Every year February 14 is Valentine’s Day, a Hallmark holiday that traditionally includes cards, chocolates, flowers, and often dinner out and perhaps a new bauble or other token of affection. This year February 14 is also Ash Wednesday, a Christian holiday that marks the beginning of 40 days of fasting in preparation for Easter, theContinue reading “A Twist on Valentine’s Day”
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A is for Antananarivo
“Cochecitos” (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by copepodo Check out the toy cars made from soft drink cans. From September 2003 until January 2004, I lived in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Known as Tananariv during a period of French colonization, it got shortened even further to Tana, especially by foreigners who have trouble getting the multiple-syllable names out withContinue reading “A is for Antananarivo”
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