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Tag Archives: XXI century
Mercure Galant: Ladies of That Time
Esteemed Readers, I have discovered a rather curious note regarding the qualities of a real lady, There were prepared by Madame de Prigny & published in Mercure Galant in 1693 under the name “Characters of Women of Our Century”. … Continue reading
Posted in culture, education, France, friendship. life, History, humour, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, religion, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized, women
Tagged 1693, 17th century, art, arte, cultura, culture, donne Seicento, France, Francia, history, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, moda Seicento, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, storia delle donne, the Sun King, women 17th century, XXI century
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Animals in The Russian Fairy Tales
If we classified the Russian fairy tales according to the plot, we would divide them into 3 main groups: animal tales, animal-human tales & human-spirit tales. The first group represents a set of rather simple stories commonly known as “for … Continue reading
Posted in culture, fantasy, folklore, fun, History, Life, Lifestyle, nature, news, Uncategorized
Tagged Afanasiev A.N., animal tales, civilization, cultura, culture, favole russe, fiabe animalistiche, folklore, history, life, lifestyle, literature, nature, Russian tales, society, XXI century
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Fairy-tale: The Languages of the Birds
Esteemed Readers, here is the first Russian folk-tale I would like to share with you. The name Vasili derives from the Greek Βασίλειος (king), in English is more common as Basil. It is very rare in our folk-tales…well at … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Druidry, family, fantasy, folklore, fun, God, Life, Literature, mythology, nature, paganism, Uncategorized
Tagged Afanasiev A.N., civilization, conte russe, cultura, culture, fairy tales, folk tales, folklore, life, mitologia, mythology, nature, paganism, paganismo, paganismo russo, società, society, storia, XXI century
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L’Edict de Nantes – A Straight Way to Revolution
This historical document, figuratively speaking, is one of first nuclear bombs of the European Christian world. Almost all the historians declared that it was a breakthrough, while Louis XIV committed a serious error by revoking it. And one would hardly … Continue reading
Posted in culture, France, God, History, Louis XIV, news, Uncategorized
Tagged 1598, 17th century, April 1598, Calvinists, Catholicism, Catholics, civilization, culture, Edict of Nantes, Enrico IV, France, Francia, God, Henri IV, history, L'Edit de Nantes, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Protestanti, Protestantism, Protestants, Re Sole, religion, religione, religious wars in Europe, Seicento, società, society, storia, the French revolution, the Sun King, XXI century
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Royal Meal III: Easter Menu
Esteemed Readers, Happy Easter! On this occasion I would like to present you a curious menu, (please, take into account that the number of dishes was meant for a big company, not for only one person), that was typical for … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, culture, Food, France, God, History, Life, Louis XIV, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th centure, 17th centure France, celebration, civilization, culture, Easter, faith, feast, God, history, Il Re Sole, Le Roi Soleil, life, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Paques, Pasqua, società, society, the Sun King, world, XXI century
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Louis XIV Asks Riddles I
Having debunked some important myths about the King, we deserve some rest, Esteemed Readers. So, let’s try to guess a new 17th century riddle, this time prepared by His Majesty: I’m like a current that flows very fast. I disappear … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, folklore, fun, History, jokes, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century France, art, arte, blogging, civilization, culture, fashion, history, indovinello, language, life, literature, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis XIV, puzzle, quotes, Riddles, wisdom, words of wisdom, world, XXI century
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Memory of Evil: Along With Light
All has its beginning & end, except Light that has the infinite power. It is immortal and passes through any kind of darkness. It means that Evil, being in its essence the best engine for growth & development, is limited. … Continue reading
Posted in folklore, fun, Happiness, Life, Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Tagged civilization, essence, Evil, filosofia, God, happiness, light, luce, male, memoria, memory, modern world, philosophy, società, tempo, time, Truth, wisdom, XXI century
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