“cultura” meaning “processing, care, agriculture”
The term culture comes from the Latin "cultura" meaning "processing, care, agriculture" and, in the broadest sense, describes everything that humans create themselves, in contrast to nature that they have not created or changed. Cultural achievements are all formative transformations of a given material, as in technology or the fine arts, but also intellectual structures such as languages, morals, religion, law, economics and science.
Hand-woven Carpets - a traditional Turkish Art
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Carpet weaving craft, whose miniature I had woven during my school time in a very simple way and I still remember how much time it had taken, has been able to maintain its existence until today.
Painter Halit Sahiner living in Gazipasa
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As we were on the roads for "Turkish style” subjects again, we came across with oil paintings hanged for exhibition purposes in the office of a construction company located in Gazipasa.
Body Worlds in Istanbul - The Cycle of Life
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Experience the human body in all its elegance and complexity in this amazing and transformational exhibit. BODY WORLDS & The Cycle of Life offers profound insight into the human body and puts anatomy in clear context.
Sepiolite - White Gold deep into the Earth
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The first thing that appears in our mind when people mention Meerschaum (Sepiolite) is definitely Eskisehir. The reason for that is, that Meerschaum is always remembered as a symbol of Eskisehir.
Artist Group JETZT - Egyptian Blue
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The following supplementary, by Mrs Susanne Ganter-Ullmann, head of the group of artists "JETZT" from Brunn am Gebirge, reached us on the subject of Egyptian Blue:
Schwibbogen - the origin of the arc of lights
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We noticed the so called "Schwibbogen" for the first time during a vacation trip in the cute town of Altenau in the Harz Mountains, a formerly free mining town with its ancient miner houses that today is the picturesque background of the climatic health resort.
Baptism in the Ruhr river - a special experience
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A morning gathering of numerous people with little camping affinity at the campsite on the Ruhr had caught our attention and so when the groundskeeper appeared it was clear that we would ask what kind of group this was.
Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May
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Today it's that time again, Mother's Day 2014 is here. For some, like during the Christmas season, so suddenly, almost surprising. And like every year, the rush to the flower shops began early in the morning.
Today Easter fires are burning in large parts of Germany
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Another custom, the origins of which are only partially clear, are the fires, which are mainly lit on the Saturday evening before Easter.
The Athos Monasteries Chalkidiki and the Hesychasm Dispute
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Of course, during our visits to Thessaloniki and Halkidiki we also discussed the monasteries of Athos, the way of life of the monks and a possible visit to the monastery complex several times. Ultimately, this is still pending, but has already been applied for.
Easter Bunny - Easter is the season for field hares!
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Everyone knows the morning ritual when the children become impatient on Easter Sunday and crowd around the breakfast table to go into the garden in search of brightly painted eggs and small presents.
Salafists - Koran distribution in Germany & Islamic conference
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15 Years ago: Whether it is pure coincidence or even conscious scheduling at the same time, the Salafists have achieved at least one partial goal, namely media-effective publicity and topic of conversation, in time for the beginning of the Islamic conference in Germany with the free distribution of copies of the Koran.
Christmas time - Is the green of the tree a Christian symbol?
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Now it's back, the pre-Christmas season with the Advent wreath made of fir green and the four candles, whose light enchants the Sunday breakfast table so romantically. First one, then two, then three, then four... that's what the popular saying goes.
Nicholas: Santa Basil in Greece and witch Befana in Italy
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St. Nicholas Day on December 6, 2013 has long been a thing of the past in Germany. However, it is still expected in other countries such as Italy and Greece.
Aramaic Christians in Türkiye are receiving their own schooling
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Today there are around 20,000 Arameans living in Turkey, the majority of this ethnic group living in Istanbul. The members of this ethnic minority still speak Aramaic, which is considered the language of Jesus Christ.
Alevis - on the history of their origins and beliefs
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There are different theories and basic views in science about the origin of Alevism. One opinion tends to be that it is a religious movement within the Shia (Arabic: party, in the sense of Ali's party).
10 Years ago - Atheist Association Makes First Demands
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A few weeks ago, we reported in an article about the founding of the first atheist association in Istanbul. In the meantime, a broader public has become aware of the association, especially since Tolga Inci, co-founder and chairman of the first "Ateizm Dernegi" in Turkey, has also addressed the press directly several times.
Türkiye: Synagogue in Izmir has been restored
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In the Turkish city of Izmir, restoration and reconstruction work on the synagogue Beit Hillel began about a year ago, which averted the danger of it collapsing.
10 years ago - First "Atheism Club" in Türkiye founded
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An atheist is someone who doesn't believe in God. He's not necessarily someone who believes there is no God. However, according to a common misconception, an atheist is someone who believes that there is no God.
Presentation of the "Lexicon of Dialogue" in Ankara!
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When people of different worldviews or religions meet, language is often a problem. Even if both sides agree on a foreign language in their communication, the concepts and meanings of the words are often so different that the resulting misunderstandings can easily lead to conflicts.