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After hearing the report of this exploration, the society members decided to go to West Virginia. The settlers were able to buy their own tracts of land because of its low cost. An area of 100 acres (0.40 km 2 ) was set aside at the center of the community and split into lots, which were sold to skilled tradesmen as an incentive.
The Basler Fasnacht starts with the Morgestraich when, at 4am, all the lights go out in the city and carnival participants walk through the streets with beautifully painted lanterns, costumes and typically big-nosed masks, accompanied by drummers and pipers playing piccolos. The festival continues for three days with events for children and ...
The Swabian - Alemannic carnival is known as Fastnacht, where Fast (en)-Nacht means the eve of the Fastenzeit ( lent ). Variants of the name are Fasnacht, Fasnet, or Fasent . Fastnacht is held in Baden-Württemberg, parts of Bavaria, Alsace, German Switzerland, and Austrian Vorarlberg. The festival starts on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday ...
Basler Fasnacht. The Carnival of Basel ( German: Basler Fasnacht) is the biggest carnival in Switzerland and it is the main Protestant carnival in the world. [ 1] Basler Fasnacht takes place annually between February and March in Basel. It has been listed as one of the top fifty local festivities in Europe.
Cranberry Glades. Cranberry Glades —also known simply as The Glades —are a cluster of five small, boreal -type bogs in southwestern Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. This area, in the Allegheny Mountains at about 3,400 feet (1,000 m), is protected as the Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, part of the Monongahela National Forest.
Richard Nemeth of Youngstown looks at several flower displays on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at the Greater Alliance Carnation Festival Flower Show at Giese Center on the University of Mount Union campus.
After disputed score on floor exercise triggered series of conflicting rulings, Court of Arbitration for Sport won't reconsider decision on Chiles.
Fastnacht Day (also spelled Fasnacht, or in Pennsylvania German: Faasenacht) is an annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration that falls on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. The word translates to "Fasting Night" or “Almost Night” in English. The tradition is to eat the very best foods, which are part of the German tradition, and ...