e... Indeed, in this country, it is not common to drink coffee after meals. Some establishments do not offer it at all during lunch or dinner service because Greeks prefer to enjoy their coffee at other times of the day. In the morning, they often buy a takeaway coffee on their way to work, much li ...
h the vegetable bean, a symbol of life that was already part of ancient rites because of its embryonic form. Also used as a voting token among the Greeks, the bean did not appear in the Kings' cake until the 15th century. The First porcelain bean was made in Germany in 1874 in the form of a ba ...
n War. On this occasion, this character famous for his intelligence and cunning (metis in ancient Greek) devised the Trojan horse ploy that enabled the Greeks to take the city. Copyright: pcdazero The adventures of Ulysses On the long journey home, Odysseus must once again use his cunning ...
of easy culture The white lupine or Lupinus albus is a plant of the Fabaceae family that was already cultivated in ancient times by the Egyptians and Greeks. Simply sow it in spring or fall in regions with mild winters and the plant will emerge from the ground in less than a month. This legume, w ...
streets, you can perceive the influence of various ethnic communities such as Roma, Germans, Hungarians, and Serbs but also Bulgarians, Italians, and Greeks. These different communities coexist in perfect harmony, each practicing their religion (Orthodox, Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, Lutheran, and ...
home as good luck charms... Sprinkle oneself with water in Poland. In Poland, it's a different kind of battle that is organized for Easter. Unlike the Greeks, the Poles don't have egg battles but water battles! This tradition is known as "Wet Monday." In this predominantly Catholic country, water i ...
