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Tynwald is the legislative body of the Isle of Man, located between England and Ireland in the Irish Sea. Founded in 979 AD, Tynwald is said to be the oldest continuously active parliament in the world. It is descended from the Norse thing–the Parliamentary body developed by the [...]  June 26
Awaken thee, Romanian, shake off the deadly slumber… Today is National Flag Day in Romania. The three colors of the Romanian flag represent the blood of the people, the golden crops of the land, and the blue sky above…according to the Communists who ruled Romania from 1947 to 1989. But much [...]  June 16, 2010; 5th day of 5th lunar month Duanwu is often called Double Fifth, because it falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the Chinese calendar, but it’s more commonly referred to as the Dragon Boat Festival, after its most famous annual event. Almost as famous are the delicious special foods prepared [...]  March 3 It’s Hina Matsuri, or Doll Day in Japan.
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Rarely has so much joy emanated from such a small dot on the globe, and reverberated with as much noise as Carnival. Trinidad and Tobago is the 172nd smallest country in the world, but per capita, it’s party spot #1. In the 1770s Trinidad had only a few thousand inhabitants, mostly Amerindians; it was one of the [...] |
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