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Archive for the ‘Holidays and celebrations’ Category

February 1st, 2008

Carnival celebrations around Europe (and the blogosphere)

The carnival spirit is in the air here in Munich. I’m really looking forward to this weekend’s celebrations. Here are some other cities getting geared up for some revelry, as well:

The Paris Traveler takes a look at the ever-popular Carnival in Venice. The costumes really are exquisite to see, but the crowds combined with the […]

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January 30th, 2008

Carnival season in Europe

Cities all over the continent grow lively and festive in the days and weeks leading up to Fat Tuesday, which falls very early (February 5th) in the year in 2008. Although Venice has the most internationally well-known European carnival (and arguably the most beautiful costumes around), plenty of other cities put on world-class celebrations, as […]

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January 6th, 2008

Happy Three King’s Day

The 6th of January is a holiday in many European countries (because, you know, there haven’t been enough holidays recently). It is the celebration of Three King’s Day (or Epiphany), supposedly the day that the three kings made their way to visit Jesus with all those funky gifts. The celebrations vary a bit from country […]

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