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This event doesn't celebrate any gods or follow the faces of the moon, but it happens every year, gathers thousands of - we'll say it - absolute fanatics, and literally stops traffic in some of the busiest cities around the globe. What might have started as a delulu military task is today a world-wide celebration, and in Berlin, this year marks its 50th anniversary. Are you already up to speed wit...

Just like Emily, this month's celebration takes us to Paris, France. It's time to celebrate the younger, less flashy sibling of the Olympics—the Paralympics. Join us as we dive into the history of the games, dating back to WWII, its evolution, and the scandals of teams who tried to outsmart the system. Escándalo! So, are you ready to get your medal in sass and sports history? It's Brat summer, it'...

Get ready to step into our spaceship and blast off straight for the stars as we dive into this month's celebration of Tanabata, happening on the 7th day of the 7th month. Think of it as the Asian Valentine's Day—because who says love should be confined to February? Buckle up, make some matcha tea, and listen to this month's episode of Why Do We Celebrate to learn all about the folklore and ho...

Why celebrate Nowruz or Persian New Year? Because who needs resolutions when you can jump over bonfires and set fire to negativity? Yes, we know the name might be a bit difficult to pronounce but we will take any excuse to party like it is 3000 BCE! Plus, where else can you find a New Year's table with more treasures than a pirate's cave? So grab an apple - you might need it-, dust off your spring...

It's the celebration of all celebrations, the mother of all parties, the wild festa which is well worth sacrificing 40 days of well behaved Lent: it is Carnaval! Celebrated from the beaches of the Caribbean to the cold streets of Cologne, one thing that unites all of those who celebrate this holiday is the unstoppable will to...eat meat on a Tuesday? Filled with vibrant rhythms, colorful costumes,...

When it comes to Aztec culture: death is just the beginning! According to the ancient and rich culture of Día de los muertos, there's not only love after life, as grandma Cher would have it, but four years of mental and physical challenges our souls need to go through just to reach RIP status. The whole things feels like an action packed video game we would love to get royalties for because we cam...

This episode is so edutaining we created a side chat to talk about it because someone needs to stop it from being this GOOD! Why is it so good, you ask? It's about a male beauty contest! Do we really need to say more? Sit down with us as we put on our National Geographic outfits to learn all about the Guérewold festival, which has been celebrated yearly in the Sahara desert by the Wodaabe people f...

Hold onto your hashtags, because we're joining the Barbieheimer frenzy and adding our own explosive twist! 💥🔥 Mark your calendars for August 29th as its International Day Against Nuclear Testing. As UN holiday hype maestros, we're uncovering the wild origins of nuclear chaos and the jaw-dropping moment we collectively decided not to nuke the planet. It's pure podcast gold with a sprinkle of ESCA...

¡Hola! Time to brush off that conversational level de Español and come celebrate San Juan with us in Barcccelona! This month's celebracíon might be one of our all time favorites: we're talking midnight sun, free coca and unlimited wishes that are GUARANTEED to come true! To help us make you feel like you're in the middle of the fiesta, we've hired our very first corresponsal internacional, El Pabl...

Hey Buddha, it´s your birthday, we´re gonna party like...we´re monks? That´s right, many of the over 400 million buddhists all over the world put a heart on their calendar between April and May every year to mark the birth of baby Siddhartha. Who dat, you might ask? Only the first ever millennial influencer if you ask us! Learn all about this holy Nepali prince turned wanderer and religious teache...

One might argue that using taxpayers money to support a family of priviledged individuals with a history of colonialism might not make sense in 2023 (if it ever did). But did you know that, in the Netherlands, taxpayers get a national holiday out of this deal? What´s a few million euros a year when you get to watch a parade, right? Right? Now go grab that block of cheese and hop on your bike to le...

Top of the mornin’ to you! It´s time to put on a green top hat and get all the Irish clichés out of the closet to celebrate the 4th drunkest holiday of the year: Saint Patrick´s day! What started as a religious date in honor of the man credited with getting rid of all of the non-existent snakes of Ireland in the 4th century is now a major event on the international party calendar. Every year on th...

It might be the shortest of them all, but if you ask us, February is the Beyoncé of the year! Picked by visionary, educator, leader and all round amazing individual Dr. Carter G. Woodson to honor black achievements, elevate black stories, and promote black recognition and much needed respect in the U.S of A. after centuries of slavery and oppression, the month of February is now internationally kn...

Some stories are just classics: boy meets girl, enemies become lovers, evil monster scares vilagers so they team up and create a world wide holiday that is still celebrated by over a 1 billion people to this day. Tale as old as time! Quite literally, actually: the legends behind the lunar new year and its zodiac have been influencing how time is experienced by people all over the world for centuri...

It might be one of the most cinematographic holidays of all time, but it´s not the most popular! Pour yourself a glass of gluhwein and listen in to find out the history behing Christianity´s second (!) most celebrated day of the year: it´s all about Christmas! Why do we decorate our living rooms with trees that really belong on the outside, why do we exchange gifts, who came up with Santa´s outfit...

It´s not because you´re not in India that you can´t celebrate Diwali! The welcoming Indian community of Berlin got together in the city to celebrate the festival of lights in style, even if away from home. We, of course, couldn´t miss out on this action! There was bright lights shinning everywhere, the most lively music playing all day long, people on their feet dancing non stop, and don´t let us...

Multiple headed demons, power hungry family intrigue, Gods in human form, female patience and empowerment - no, we´re not talking about Star Wars 283824th spin off. Trust us, this story has a lot more unique characters, complex relationships, and more twist plots than anything Hollywood has ever produced. Which is why we´re so excited we finally get to share what we learned about one of the bigges...

They say sex sells, and we´ve got bills to pay, honey! Also, we all have the social responsibility to raise awareness to the important causes of our time. 2 + 2 put together and we´ve got: an episode about SEXUAL HEALTH! But before we get started, what is sex even? The answer to this question is way more complicated than you might think! Spoiler: it isn´t at all about the birds and the bees, despi...

We are HUMBLED to be able to talk about one of the most inspirational people to ever walk this earth: Nelson Mandela. Down in South Africa, the 18th of July , aka Nelson Mandela´s birthday, is already a holiday, and the rest of the world needs to catch up! Listen to this episode of our podcast to learn about Nelson Mandela´s life (did you know he was ROYALTY?), the abomination Apartheid was (like...

Question: how does a celebration move from pagan Roman times to Christian Portugal and then to Brazil and stays exatly the same throughout the years? Trick question: it doesn´t! Festa Junina might have started as a midsummer party back in the olden days, and the Christians might have tried to control it and make it all about them (stop being so self-centered, Christians), but it was the Brazilians...

Picture this: you´re getting older, so you get yourself a cake, you gather all your friends, you throw a party to celebrate...and now you´re being hunted by evil spirits, you´re broke because that cake of yours costed a fortune, and you´re not even sure how old you are because no one even knows what day or year it is anyway. Well, that´s how people used to do birthdays back in the day. Silly littl...

A passover gone wrong, forbidden eggs, the Australian Bilby, and Julia Fox - so many different elements are part of our Easter tale and we swear it´s all connected and explained in this newest episode of the podcast. For those who are curious even before pressing play, we found out the answers to a lot of important questions: why is Easter Sunday changing dates every year, what do eggs have to do...

When was the last time you actually read the fineprint before signing up to something? That´s a mistake people make every day, and thousands and thousands of years ago, in India, boy, did this mistake cause trouble. We´re talking broken families, power games, fire, murder, and the birth of insurances contracts everywhere (JK, but not really). Listen in to this episode of Rogier and Louise celebrat...

On this "twosday" 22nd of February 2022 we look into Weddings, a celebration when two become one. Interestingly enough we find out that the background of weddings is less about love, and more about wealth, kidnapping, and scaring away those who want to do evil. Join us in understanding the ultimate celebration of love and get Rogiers top 3 tips on having a successful celebration. On top of that, w...

On our most traumatizing and brutal episode yet, we discuss the seemlingly innocent yet highly controversial Australia day! Created to honor the day the British invaded Australia (oh, sorry, discovered, yeah, right...), we break down what the date really means not only for Australia today, but for those who were in Australia before Australia was even a thing: the country´s aboriginal community. Af...