Christmas celebrations: Five cultures with unique holiday traditions
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Local actors at the Dimmuborgir lava field in northern Iceland on Saturday Dec. 8, 2018, pose as the Icelandic Yule Lads, a band of mischievous troll brothers that have taken the role of Father Christmas. Instead of a friendly Santa Claus, children in Iceland enjoy favors from 13 mischievous troll brothers that arrive from the mountains thirteen days before Christmas. (Online News 72h Photo/Egill Bjarnason) Christmas celebrations: Five cultures with unique holiday traditions Misty Severi December 25, 05:30 AM ...
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Turkey threatens US allies and associates as Ukraine war gives Erdogan leverage
[ad_1] Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks adhering to a Cupboard meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, May perhaps 23, 2022. Erdogan stated Monday he would stop speaking to Greek Primary Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and terminate a vital meeting amongst their two countries, accusing the Greek chief of antagonistic conduct against Turkey. Erdogan accused Greece of harboring followers of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen whom Turkey says was guiding a 2016 unsuccessful coup attempt and of setting up navy bases from Turkey. (Turkish Presidency by using Online News 72h Photo) Online News 72h Turkey threatens US allies and partners as Ukraine war gives Erdogan le...