marți, 23 august 2011

TOP 10 Interesting Cultural Facts Around the World

1. Hawaiian Flower Meanings
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If a native Hawaiian woman places the flower on her right ear, she is available. (The bigger the flower, the more desperate!)


2. French Cheek Kiss?
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French people cheek kiss to greet each others between family and friends, even between men. The number of kisses varies according to the region, from 1 (e.g. in the tip of Brittany) to 4 (e.g. Paris and most of the North), and occasionally up to 5 in Corsica.

3. Collecting Water in Senegal

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Senegalese women spend an average of 17.5 hours a week just collecting water.

4. Morning Exercise Session in Companies, Japan

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Some traditional Japanese companies conduct a morning exercise session for the workers to prepare them for the day's work.

5. India's Sacred Cows

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Cows can be found freely wandering the streets of India’s cities. They are considered sacred and will often wear a tilak, a Hindu symbol of good fortune. Cows are considered one of humankind’s seven mothers because she offers milk as does one’s natural mother.

6. Resting Place For Cobras in Ceilings, India
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Shetpal is a small village in Sholapur, Maharashtra. It is popularly known as cobra village as each house has a resting place for cobras in a raft of their ceilings. Another interesting thing is there has been no case of a cobra-bite in that village till date though cobras live inside the house daily.

7. Christmas Custom in Czech Republic
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In Czech Republic during Christmas, little boats are made out of empty walnut shells and each family member places a little burning candle into a shell. Everyone's shells are then floated on a bowl of water. If the shell makes it across the bowl, its owner will live a long and healthy life. A shell that sinks brings bad luck to its owner.

8. Salted Tea?
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Tibetans, Mongolians, and people in parts of western China put salt in their tea instead of sugar.

9. Basashi Meal, Japan
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Raw horse meat is a popular entree in Japan. Sliced thinly and eaten raw it is called basashi.

10. No Making Love Before Marriage?
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Middle East Women should not making love before marriage. Meanwhile, all kinds of affection, including kissing or holding hands, were also barred from practice before marriage.

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