“cultura” meaning “processing, care, agriculture”
The term culture comes from the Latin "cultura" meaning "processing, care, agriculture" and, in the broadest sense, describes everything that humans create themselves, in contrast to nature that they have not created or changed. Cultural achievements are all formative transformations of a given material, as in technology or the fine arts, but also intellectual structures such as languages, morals, religion, law, economics and science.
Streetart Durres - dreary facades beautification?
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Who, dear readers, has not even discussed the topic of street art, graffiti or even the partial art form with pure facade smearing with friends or neighbors, so widespread has this phenomenon spread in recent decades.
Mosaics - Stone Arts in Zeugma, Edessa and Antioch
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Among the first mosaics in the Greek world are the so-called pebble mosaics, which consist of selected creek pebbles, often dominated by the colors black and white. A world-famous example of this is the mosaic showing Dionysus on a panther in the capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia (first Aigai then Pella) from the period 330-310 BC.
Melamine dishes: the benefits but a risk at high temperature
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The Caravan-Salon in Düsseldorf once again showed the modern design of the camping equipment, which should be distinguished from normal day-to-day dishes for reasons of weight.
StreetArt in Vienna - beautify the gray of the highway pillars?
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Our explorations within the framework of the project work of a route to the south allows us to meet again and again with the work of the so-called street art or graffiti artists, which are often so controversially discussed.
Trade Fair Thessalonica - Special exhibition on recycling
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Although the composition of the individual fairs seemed somewhat surprising at first, the overall impression of the Thessalonica fair was getting more clear. The separate halls in the huge exhibition grounds under the radio tower played a considerable part in this.
Avanos Carpet Shop and Museum - Kilims and Silk
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We went to the Avanos Carpet shop in order to obtain detailed information about the art of carpet weaving that during my school ages, I have woven in miniature and quite plain one and I remember how much time it requires.
Hand-woven Carpets - a traditional Turkish Art
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Carpet weaving craft, whose miniature I had woven during my school time in a very simple way and I still remember how much time it had taken, has been able to maintain its existence until today.
Painter Halit Sahiner living in Gazipasa
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As we were on the roads for "Turkish style” subjects again, we came across with oil paintings hanged for exhibition purposes in the office of a construction company located in Gazipasa.
Body Worlds in Istanbul - The Cycle of Life
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Experience the human body in all its elegance and complexity in this amazing and transformational exhibit. BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life offers profound insight into the human body and puts anatomy in clear context.
Sepiolite - White Gold deep into the Earth
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The first thing that appears in our mind when people mention Meerschaum (Sepiolite) is definitely Eskisehir. The reason for that is, that Meerschaum is always remembered as a symbol of Eskisehir.
Artist Group JETZT - Egyptian Blue
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The following supplementary, by Mrs Susanne Ganter-Ullmann, head of the group of artists "JETZT" from Brunn am Gebirge, reached us on the subject of Egyptian Blue:
Schwibbogen - the origin of the arc of lights
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We noticed the so called "Schwibbogen" for the first time during a vacation trip in the cute town of Altenau in the Harz Mountains, a formerly free mining town with its ancient miner houses that today is the picturesque background of the climatic health resort.
Saint George´s Church, Hattingen - Flowers in the Bible
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The Protestant Saint George´s Church is located in the historic town centre of Hattingen on the church square, which is always busy in good weather due to its numerous restaurants.
Baptism in the Ruhr river - a special experience
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A morning gathering of numerous people with little camping affinity at the campsite on the Ruhr had caught our attention and so when the groundskeeper appeared it was clear that we would ask what kind of group this was.
Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May
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Today it's that time again, Mother's Day 2014 is here. For some, like during the Christmas season, so suddenly, almost surprising. And like every year, the rush to the flower shops began early in the morning.
Today Easter fires are burning in large parts of Germany
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Another custom, the origins of which are only partially clear, are the fires, which are mainly lit on the Saturday evening before Easter.
The Athos Monasteries Chalkidiki and the Hesychasm Dispute
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Of course, during our visits to Thessaloniki and Halkidiki we also discussed the monasteries of Athos, the way of life of the monks and a possible visit to the monastery complex several times. Ultimately, this is still pending, but has already been applied for.
Easter Bunny - Easter is the season for field hares!
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Everyone knows the morning ritual when the children become impatient on Easter Sunday and crowd around the breakfast table to go into the garden in search of brightly painted eggs and small presents.
Salafists - Koran distribution in Germany & Islamic conference
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15 Years ago: Whether it is pure coincidence or even conscious scheduling at the same time, the Salafists have achieved at least one partial goal, namely media-effective publicity and topic of conversation, in time for the beginning of the Islamic conference in Germany with the free distribution of copies of the Koran.
Christmas time - Is the green of the tree a Christian symbol?
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Now it's back, the pre-Christmas season with the Advent wreath made of fir green and the four candles, whose light enchants the Sunday breakfast table so romantically. First one, then two, then three, then four... that's what the popular saying goes.