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Category Archives: celebration
Russian New Year Tale: Ded Moroz
New Year is impossible without Father Frost, in the modern Russian folklore he is called Ded Mor’oz. Strangely enough this character, who must have belonged to the ancient Russian mythology or at least to the international one, has too poor … Continue reading
Posted in celebration, children, Christmas, culture, folklore, History, mythology, Natale, New Year, Uncategorized
Tagged Babbo Natale, Capodanno, Christmas, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, Ded Moroz, Father Frost, folklore, lifestyle, Mitologia russa, Natale, nature, New Year, Russian Father Frost, Russian folk tales, Russian mythology, Santa Claus, società, society
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Mercure Galant: St. George’s Ceremony
Esteemed Readers, the religious feasts were very important & celebrated with a Royal splendour in the 17th century France. Here is a little description of St George’s day in Besançon during which the Chevalier Order bearing the same name inducted … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Bible, celebration, culture, France, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, religion, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1679, 17th centure, 17th century France, Besançon, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, God, history, life, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, Re Sole, Saint George, San Giorgio, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, XVII century, XVII siecle
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Christian Fairy-Tale: The Sun Made by God’s Will
Esteemed Readers, On the eve of the Orthodox Easter I would like to present you a Christian folk-tale telling about the resurrection. The late Russian folklore abounds in curious Bible tales. This story is about the Sun. What amazes me … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, celebration, culture, Easter, family, fantasy, folklore, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, linguistics, Literature, mythology, paganism, religion, Slavic mythologu, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, Christ, Christ tale, civilization, Cristo, cultura, culture, Easter, favole russe, folklore, God, history, mitologia, Mitologia russa, nature, pagani, paganismo russo, Paque, Pascoa, Pasqua, resurrection, Russian culture, Russian folk tales, Russian mythology, Russian tales, society, sole, sun
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Samhain at the French Court
The Eve of Samhain or Samain, as the French name it, calls to ponder upon its celebrating at Louis XIV’s Court. The Celtic traditions were strong yet at that historical period, so we might suppose that the Court also took … Continue reading
Posted in Al Mondo, Art, Beauty, celebration, culture, Druidry, family, fantasy, folklore, God, Halloween, History, Louis XIV, news, paganism, religion, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, art, arte, beauty, Celtique traditions, Celts, civilization, culture, France, Francia, God, history, life, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, paganesimo, pagani, pagania, Re Sole, Samain, Samhain, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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Mercure Galant – Messenger of the Past: Feast in S. Cloud
As the 17th century France was already a very enlightened society, it had its own press as well. Besides the famous “La Gazette” established yet by Cardinal de Richelieu, which published mostly political news, there was the “Mercure Galant”, an amazing edition, … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, celebration, culture, education, folklore, France, History, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, art, arte, cultura, culture, France, Francia, history, Le Roi Soleil, life, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis il Grande, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, October 1678, Octobre 1678, Ottobre 1678, Re Sole, S. Cloud, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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Midsummer Night under a veil of Grand Divertissement Royal (1668)
Another magnificent festivity written in history was the Grand Divertissement Royal (1668). It was dedicated to success in the War of Devolution (1667-1668) and to the first capture of Franche-Compté, an important strategic goal in all the French wars of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, celebration, culture, fantasy, folklore, France, History, Louis XIV, nature, news, paganism, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged 1668, 17th century, Amore, art, arte, ballet, beauty, celebration, civilization, culture, feast, France, Francia, giardini di Versailles, Grand Divertissement Royal 1668, history, Les fêtes du règne du roi Louis XIV, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, music, musica, Re Sole, Seicento, storia, Sun King, Versailles, Versailles gardens
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Les Plaisirs de L’Ile Enchantée – Time of Miracles
Louis XIV arranged plenty of great feasts. In fact, each one was a true gem, blending entertainment, art, music with some drops of magic. But celebrations of 1664 named ‘Les Plaisirs de L’Ile Enchantée’ entered the history. Maybe because they … Continue reading
Posted in Art, ballet, celebration, culture, France, History, Louis XIV, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, 17th century France, art, arte, beauty, celebrations, civilization, culture, France, Francia, Les fêtes à Versailles, Les fêtes du règne du roi Louis XIV, Les Plaisirs de l’Île enchantée, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Ludovico Ariosto, Luigi XIV, Orlando Furioso, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, Versailles
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