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Jean-Baptiste Lully: De Profundis Psalm CXXIX
Estemeed Readers, for the Christmas mood on behalf of our esteemed Jean-Baptiste Lully I have chosen this solemn composition named “De Profundis” based on the Psalm CXXIX. May your Christmas Eve time be as magnificent as this eternal piece of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, Bible, Chiesa, Christmas, culture, France, God, History, Italia, Jean Baptiste Lully, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Music, Natale, New Year, news, religion, Seicento, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, art, arte, beauty, Christmas, civilization, cultura, culture, De Profundis, Francia, God, history, Jean Baptiste Lully, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Natale, Noel, Psalm CXXIX, Psalme CXXIX, Re Sole, Salmo CXXIX, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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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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Russian New Year Tale: The Secret of the Snow Queen
The Snow Queen, certainly, is not the Russian tale, however it has become the essential part of the Soviet New Year entertaining program. Restrictions & the religion prohibition in the USSR caused a peculiar cultural phenomenon: the main creative power … Continue reading
Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, children, Christmas, cinema, culture, fantasy, folklore, humour, movie, Uncategorized
Tagged art, arte, ballet, beauty, Capodanno, christmas cinema, christmas movie, cinema, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, fiaba di Natale, Gerda, Hans Andersen, Kai, literature, modern world, movie, Natale, New Year tale, Russian culture, Snow Queen, società, society, world
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Mercure Galant: Messenger of the Past – New Year 1678
It might seem odd, Esteemed Readers, however the 17th century French did not celebrate Christmas & New Year. Fabulous celebrations with Christmas trees, presents & Santa Claus appeared only in the 19th century, on the eve of the Progress Age. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beauty, Christmas, culture, France, God, History, Life, Louis XIV, religion, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, Christianity, Christmas, civilization, Cristianità, culture, France, Francia, Gesù, God, Jesus, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, luce, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, Merry Christmas, Montpellier, Natale, Natale 2018, Peace 1678, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, vita, world
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Dazzling Christmas Beauty
Modern Christmas can’t be imagined without many things. A brightly decorated Christmas tree is one of them. And as soon as it is dressed in its sparkling fragile jewelries, the spirit of the feast becomes very intense. Bright lights twinkle … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, Christmas, culture, family, fantasy, folklore, God, Life, Lifestyle, Natale, Society, toys, Uncategorized
Tagged 2018, albero di Natale, Anno Nuovo, Christmas, Christmas tree, civilization, cultura, culture, customs, decorazioni, life, Natale, società, society, traditions, vita, world, XXI century
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Most Wanted Christmas Criminal
Esteemed Readers, Merry Christmas & Happy Winter Solstice! As this year many of you discuss Santa Claus’s origin in your festive posts, – that’s great that we remind each other of the Christian spirit of these magic days, – I … Continue reading
Posted in children, culture, folklore, fun, humour, jokes, Life, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Tagged Babbo Natale, Christmas, civilization, culture, feasts, God, Natale, New Year, New Year 2018, Saint Nicolas, Santa Claus, season's geeting, società, society, traditions, tradizioni natalizie, world, XXI century
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