If there's a saying that local critics of Islam like to fall back on, it's probably this: If churches are built in Saudi Arabia, then there's nothing against mosques in Germany. Apart from the fact that autocracies are not exactly suitable as a suitable benchmark for democracies, this sentence could now be updated. There are no churches in Saudi Arabia, but there are: Bishop Markos traveled to Saudi Arabia on behalf of the bishop of the Egyptian Church, Tawadros II,...
quarterly figures Apple declines in the Christmas quarter after iPhone bottlenecks Apple has released its first quarter results. photo © Mark Lennihan/AP/dpa Apple traditionally does its best business in the Christmas quarter. But in 2022 the group was slowed down by production stops in China. Still, a profit of around $30 billion remained in the till. Corona lockdowns in China have ruined Apple's important Christmas business. Due to production failures in the factories, there were bottlenecks with the lucrative iPhone...
What will the Strasbourg Christmas market look like in the future? At the call of the town hall, fifty people drawn by lot have been working on the issue since last summer. Before giving their opinion, Wednesday evening. It includes 32 avenues for development, which will now be analyzed by the city organizing the event, for a final response expected next March."We expect our efforts to be recognized and our recommendations to be taken into consideration and implemented", has already...
Since December there has been a lot of excitement in Brussels because of "Katargate". Qatar is said to have bribed European MPs. But now it is clear: Another country has apparently been trying to buy atmosphere and influence for a long time.source site-3
Did you hang out the laundry and eat sauerkraut between Christmas and Epiphany? That would be disastrous in one case, desirable in the other. Because whether the year will be good is decided by dealing with old customs.Isn't the year off to a good start? Bad news, big bills? Maybe something went wrong a few weeks ago, because if you're not careful like a stickler around Christmas and New Year's Eve, you can mess up the year very quickly. Even...
Did you hang out the laundry and eat sauerkraut between Christmas and Epiphany? That would be disastrous in one case, desirable in the other. Because whether the year will be good is decided by dealing with old customs.Isn't the year off to a good start? Bad news, big bills? Maybe something went wrong a few weeks ago, because if you're not careful like a stickler around Christmas and New Year's Eve, you can mess up the year very quickly. Even...
And you, what do you do with your Christmas tree after the holidays? Are you one of the indelicates, who abandon it on a sidewalk? Or those who do things well, bringing it to a collection point? How about dropping it off at a farm, to be eaten by goats and sheep? In Saint-Pargoire (Hérault), each year, at the beginning of January, Sevy's farm collects fir trees from local residents, to offer them to his goats and sheep. Because these...
The chalets have disappeared, the big Christmas tree won't be long in Place Kléber and the illuminations will slowly be taken down... The 2022 edition of the Strasbourg Christmas market is well and truly over.It should nevertheless leave some memories, perhaps even to the history books. The town hall of the city, organizer of the event, even speaks of a "historic edition" in the report it drew up on Thursday. Why such a qualifier? Because attendance was estimated as “record”....
On January 6 and 7, the Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas, 13 days later than the Evangelical and Catholic Churches (Read how it came about here.) The Nativity of Christ in Russia has a purely religious character. It is a festival for believers. New Year's Eve, on the other hand, is the most important celebration of the year – for everyone. On December 31, Father Frost brings gifts, the Christmas tree is decorated for New Year's Eve, families gather around the...
contest Flying Spruces: World Championship in Christmas tree throwing Trees can't fly? After all. A participant throws a spruce on the grounds of the Wacker football club in Rhineland-Palatinate. photo © Uwe Anspach/dpa When the conifers fly in the Palatinate, the world championship in throwing Christmas trees will be held again. The annual Gaudi has long been considered a cult. The trophies are also unusual. Multiple world champion Frank Schwender routinely brushes aside the question of how to prepare for...
