniki (Greece)
Beloved artists of the Greek music scene, great theatrical companies from all over Greece, as well as, high grade musical schemes will march from the 15th of June until the 15th of September 2015, in the context of the 1st Forest Festival. It concerns of the great new cultural event of Thessaloniki, under the signature of the National Theatre of Northern Greece. -
Father's Day (Belgium)
Students don't have much time to do aything special at this time, because father's day is right in the middle of the exam period. But we don't forget our fathers, and we treat them with a small gift on father's day to express our love.
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Festival Shuti (Slovakia)
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International Culture Festival ''Karaiskakeia''(Greece)
The International Karaiskakeia Culture Festival is organized in the end of June by the Union of Cultural Associations in collaboration with the Region of Thessaly. This is one of the longest-serving and most distinguished institutions made in our prefecture (Referred 1927 to no. 17 566 / 24.04.1927 decision of the Ministry of Interior) that contribute to brotherhood among peoples of the world and to knowledge and cultural exchange between them. -
Constitution Day (Ukraine)
A change in Ukraine’s history was made when the country’s Constitution of Independence was adopted on June 28, 1996. Constitution Day is a national holiday to celebrate this historical event.
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/ukraine/constitution-day
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The Sand Sculptures Festival (Bulgaria)
The Sand Sculputres Festival is held annually from 2008 in Burgas. It begins in July and the sculptures remain open for visiting throughout the summer. The sand shapes are located in the Burgas park "Ëzeroto" in the Sea Garden. The festival attracts participants from Indonesia, England, Belgium, Holland, Ireland, Russia, Ukraine, and many others. -
World Kiss Day (Ukraine)
6 July 2017 is International Kissing Day or World Kiss Day. The idea behind the International Kissing Day is that many people may have forgotten the simple pleasures associated with kissing for kissing's sake, as opposed to kissing as mere social formality or prelude to other activities This text has been taken from www.cute-calendar.com
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Festival of the Lakes (Greece)
The Lakes Festival held during July and August in the region of Karditsa. It is now a recognized institution that is the standard summer appointment of Karditsa and the region of Thessaly, attracting the warm response of thousands of visitors, who have the opportunity to attend and participate in an authentic Greek celebration. -
Kupala Night (Ukraine)
Many Ukrainians celebrate Kupala Night with bonfires that last throughout the night. Some people leap over the flames as it is believed that the act of jumping over the bonfire cleanses people of illness and bad luck.
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/ukraine/ivan-kupala-day
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Belgian National Day ( Belgium)
The festival's formal establishment dates to a law of 27 May 1890 and commemorates an event on 21 July 1831 in which Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg swore allegiance to the new Belgian constitution, thus becoming the nation's first monarch. The king's vow marked the start of the independent state of Belgium under a constitutional monarchy and parliament. A military parade is held on this day.
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Open theatre festival (Greece)
Open theatre festival is a cultural event that takes place in Thessaloniki and it celebrates for those who love arts and especially theatre. This year the Outdoor Theatre Festival which has already become an institution in the cultural calendar of the city will celebrate its 33rd anniversary. The repertoire of perfomances will range from musical theatre and modern readings of ancient Greek drama to works of contemporary theatre and children's perfomances. -
The World Esperanto Congress (Slovakia)
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Honey Spas (Ukraine)
One of Ukraine’s religious holidays is celebrated on August 14th (or August 1, Julian Calendar) as Honey Spas and the First Savior, Honey Savior or The Savior of the Honey Feast. It is also the holiday Maccabeus, or honey-poppy Spas, Makoviy.
http://itsukraine.com/events/honey-spas-or-the-first-savior-honey-savior-holiday-in-ukraine/
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The Assumption (Greece)
The Assumption of Mary into Heaven, often shortened to the Assumption and also known as the Falling Asleep of the Blessed Virgin Mary according to the beliefs of the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, and parts of Anglicanism, was the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. The Assumption is a major feast day, is the day-hymn to Mary, the Mother of all Christians, commonly celebrated on 15 August. -
Apple Spas (Ukraine)
Apple Spas or the Savior of the Apple Feast Day (sometimes the Saviour on the Hill)(August 19) is an Eastern Slavic folk holiday, falling on the Feast of the Transfiguration. It is the most important of the three Saviour (Spas) days. The holiday has a pre-Christian origin and is associated with harvesting of ripe fruits, especially apples.
http://itsukraine.com/events/honey-spas-or-the-first-savior-honey-savior-holiday-in-ukraine/
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The Festival of the Bulgarian National Costume
It is in August - such a lovely summer month. 19, 20, 21 August were the days of the Festival of the Bulgarian National Costume in Zheravna Bulgaria in 2016. It is a breathtakingly beautiful Bulgarian celebration. It usually lasts three days and is always held in August in the village of Zheravna, Bulgaria. Hundreds of people dressed in national costumes gather together there and celebrate the beauty of Bulgarian customs and traditions. -
Cirk! (Belgium)
Cirk is an event held yearly at the end of summer holiday. For three days, circus takes over the city. Cirk! Aalst is an accessible outdoor summer festival that focuses on a broad audience: young, old, families with children, targeted festival visitors, circus lovers or passers-by. Everywhere in the city you can see amazing acts, all for free. Our teacher participated in one of the acts this year, Colour of time. -
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360° Taratsa film Festival, Thessaloniki (Greece)
The 3rd Taratsa International Film Festival returns on the 24th
of August. Seven terraces of Thessaloniki will host more
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Independence Day (Ukraine)
Ukraine’s Independence Day commemorates the anniversary of the country’s independence. On August 24, 1991, after a failed coup in Moscow, Ukraine declared its independence. About 90 percent of Ukrainians voted for their country’s independence following this declaration, on December 1, 1991.
https://twinspace.etwinning.net/22280/pages/page/140197
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Nut Spas (Ukraine)
During this holiday the first spoils of the harvest ware consecrated in honor of nature deities
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Back to School (Belgium)
The first year students are glad they’re finally allowed to go to secondary school. The kids of the second year are happy that they are no longer the youngest. And the rest is happy that they are only 1, 2, 3 or 4 years left from graduation. Just kidding, it’s fun at some times. The first day of school isn’t that exhausting as the rest of the school year. We put our diary in order and we review the class events.
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The Day of Knowledge (Ukraine)
The First of September is a serious holiday in Ukraine because the new school year starts on this day. In other words it is called "The Holiday of the First Bell". Many students return to their educational establishments after long summer holidays. All of the pupils wear smart clothes or put on the national embroidered costumes.
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The 17th Ecological Festival (Greece)
The 17th Ecological Festival aims at informing citizens about organic agriculture, joining all interested partes involved in the organic products’ production and trading, as well as at useful ideas and experiences exchange.
It is dedicated in urban green in order to inform and sensitize as many as possible about how the cities, in which they live, will be more sustainable for the benefit of local communities and the environment. -
Ukrainian Cinema Day
Day of Ukrainian Cinema is the professional holiday of all Ukrainian film industry employees, from actors and directors to support staff. It is celebrated on the second Saturday in September. The holiday was established by President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma in 1996.
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THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR (Greece)
he Thessaloniki International Trade Fair is an annual commercial exhibition event of great importance in Greece and Southeastern Europe, taking place at the center of Thessaloniki. It has been customary for the country's prime minister to set out his government's policies for each coming year in a speech at the annual Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, and for this reason the event has political significance in addition to its commercial importance. -
Street food festival (Ukraine)
On the tenth of September was the traditional Food Festival. The main task of this festival was to support the international project of having good mood and sharing the tasty and different food. The participants showed their skills of cooking. They gave some special advices about their recipes. -
The Day of Colors (Greece)
‘The day of Colors’ is a celebration of joy, organized by group SFINA. It is a day dedicated to human communication. A day dedicated to Life, Love and Unity. The day begins at miday and evolves with team games, reaching the point of Color Explosion. Countdown, the characteristic song ‘Wave’ by Constantine Beta and the Colors fly in the air! The day continues with surprises for each participant until midnight. -
Levensloop (Belgium)
Levensloop, ‘Relay for Life’ is a charity event held to support people with cancer. It expresses solidarity with cancer patients and their families, because they can't 'stop' this terrible disease. For 24 hours, team needs to keep on moving in order to collect money to help the Foundation against cancer. https://twinspace.etwinning.net/22280/pages/page/142458 -
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Ukraine)
The Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the day on which Christians East and West commemorate the birth of Mary, the Mother of God, was celebrated as early as the sixth century. We know that from the fact that Saint Romanos the Melodist, an Eastern Christian who composed many of the hymns used in the Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox liturgies, composed a hymn for the feast at that time.
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BULGARIA'S INDEPENDENCE DAY
22 September - on this day was proclaimed the independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman empire. It happened in the ol capital of Tarnovo by Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who afterwards took the title "Tsar". The independence of Bulgaria was proclaimed at the Holy Forty Martyrs Church in Tarnovo. As a result Bulgaria's status was promoted to that of a kingdom, increasing its international prestige.
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Theatre Festival (Slovakia)
The International Festival Divadelna Nitra is the largest theatre festival in Slovakia. It is also one of the most important international activities in the cultural area in Slovakia. Divadelna Nitra is a recognised activity in the European context. It is organised every year towards the end of September since 1992. It is a selective, but non-competitive parade of the European production focused on mainly the drama/play, susceptible to dance, music, puppet theatre and also the visual theatre. -
Machinist's Day (Ukraine)
Machine Builder's Day in Ukraine celebrated every fourth Sunday of September. In 2016 celebrations fall on September 25. Mechanical engineering industry - a colossal structure that includes companies producing various machinery, equipment and related accessories. In Ukraine it is very important structure. -
Sofia Dance Week (Bulgaria)
It is an international contemporary dance festival. Every year the programme includes performances from Europe, Asia, and America. Apart from the very dance performances you can witness related lectures, workshops, discussions, and other forms of entertainment.
Sofia Dance Week is an event that aims at presenting famous and not so famous names of dancers from all over the world. It presents phenomena in the field of contemporary dance...
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Teachers' Day (Ukraine)
Teacher’s Day in Ukraine is celebrated on the first Sunday in October each year. This observance is held in appreciation of teachers and other workers in the education sector across the country.
Many Ukrainians celebrate Teacher’s Day with a range of activities, such as concerts, presentation of flower bouquets, and public speeches addressed in recognition of teachers and educational workers. -
Dedication to Colegiants (Ukraine)
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World pet day (Belgium)
World Animal Day was originated by Heinrich Zimmermann, the German writer and publisher of the magazine Mensch und Hund/Man and Dog. He organized the first World Animal Day on 24 March 1925 at the Sport Palace in Berlin, Germany. Over 5,000 people attended this first event. The event was originally scheduled for 4 October, to align with the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology, however the venue was not available on that day. -
Music Autumn in Sinagogue (Slovakia)
Historically, the city of Nitra was one of the most important centers of Jewish life in Slovakia. First mentioned in a document from 1113 (the Second Zobor Deed), the Jews maintained a prosperous community throughout the Middle Ages. They were expelled, but they re-established an organized Jewish community in the seventeenth century. During the second half of the nineteenth century Nitra had more than 3,000 Jewish residents, one quarter of the total population -
The Chestnut Celebration (Greece)
Every second Saturday of October in the village of Ellinopirgos close to Karditsa there is a big celebration. It the season that chestnuts are ready to be cut from the trees. So there are so .. so ...many chestnuts in that village this period. The residents organize a big celebration about the goods that the local environment offer to them. They cook chestnuts on fire. -
5th International Night Half Marathon of Thessaloniki (Greece)
The 5th International Night Half Marathon of Thessaloniki took place on Saturday 08th of October, 2016. The organization is the only one of its kind in Greece and includes two races:
• the Half Marathon Race 21.095m
• the 5.000m Race.
More than 15,000 runners took part in the 3rd International Night Half Marathon which was held on Saturday, October 18th, 2014.
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The Day of the City (Zaporizhzhia) (Ukraine)
Zaporizhia (Ukrainian: Запорі́жжя [zɑpoˈriʒːɑ], Romanization of Ukrainian Transcript.: Zaporižžja), or Zaporozhye (Russian: is a city in southeastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast (province). Administratively, it is incorporated as a city of oblast significance and serves as an administrative center of Zaporizhia. Every year on 13-14.10 city council organizes the Fair on the Embankment and many festive events -
Toloka - Festival of Books (Ukraine)
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National Awakening Day, a.k.a. Revival Day (Bulgaria)
During the Revival a number of well-educated Bulgarians made a conscious effort to awaken feelings of pride and unity among their contrymen. They did this by working to develop Bulgarian literature... They worked to establish modern schools.
On November 1, Bulgaria celebrates a national holiday to honour and remember those who did so much to establish a sense of national pride and to lay the foundation for Bulgarian liberation.
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The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Greece)
The renewed 57th Thessaloniki International Film Festival For ten days, films and directors from all over the world, tributes, new activities at the Agora/Industry, masterclasses and parallel events, set the tone in this year’s edition, which came to its end with the awards ceremony; The Golden Alexander was bestowed to the Hungarian film Kills on Wheels by Attila Till and TIFF will welcome its audience again next year, in its 58th edition. -
Day of Ukrainian Literacy (Ukraine)
In 1997 the Ukrainian President proclaimed the ninth November day as the Day of Ukrainian Language and Literacy. This holiday is celebrated in honor of Nestor – Ukrainian chronicler. He was the follower of Kyryl and Mefodiy. Historians proved that Nestor himself was the founder of the Ukrainian written language.
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International Wine Festival (Slovakia)
Slovak wines were awarded at the prestigious competition Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, held in Bratislava in 2013, by 60 medals, out of which 3 had the highest value GRAND GOLD. Slovakia ranks thanks to that in the evaluation of countries to an excellent sixth place. To come to Slovakia and get to know the unique wines should be on the itinerary of every gourmand. There are six wine-growing regions and eight wine routes in Slovakia. -
St. Maarten Day (Belgium)
Saint Martin's Day, also known as the Feast of Saint Martin, Martinstag or Martinmas, the Feast of Saint Martin of Tours or Martin le Miséricordieux, is celebrated on November 11 each year. This is the time when autumn wheat seeding was completed, and the annual slaughter of fattened cattle produced "Martinmas beef".[1] Historically, hiring fairs were held where farm laborers would seek new posts.
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The Retro Festival (Greece)
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Christmas Events in Nitra (Slovakia)
Nitra is one of the oldest towns in Slovakia, which was built on seven hills. It is considered to be the paradise of archaeologists.
Every year there are organised cultural, sport and social events in Nitra, the most important are Nitra Culture Summer, Nitra, dear Nitra..., International Theatre Festival Divadelná Nitra, Nitra Music Autumn, Christmas Nitra and many others.
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Paysilipoupoli (Greece)
A thematic park for Christmas
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Our city's Christmas tree Thessaloniki (Greece)
In order to celebrate Christmas the municipality of Thessaloniki in coperation with the commercial union will organise this year as every year since 2001 - the "Angel's celebration", which will take place in the town centre of Aristotelous Square.
First at all, an enormous 65 feet tall christmas tree will be enlightened in the square centre during an amazing firework show.
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Saint Niсholas Day (Ukraine)
St. Nicholas, Sviatyij Mykolai, comes to Ukraine on December 19th in the Orthodox Julian calendar. The night is often called "Magic Night" or just St. Nicholas Day. It is seen as a universal children's festival.
Schools have plays telling Nicholas stories and the saint visits local churches. Today many Ukrainian churches have St. Nicholas celebrations to help children understand that the holy man Nicholas came long before Santa Claus. -
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
Bulgaria's Christmas Eve is celebrated with an odd number of guests who dine on a meal consisting of an odd number of dishes.
The rich vegetarian meal, which encourages fortune in the coming year, includes grains, vegetables, such as stuffed peppers, fruits, and nuts.
