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(Chop) sticky situation
I went to a running sushi restaurant with some friends the other day and we talked about how weird it feels for westerners to eat fish and rice with our fingers. We'd much rather learn how to use a new tool (chopsticks) than poke our fingers into raw fish, even if it would be MUCH easier.See more of Europe Japan
17th of August
He knows what he likes
If you ever come to Denmark you might notice big rocks chilling in front of government buildings, hospitals, libraries, or on little hills of dirt. It's not because people were too lazy to move them. Oh no, in fact, they might have been moved several kilometers to be there.Because we don't have mountains or even cliffs in Denmark (except on Bornholm) a bare, raw rock is considered a beautiful decoration, and the biggest are displayed proudly in front of important things.
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11th of August
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Children, choose your character
I know this isn't the season for this at all, but while I was in Sweden for NärCon I learned about the Påskkärring, who was explained to me as an easter witch who isn't really a witch but kinda is anyway.Children dress up as her and go ask for sweets. Boys can dress up as her too, but have the option of dressing as an old man if they want. From what I was told the witch costume is still the most popular for all genders though because it's more traditional.
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3rd of August
Dear Sister
North Korea puts on quite a show, when people visit.Written by Dayvi.
Illustrated by Jenny.
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27th of July
Let's Party
You do not understand how much I love Kopparberg.On The Faroe Islands it's a bit of a problem that alcoholics steal hand sanitizer and drink it. They do it because alcohol for drinking is so damn expensive on the islands. How they are not all dead is one of life's great mysteries.
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21st of July
Big Bad Wolf
We just got our first wolf family in Denmark in 200 years, and the first thing some politicians want to do is kill them.See more of Norway Denmark Sweden
14th of July
Bad Weather
My Faroese housemate's mother told me stories about the winter storms on the Faroe Islands. They blow roofs of buildings and cars into the sea, but you know it's really bad if the sheep start blowing around.You see, the sheep are so good at predicting storms they hide well ahead of time, so if the wind can pick them up it's BAD.
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7th of July
Gay Old Time
Those who messed around during their youth shouldn't throw eggs at pride parades.See more of Sweden Denmark
30th of June
Germany didn't agree to this foolery!
It's an ancient tradition in Denmark to light huge bonfires on midsummer's eve to ward off evil, but in the 1920's people started placing a witch made of cloth and straw on the bonfire. It's believed that the bonfire will give her an extra magical push that'll help her fly all the way to the Brocken mountain in the Harz region of Germany where she can party with all her witch friends.Nobody knows for sure, but it's speculated that the idea to place a witch on the bonfire was a suggested by German workers in Denmark, and that's why they fly to Germany.
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23rd of June
