Brazilian Carnaval Carnival is held four days prior to Ash Wednesday, which is the mark of the beginning of Lent. So, carnival can be considered as an act of farewell to the pleasures of the flesh as you remember from the Christian studies. Brazilian carnival is very distinct, because it has used the occasion to… Continue Reading »
Mooncakes on Chinese New Year Mooncakes represent the full moon, which is the beginning of spring for the Chinese. Mooncakes are round and with black or red bean paste and yolk in the middle representing the full yellow moon in the dark evening sky. Chinese will gather outside the full moon to delight themselves with… Continue Reading »
Swiss Festival- Fêtes des Vignerons de Vevey This is not only a wine festival. For the Swiss it represents the celebration of 2 rural communities: the wine growers and the farmers living in the mountains and producing cheese. Usually the show is very well balanced and gives the same importance and visibility to wine growers… Continue Reading »
Feijao 1. Soak a pound of feijao in water overnight 2. Change water once or twice. 3. If possible buy a pound of miscellaneous pork parts; ears, tongue all dried and sautéed meat. If the meat is not available, then get a pound of smoked sausage. 4. Mince four garlic cloves and chop one yellow onion…. Continue Reading »
Armenian Wedding Rituals Part 1 So, Armenians from Iran (Persian Armenians) have this tradition on the wedding day. When the bride is getting ready in her room, and all her bridesmaids and her mom and grandma and close relatives are helping her get ready, they take the bride’s shoe and write all the bridesmaid’s names… Continue Reading »