El día 6 de diciembre es el día de San Nicolás, este día marca el inicio de la Navidad y de las actividades festivas en varios países de Europa. Se celebra este día, ya que es la fecha en la que murió el Santo en el año de 354, San Nicolás es en la cristiandad [...]

Il y a une dizaine d’années, vers la fin du mois d’octobre, les magasins français étaient remplis de décorations aux couleurs sombres et orangées, les enfants passaient chez leurs voisins pour demander des bonbons, et les jeunes adultes se déguisaient avant de rejoindre leurs camarades pour une soirée sur le thème des monstres et des [...]

About ten years ago, towards the end of October, French shops were full of dark or orange decorations, children asked their neighbours for sweets, and young people dressed up before meeting their friends and having a party on the theme of monsters and witches. However, nowadays, Halloween is almost not celebrated. What are the reasons for this loss of interest? Why don’t the French celebrate Halloween as much as people do in the UK?

Ainda que para os brasilieiros o Dia das Bruxas não tenha nem de perto a mesma relevância que tem na tradição anglicana, o Halloween vem ganhando adeptos ano a ano. Tudo começou com os cursos de inglês, para os quais o Halloween é uma das festas mais importantes do ano. Se o início foi isolado [...]

Although Halloween in Brazil does not have nearly the same importance as in the Anglican tradition, this custom has been gaining supporters every year. Nowadays, in the last week of October, many stores are decorated with pumpkins and dark colors and adorned with Halloween products.

皆さんもご存知のように、日本では挨拶する時、頭をすこし前方へ倒してお辞儀をします。上司や年上の方に挨拶する場合は、尊敬の意を表するために普段よりすこし深めに礼をします。これが、私の日本又はドイツにいる日本人へ対する挨拶の仕方です。

In Japan, as you know, it’s normal to bow one’s head slightly when you are greeting someone. When bowing to someone of higher social status, you bow a bit lower than usual to show respect.

العالم العربي هو مصطلح يعود إلى الدول التي تتحدث العربية وهي ٢٥ دولة وتعداد السكان حوالي  ٣٥٨ مليون نسمة في الإجمالي. اللغة الرسمية فيهم هي اللغة العربية ويعرف سكان تلك المنطقة أنفسهم كعرب لأسباب لغوية وسياسية ووراثية ولكن بعض الأشخاص يعرفون العربي كالشخص ذا الأصل من شبه الجزيرة العربية لذلك بعض المصريين على سبيل المثل [...]

The Arab World is a term that refers to the Arabic speaking nations, which are 25 countries and territories with a combined population of 358 million people, most of which are in the Middle East.

There are three words I hear a lot when I mention I am Brazilian – Samba, Rio and Football…