Happy New Year Everyone! (13 hours late for Nuku’alofa!) Here’s the promised story! The ancient Mesopotamians celebrated their 12-day-long New Year’s festival of Akitu on the vernal equinox, while the Greeks partied around the winter solstice, on Dec. 20. The Roman historian Censorius, meanwhile, reported that the Egyptians celebrated another lap around the sun on […]
Read More Happy New Year!So Londoners, this one’s just for you. And if you’re not from London, you can also know what’s taking place today😊 As is tradition for New Year in the capital, all Transport for London (TfL) services, from Tube to buses, will be free from 11.45pm on New Year’s Eve until 4.30am on New Year’s Day. TfL is […]
Read More New Year’s Eve 2018 travel in London: Everything you need to knowIt’s the end of the year: time to start fresh, make resolutions and get ready for 2019. But as the world counts down to midnight, let’s take a moment to question why people around the planet are celebrating the new year at that very moment. It turns out that the new year wasn’t always on […]
Read More NEW YEARLong ago, about 2000 years, when King Herod ruled Judea (now part of Israel), God sent the angel Gabriel to a young woman who lived in the northern town of Nazareth. The girl’s name was Mary and she was engaged to marry Joseph. The angel Gabriel said to Mary: ‘Peace be with you! God has […]
Read More The Christmas StoryHere are 20 things about the Central Asian republic that might surprise you (and happy independence!) 1. Kazakhstan has a space launch facility. And not just any space launch facility, but the world’s first and largest. Tim Peake will be following in the footsteps of other famous astronauts when his rocket takes off from the Baikonur […]
Read More Kazakhstan facts… And enjoy your independence!Kenya is located in East Africa, on the equator. In 2012, the population of Kenya was estimated to be around 43 million. Kenya is officially known as the Republic of Kenya. The capital and largest city is Nairobi. Mombasa is the second largest city. The two official languages in Kenya are English and Swahili, although […]
Read More Kenya Facts + HAPPY INDEPENDENCEIt’s the last day of Hanukkah! So let’s end it with its story 😊😊😊 During the time of the 2nd Temple, the Holy Land was ruled by cruel Greeks. They robbed the Jews of their property, and set up idols in the Beit HaMikdash. No one could stand up against them, till Mattityahu and his sons rose […]
Read More HanukkahIt’s almost over (it started on the 2nd of December), but here’s the brief. Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is the Jewish Festival of Lights. It dates back to two centuries before the beginning of Christianity. In the western calendar Hanukkah is celebrated in November or December. The word Hanukkah means rededication and celebrates one of the […]
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