cultures

Festive ecology and Christmas

Holly in Winter

Festive ecology explores the relationships between the symbolism and the ecology of the plants, fungi and animals associated with cultural events such as festivals, processions and special occasions. Examples of topics are given below.

Vampires - Bran Castle (Dracula's Castle)

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Dracula`s Castle is located in the eastern side of Europe, in Romania. It is placed in the middle of the Carpathians Mountains, on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia, two of the three historical regions composing Romania.

The legend of the vampire was and still is deeply rooted in Romania. There have always been vampire-like creatures in the mythologies of many cultures. However, the vampire, as he became known in Europe and hence America, largely originated in the lands of eastern Europe.

History of the board games

Senet

Board games have a long history and have been played in most cultures and societies; some even pre-date literacy skill development in the earliest civilizations. A number of important historical sites, artifacts and documents exist which shed light on early board games. The most of important of these include:

Paschal Greeting

Easter Lamb & Rabbit

The Paschal greeting is an Easter custom among both Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Christians. Instead of "hello" or its equivalent, one is to greet another person with "Christ is Risen!", and the response is "Truly He is Risen!". In practice, this custom is restricted to address to people that one already knows are Orthodox.

New Year

Opera Sydney, fireworks Sydney leads the world in one of the first major New Year celebrations each year.

The New Year is an event that happens when a culture celebrates the end of one year and the beginning of the next year. Cultures that measure yearly calendars all have New Year celebrations.

Nursery rhyme

Hey Diddle Diddle

The Vampires

Blooding rule

Vampiresas - Women vampires

Music history

Figurines playing stringed instruments

The history of music in relation to human beings predates the written word and is tied to the development and unique expression of various human cultures. Music has influenced man, and vice versa, since the dawn of civilization. Popular styles of music varied widely from culture to culture, and from period to period. Different cultures emphasized different instruments, or techniques. Music history itself is the (distinct) subfield of musicology and history, which studies the history of music theory.

 


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