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A tasty, popular food in Australia. Made with fresh white bread, butter and sprinkles. It is served typically at birthday parties and I believe it can recconect and start conversation with other Austrlaians, but also other countries.

Perhaps the first thing that draws a visitor to Yemen is the large dagger worn by most Yemeni men. It is the "Janbiya" also spelled "Jambiya" (Arabic: الجنبية Al-janbiyyah) as the people of Yemen call it, and despite the fear and tension that this piece of white weapon arouses among many tourists and other visitors to Yemen, The Janbiya is mostly peaceful. Yemenis consider it more of a part of the traditional men's costume than a weapon. Rather, for them, it is one of the most important requirements for a man’s adornment and clothing, and one of the most valuable things they own and cherish as a symbol, culture, and heritage. It generally consists of three pieces 1- The first piece of the jambiya consists of three parts. The first part is topped with a handle its called "head". It is made from the horns of certain types of animals, and two pieces of gold are added to the head. The handle is decorated with shiny engravings distributed regularly on both sides by implanting special, precise nails made of silver. As for the second part, it comes at the bottom of the head of The Janbiya with a metal frame, called “Mabsam”. It is usually made of local silver or dyed with gold water, and it could be made of gold in precious Janbiyas. As for the third part, it is a large blade of iron or steel, and its edges are sharp, and it has a curved shape until it ends with a pointed head, and this part is connected directly with the first parts. 2- The second piece is a sheath that is made of wood and is covered from the outside with a plate of gold or silver often, and some inscriptions or Arabic words are added to this sheath, or a type of leather or a type of green colored thread is used. 3- The third piece is the Janbiya belt, which is a belt that surrounds the middle of the body in the abdomen and lower back, and it is the piece responsible for tying the sheath (the second piece). It is generally made of pure leather, and the leather is often covered with a lining of cloth from the behind. As or the front, the cloth is full of motifs or Arabic lines embroidered with gold threads and other colored threads, so it looks like an exquisite painting of Arabic inscription art. Note :# the piece number 1 is the Janbiya, and the pieces number 2 and 3 its called "Al-Asib" , but people call all pieces Janbiya. And this is how it's looks like: Other than wearing the Janbiya as an adornment, it forms an essential part of the famous "Al-Bara' " dance among many Yemeni tribes. And other Yemeni folk dances, where this dagger is taken it out and moved in the hand in a signed manner with the beats of the drums. The jambiya also plays an important role in tribal arbitration in disputes that occur between individuals or tribes. The aggrieved party also resorts to breaking the sheath of his Janbiya or handing it over to the arbitrator or judge as confirmation of his request for redress, or expression of commitment to the arbitrator or judge ruling, whoever it may be. Janabi is worn by adult men. However, many parents are keen to have Janbiya for their children on special occasions. The children's Janbiya is small, and some parents are keen to have its blade attached in the sheath, to prevent children from taking it out and playing with it. where it is customary to see children adorned with the jambiya as a sign of their tribal affiliation and as a symbol of their expected manhood. The Janbiya is the most expensive piece of the traditional Yemeni folk dress in its many forms and styles, and it is said that the value of some of the Janbiyas reaches millions of dollars. Indeed, due to the greatness of the value of some Janbiyas, they are not sold at all and are priceless. The old, inherited Janbiya is kept by the person most conservatively and is not sold at any price, as that is a shame and a defect according to tribal traditions. And the most valuable of the Janbiya has an ancient genealogy, which is the chain of previous people who possessed it. For more information : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jambiya https://it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janbiya https://youtu.be/1J9Kncx5cLk https://youtu.be/Xby0j1RObuE https://youtube.com/watch?v=c8AsONB6F4s&feature=share8

The biggest festival of Bengal where worship of Goddess Durga marks a week-long celebration full of pom and grandeur.

In Hungary, Inventors’ Day is celebrated every year on June 13 in memory of Albert Szent-Györgyi, who registered his patent for vitamin C in 1941. He is one of the 16 Hungarian inventors who have been awarded the Nobel Prize. Szent-Györgyi was born in Budapest in 1893. His maternal grandfather and uncle were Professors of Anatomy at Eötvös Loránd University, which may have influenced his choice of career. In 1911, Szent-Györgyi became a student at Semmelweis University, Hungary’s oldest medical school, and began research in his uncle’s lab. After World War I, Szent-Györgyi carried out research in Bratislava and Groningen. In 1927, he received a PhD from the University of Cambridge for isolating an organic acid which he then called “hexuronic acid”. Three years later, he accepted a position at the University of Szeged. Szent-Györgyi’s most important discovery was the isolation of ascorbic acid, commonly known as vitamin C, which he studied from 1928 to 1932. He discovered that the bell pepper contained large amounts of this acid, and isolated ascorbic acid from paprika. Thanks to Szent-Györgyi’s research, British chemist Walter Norman Haworth was able to determine the structure of ascorbic acid and synthesize it. In 1937, both scientists were awarded a Nobel Prize for their research. Szent-Györgyi received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, and Haworth shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Paul Karrer. On June 13, 1941 Szent-Györgyi received a national patent for synthesized ascorbic acid. The anniversary of this event is now celebrated as Hungarian Inventors’ Day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventors%27_Day#Hungary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Szent-Gy%C3%B6rgyi

Sinterklaas is a Dutch/Belgian Children's festival that happens every year on December 5th. Traditionally, in mid-November, two weeks before his celebrated Feast Day, Sinterklaas arrives in the Netherlands by boat from his home in Spain. Coming with his white horse (Amerigo) he arrives in the Netherlands with his helpers, the Pieten (Peter), to signify the start of the holiday season. This Sinterklaas tradition is broadcasted live on television. Each year Sinterklaas arrives in a different city. During the two weeks before his birthday, Sinterklaas rides across rooftops at night on his white horse, listening through chimneys for good children and leaving them treats and sweets in their shoes. The build-up is to the eve before his Feast Day (Sinterklaasavond) on 5 December, when Sinterklaas delivers gifts to good children and coal to the naughty. On Sinterklaasavond, children anxiously wait for Sinterklaas to knock on their door. Although Sint usually flies by the time they answer, a sack full of gifts awaits them on their doorstep. Following Sinterklaas‘ visit, each member of the family takes turns handing out presents and unwrapping them. Names are printed on each gift, and almost every present is accompanied by a humorous poem about the gift’s recipient, sometimes teasing them about their good and bad habits. Families celebrate Sinterklaas‘ Feast by singing songs and indulging in a feast of their own, which consists mainly of sweets like marzipan, chocolate initials, pepernoten (ginger biscuits) and hot chocolate with whipped cream.

White stork is Lithuanian national bird. People say that if this bird made a nest near your house, in your territory- it’s a sign of luck. The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a farmland bird that settles in the vicinity of areas where people live. White Storks are active mainly during the day. They consume a wide variety of animal prey. They prefer to forage in meadows, pastures, and swamps. Common food items include insects, invertebrates, fish, amphibians, eggs and young birds of ground nesting birds, sometimes - rats, mice, various reptiles. Frogs represent only minor part of the diet. White Storks usually nest on buildings, poles, water towers, top of trees. People help storks to settle by installing pedestals of nest. The birds bring quite large branches then and build nests of hay balls, turf, dry manure, etc. White Storks build their nest continuously, even when stork chicks grow. While livingin nests and repairing them White Storks assemble quite a large structure, which sometimes suffer from storks fighting and strong winds. Storks usually lay 3-5 white eggs. Both male and female stork incubates the eggs that hatch in 31-34 days. Stork chicks are fed by both parents and before leaving the nest (after 53-55 days) fly with them about 2 weeks. More info: https://old.post.lt/en/about-us/news/postage-stamp-white-stork-national-bird-lithuania https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_stork

One of the most unique days in Lithuania - Užgavienės (Shrovetide)! It is a traditional Lithuanian celebration intended to shoo away the winter. On this day a lot of people, especially kids, dress up wearing scary masks to shoo away the winter. It happens every year on a different day. The stamp could be either on of the masks, the fight between Kanapinis and Lašininis or the burning of Morė. Here is some more information on it: https://www.etno.lt/en/shrovetide Pictures: Some of the masks used on the Shrovetide. The fight between Lašininis and Kanapinis. The burning of Morė.

We love our big sculptures in Australia - how about a collection of stamps reflecting our best? The Big Pineapple The Big Banana The Big Galah The Big Sheep The Big Prawn The Big Orange The Big Potato https://www.australiantraveller.com/australia/most-iconic-big-things-of-australia/

Mazagran (also called café mazagran, formerly spelt masagran) is a cold, sweetened coffee drink that originated in Algeria. It has been stated that the drink's name probably originated from a fortress named Mazagran in a coastal town called Mostaganem in the northwest of Algeria which in 1837 through the Treaty of Tafna was granted to France. Mazagran is prepared with strong, hot coffee that is poured over ice, and it is typically served in a narrow, tall glass. It has also been described as "coffee taken with water instead of milk", in which coffee is served in a tall glass along with a separate container of water to mix in with the coffee

According to UNESCO Asekrem was the most beautiful sunrise and sunset in Algeria and in the world, situated in the Hoggar Mountains in Tamanrasset.