Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Krampus : Demon-Like Creature in Christmas

In Austria, Hungary and some other regions it's believed that Krampus accompanies Santa during the Christmas season, warning and punishing bad children. Usualy Krampus is represented by a demon-like creature.













































Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Black Friday in USA (2010)

The day after Thanksgiving is known as “Black Friday” in the USA. It traditionally begins the Christmas shopping season. On this day people can buy many specials with discounts thus they are eager to wait the whole night in below freezing temperature outside stores in order to be the first ones to get inside the door and grab gifts and presents at the lowest prices. A lot of Americans go shopping on “Black Friday”, one of the reasons it is named “black” is because of the long lines in the stores.






































Source: telegraph.co.uk

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Buddhist Holy Place's Relief In Pattaya Thailand

Sanctuary in Pattaya, Thailand



Sanctuary of Truth is an all wood construction building, resembling a temple , and filled inside and out with wood sculpture based on traditional Buddhist and Hindu motifs. Sanctuary in PattayaThe building, which resembles a temple, is close to 105 meters (345 feet) high and covers and covers an area of more than two rais. It features contemporary Visionary art based on traditional religious themes. The project was initiated as an idea of Thai businessman Lek Viriyaphant, and the sanctuary is still under construction at its location in Pattaya, Thailand.




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