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Mar

Protecting the Rural Heritage of France

by Meredith Mullins on March 1, 2021

Sheep in the French countryside showing the right to rural heritage. (Image © Meredith Mullins.)

The freedom to baa whenever you feel like it.
© Meredith Mullins

No BS: New Law To Preserve the Sounds and Smells of the French Countryside

It would not be unusual when thinking about the rural heritage of France to find a sign at the outskirts of a typical French village that says:

Enter at your own risk. We have bells that ring regularly. We have roosters who sing early in the morning. We have livestock herds that graze here (and might be wearing bells). We have farmers who work to give you food. Read more...

Meredith Mullins 4 Comments

Cultural Heritage & Traditions/France

Feb

Fond ‘n Funny Valentines from Un-Secret Admirers

by Your friends at OIC on February 11, 2021

Deer head with heart-shaped glasses on a funny valentine card, part of the cultural traditions of Valentine's Day. image © Sheron Long

Who sent this funny valentine? Today you get to open someone else’s mail
and unmask the admirer. Read on…
© Sheron Long

Cultural Tradition Stamped with Love

Every Valentine’s Day, fond and funny valentines go out around the world in TikTok and email, on Facebook, by text, and in an instant on Instagram. It’s a cultural tradition.

Today, however, with so much shelter-in-place time on our hands, the old-fashioned handwritten Valentine’s card, the kind sealed with a stamp and a kiss, is loving its revival. Have a fun look at these tokens of love intercepted by OIC. Read more...

Your friends at OIC 2 Comments

Cultural Heritage & Traditions

Feb

In the Kitchen with OIC: A Fun Japanese Food Tour!

by Joyce McGreevy on February 2, 2021

Yuma Wada serves sushi in Tokyo, the setting for his Japanese food tour and trivia night. (Image © by Yuma Wada/ Ninja Food Tours)

Yuma Wada Turns Trivia into Virtual Travel to Tokyo

A funny thing happened on the way to Yuma Wada’s Japanese food tour and trivia night. You know how it is. One minute you’re folding the laundry or microwaving leftovers. Next minute you’re at a fish market in Tokyo.

Maybe I should explain.

Collectively speaking, it was an ordinary weeknight, work had stolen our weekend, the kids were restless, and supper smelled . . . uninspiring. We’d all been “at home” nearly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for eleven long months. Read more...

Joyce McGreevy 4 Comments

Cultural Heritage & Traditions/Japan/The World's Chefs

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