Category: Albanian

Norooz: the Persian New Year

Published March 20, 2007 in Afghani, Albanian, Azerbaijani, CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, Fertility, Georgian, Good Luck, Iranian, Iraqi, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, LEGENDS, New Year Celebrations, Pakistani, Persian, Spring, Tajik, Turkish, Turkmen, Uzbeki | Comments [1]
The Persian New Year holiday, alternately spelled Norouz, Nowruz, Nevruz, Newruz, or Navruz, coincides with the rebirth of nature on the first day of spring. It is celebrated by some communities on March 21st, or on the exact day of the vernal equinox, which occurs on March 20th, 21st or 22nd. Traditions include spring cleaning, [...] Read More »

Martisor: Celebrate Spring

Published February 28, 2007 in Albanian, CULTURES, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS, Fertility, Good Luck, HOLIDAYS, Macedonian, New Year Celebrations, Romanian, Spring | Comments [1]
The first of March is Martisor, a celebration of Spring in Romania, with some similar traditions in Macedonia and Albania, too. On Martisor, people exchange small amulets made of red and white string braided together – often given by men to women. The amulets symbolize the coming spring, joy and good luck in [...] Read More »

BBC to Link School Children Around the World on December 6

Published December 3, 2006 in Albanian, American, British, Burmese, CULTURES, Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Iranian, Iraqi, Israeli, Kenyan, Macedonian, Malaysian, Mexican, Nigerian, Pakistani, Palestinian, Serbian, Tanzanian | Comments [0]
On December 6, 2006, BBC News 24 plans to link and facilitate discussions among school children across various troubled and conflicting regions around the world. The children will be entirely responsible for driving the discussion and asking questions of their counterparts. Areas to be linked include: Baghdad, Iraq - London, UK Urban - rural China Abuja, [...] Read More »