interesting customs of your country
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Topic: interesting customs of your country
Posted By: tzar
Subject: interesting customs of your country
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 06:48
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Tell us about them! Some of Bulgarians are: Nestinarstvo - or barefoot people who dance on embers with the icon of Sv. Bogorodica (St. Virgin Mary)
Kukeri - they pursue the bad!!
With this masks they want to scare the bad spirits. The kuker have one leader which lead them through the village and at the end they kill the bad on megadana /a place where long time ago on every holly day Bulgarians were meeting, dancing, celebrating/ Martenica: The end of winter
Zagovezni - people jump over fire for luck and health
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Posted By: Komnenos
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 13:46
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German customs? Apart from starting World Wars?
Lederhosen! Grown up men in tight, short leather trousers who drink lots of beer and then start to sing or yodel and slap each other on the thighs.(Very suspect....) One reason I left the country!  ------------- [IMG]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/komnenos/crosses1.jpg"> |
Posted By: tzar
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 13:58
 Wow they look really drunk and have great fun!!!
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Posted By: Temujin
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 15:06
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
Lederhosen are NOT!!!!! German, they're a Bavarian (and Tyrolean)custom...seriously, no other German tribe can be dumb enough to wear that crap. ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 16:07
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- eating cheese - eating 'drop' - eating 'boerenkool met worst' - eating out of a wall - making fun out of Belgians - making fun out of Germans - making fun out of muslims (a very recent custom) - riding bicycles - stealing bicycles - buying stolen bicycles - blaming Germans for stealing bicycles customs that are not Dutch (any more): - being tolerant - wearing clogs ------------- |
Posted By: Komnenos
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 16:24
Do you mean those vending maschines at railway stations that dispense frikandel special and other highlights of the Dutch cuisine? One of the greatest inventions of mankind! ------------- [IMG]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/komnenos/crosses1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Komnenos
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 16:39
Apart from my local Riflemen Association. There just about to shoot at a wooden eagle,after they put the wreath at the local war memorial.The one who knocks it down, becomes the "Riflemen King" with a golden chain and then they all drink lots of beer and start to sing and slap each others backs....... The second on the left is me! 
Only joking! ------------- [IMG]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/komnenos/crosses1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Temujin
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 16:50
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as you can see, there is the coat of arms of Hessia in the background...Bavarians and Hessians are the German rednecks, no need to say more... ------------- |
Posted By: Styrbiorn
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 17:06
Midsummer, raising a big stick and dancing silly ring dances around it (same is done with the Christmas tree BTW). This symbolizes new life (human as well), the rebirth of the soil and its refertilization - not much fantasy is needed to come up with what the actual stick represents. The Church tried to ban it, but no-one cared and its still the number one holidady. Lots of old folklore around. The major task is to get laid, and failing that, get drunk.
Mocking ze French! The silliest of silly dances is that to the song Små grodorna (the Little Frogs), a French-mocking legacy of the Napoleonic wars that somehow stuck and now represents something very Swedish. Few actually now it's origins though. 
Lucia procession. Somehow St Lucia of Siciliy, patron saint of Syracuse, ended up the only celebrated saint in Protestant Sweden. In some peculiar combination of pagan and Catholic rites, she is celebrated on December 13th as the bringer of light (connected with Midwinter). 
Ice bathing. Usually you have a sauna nearby. And booze. You sauna-bath, hole-in-the-ice-bath, sauna bath, etc, till everyone give up. This is the only Swedish competitor in some Finnish ice bath competition (Finns have the most weird sports, like 'throw with small lady', 'mud football', 'wife-carrying', etc). 
edit: found a more solemn one, as part of army training. 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 17:12
They look somewhat like the KKK ------------- |
Posted By: Komnenos
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 17:15
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Part 3 in the series:
"Fat German men in stupid costumes" The Board of Directors of the local Carneval Association, getting drunk........  ------------- [IMG]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/komnenos/crosses1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Styrbiorn
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 17:15
You mean the butt-boys*? Well, dunno where the costumes come from, but they're "Staffan the stableman"'s boys (Stefanos was some martyr killed by Herodes, don't ask me what he's doing there. Or santa and helpers. just some conglomeration of traditions I suspect.). * really "star-boys", but the ludicrous costumes and close of sounds (stjärngosse-stjärtgosse) makes that an inevitable name. edit: just saw, that Lucia and her maids are cheating, they're supposed to be naked under the gowns, a fact which made the whole thing at least a little interesting when we were forced to it in school (in fact the processions mostly takes part in the schools). |
Posted By: Teup
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 18:31
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You fellow citizens are forgetting the weirdest of all Sinterklaas Well it's too weird, just look it up if you're interested... a hint, it involves black painted people throwing little pieces of spiced biscuit all over the place, led by some Saint - Odhin hybrid ------------- Whatever you do, don't |
Posted By: Cywr
Date Posted: 04-Mar-2005 at 18:46
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I like the idea behind sinterklaas, it takes the pressure of real christmas. Zwarte piet is wierd though, so much redundant symbolism dunped ontop of each other, from fear of the moor, spanish soldiers, regarding africans as kids, and so on. Still, a good laugh to see visitors to the Netherladns try and process what it is they are seeing. -------------  Arrrgh!!"
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Posted By: tzar
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2005 at 02:39
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Look the second person left on Santa (the girl with red hat)! Don't you think she has made a strange physiognomy? And this one with the candlestick on the head what is her role? |
Posted By: Jorsalfar
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2005 at 04:23
| i believe she is supposed to be Lucia.Last time i was part of this Lucia thing was when i was in kindergarten so i don't remember much. |
Posted By: tzar
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2005 at 04:43
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Are you German? Or Germans just are your weakness |
Posted By: Komnenos
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2005 at 05:06
I am actually German... and they are my weakness too! So I am allowed to make jokes about them, but feel free to contribute........ ------------- [IMG]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/komnenos/crosses1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Komnenos
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2005 at 05:16
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Part 4 in the series:
"Fat German men in stupid costumes" This is not, as you might expect the annual convention of the German Waiters Union, but the local Men's Choir, tough sinewy men who roam the valleys of Rhine and Mosella and terrorise locals and tourists with their close harmony singing......(Anyone knows where this is quoted from?)  ------------- [IMG]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/komnenos/crosses1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Komnenos
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2005 at 05:24
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Part 5 in the series:
"Fat German men ( and women) in even more ridiculous costumes" This is priceless! The local re-enactment group depicting a typical scene from medieval Germany street life. Please note the traffic sign in the background!  ------------- [IMG]http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i137/komnenos/crosses1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Teup
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2005 at 12:33
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I also heard Zwarte Pieten are demons or the devil in some way, but yeah it's just a very obscure person (in both ways) Anyway the candy they sprinkle probably represents fertility, as with many feasts it's also about the harvest. Allright, for the people who don't know him,
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Posted By: coolstorm
Date Posted: 05-Mar-2005 at 14:58
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In Hong Kong, you are not supposed to give someone a clock as a present cause it means you are attending his/her funderal. you are not supposed to give a man a green hat or cap cause it means his wife is cheating on him. you are not supposed to say anything great about yourself and be humble else people would hate you. you are not supposed to say "I wish I could have this (someone else's property)" cause that will make that person feel obligated to give it to you. ------------- ���DZj�~�� �������� �� �� �C �q �D �� �� �� �� �T �� �� �g �A �� �� �� �� �� �U �N �� �� ï |
Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 06-Mar-2005 at 13:24
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Potlatch celebrated by the Indians of the pacific Northwest is a very interesting custom!!
A Potlatch was a celebration that the people of the Northwest enjoyed. There were many reasons to have a Potlatch such as the birth of a son, the death of a leader, or the raising of a totem pole. Hundreds of guests were invited, and a gift was made for each of them. Guests ate seal meat, berries, and dried fish. It could take many months or even years to get ready to host a Potlatch. They wore their best clothes and blankets, and made masks for the ceremonies. http://www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/Curriculum%20Info/NativeAmerican s/nwpotlatch.html 
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Posted By: Exarchus
Date Posted: 07-Mar-2005 at 16:20
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In France, we are kissing each others all the time (men to women and women to women). In fact, each times we meet.
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Posted By: Teup
Date Posted: 07-Mar-2005 at 16:48
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Same here... In Italy men to men as well, right? ------------- Whatever you do, don't |
Posted By: coolstorm
Date Posted: 08-Mar-2005 at 00:42
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i wanna go to franch and kiss some french models. ------------- ���DZj�~�� �������� �� �� �C �q �D �� �� �� �� �T �� �� �g �A �� �� �� �� �� �U �N �� �� ï |
Posted By: Alparslan
Date Posted: 08-Mar-2005 at 02:19
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This is a folklore game called sword shild. It is a harsh game. It is understood after some period of time that it should not be played on tourists since they do not feel comfortable after the game.
These are Turkish wrestlers of traditional oil wrestling tournaments. I think it can be said that this is NBA of wrestling. The most famous one is held in Kirkpinar during 630 years annually. May be it is the oldest sports festival of the world which held continously. Until 1975, there was no time limit to wrestling in Kirkpinar, fights could last more than one day. In 1975, wrestling was limited to 40 minutes. |
Posted By: Kalevipoeg
Date Posted: 08-Mar-2005 at 16:34
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We go to saunas, carry wives, and are champions at those events. We also have our dance and song festivals that compose of the entire country uniting their dance groups and choirs onto the Kalevi Stadium and so we dance and sing. As it should be well known to everyone that Estonians are the nation of song. We also make alot of black bread. ------------- There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible than a man in the depths of an ether binge... |
Posted By: Quetzalcoatl
Date Posted: 10-Mar-2005 at 05:32
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My grandfather was a bavarian but I gotta laugh at that , german rednecks rofl ------------- |
Posted By: Quetzalcoatl
Date Posted: 10-Mar-2005 at 05:39
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God damn 4 kisses in all and also men to men sometime
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Posted By: eaglecap
Date Posted: 19-Mar-2005 at 02:43
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Two Weekends of Fun-Filled Activities
We invite you celebrate our 8th Annual Oktoberfest here in Leavenworth, Washington. Our town, "The Bavarian Village", is the ideal setting for you and your family to enjoy the great tradition of Oktoberfest. All the wannabe Germans in Leavenworth, Washington (state) 
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Posted By: rhazes
Date Posted: 19-Mar-2005 at 03:19
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Every new year's day, all the village men round up the village goats and have their way with them. (joking of course)
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