Easter (Pasqua) is, of course, a major catholic holiday and hence widely celebrated in Italy. La Pasqua has important ties, but also significant differences, with the Jewish Passover: You can read more about the common origins of the words Passover and … Continue reading
Persian new year, or Noruz (meaning “New Day”) is celebrated by Iranians all over the world on the first day of spring (usually on March 21st). There is much preparation involved for welcoming the new year: lots of curtain-washing and … Continue reading
Las Fallas in Valencia, Spain are one of the country’s main cultural and touristic attractions. The festival takes place on the same dates every year, March 15-19th, and culminates on the night of March 18th when hundreds of satirical monuments … Continue reading
Chinese New Year, the most importation festival of the year in China, is February 19 this year. And just like many festivals in China and around the world, this holiday is a time for being together with family and sharing … Continue reading
お汁粉 (Oshiruko) is a traditional Japanese hot dessert perfect for winter. It’s a thick sweet soup made of 小豆 (azuki) red beans and 餅 (mochi) rice cake. Sometimes 団子 (dango) rice flour dumplings are used instead of rice cake. … Continue reading
We’re excited to announce the arrival of the newest addition to the Living Language line: our Farsi online course comes out this week! In preparation, here’s a little more about Persian or Farsi (more on why these two names are … Continue reading
La Fête des Rois is a family tradition in France that falls on the first Sunday of the new year, around the Catholic holiday of Epiphany which falls on Jan. 6 this year. The tradition dates back to Roman times … Continue reading
This holiday, we’ll be trying out some of these recipes from around the world as we get together with friends and family. Each recipe comes with a taste of that countries culture and in the recipes, we get to learn … Continue reading
Boas Festas – Happy Holidays!
In Brazil the holidays fall in the very beginning of the summer, and although many of the American traditions have been incorporated into Brazilian holidays celebration, many things, including food and drink remain as tropical as the country. Continue reading
Rosh Hashana ראש השנה, which will begin at sundown this evening, September 24, 2014, is literally the ‘head’ of the year of Jewish festivals and holidays. ראש rosh means head in Hebrew and שנה means year. Rosh Hashana ראש השנה is … Continue reading
