Post written by Elif, United Planet Team member. In Turkey, we celebrate New Year’s but not Christmas. We only have one day of holiday for New Year’s Day. However, shops…
Post written by Kumi, United Planet team member My childhood memories of the end of a year are always associated with preparing Osechi with my mother. She would spend day…
Post written by Daniel, United Planet volunteer My Quest to Nepal was short—only two weeks—but this was all the time I was able to carve out of my busy schedule….
Post written by Lucille, United Planet team member. Did you know the Music Day started in France? Every year in France since 1981, on June 21st, we celebrate “la fete…
Post written by Tori, United Planet Tanzania Manager. Tanzania, and especially the island of Zanzibar, is a country full of cultural diversity which plays out in a variety of religious…
Post written by Mariona, a United Planet team member The Tió de Nadal is an essential part of any Catalan Christmas. The literal English translation could be “Christmas log”, but…
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