Learning Culture

In early February every year, the Sapporo Snow Festival is held for one week in the city of Sapporo,

In der Januarausgabe geht es um die Gründungsgeschichte des Centre Pompidou. Danach geht es auf die Insel Saint Barthélemy. In der Karibik gelegen, hat diese Antilleninsel nicht nur das ganze Jahr über ein angenehmes Klima, sondern auch feine Sandstrände: Kein Wunder, dass Stars und Reiche sich dort niederlassen. Die Franzosen bereiten sich auf die Präsidentschaftswahlen vor, die im Frühling 2017 stattfinden werden. Lernen Sie hier den Wortschatz zur Wahl! Allen Hörern ein schönes 2017!

After the fall of the Parthians, the Sassanids came into power. In this Middle East history audiobook, we will be discussing the transfer of power and the change in society that came along with it. It’s nice to look back into the past every now and then because that’s the only way that you will better understand the present. Buy this audiobook now.

Travel north - beyond the Arctic Circle - to Barrow, Alaska, and meet the proud Iñupiaq people. For thousands of years they have hunted whales on the open sea, but now global climate change threatens their way of life. The whale hunt is about to begin, and you're invited to come along! Just as soon as the ice covering the ocean cracks apart, the whales will appear. Set out with the Iñupiaqs in their bearded-sealskin boats to hunt bowhead whales, and witness a tradition that has been followed for 3,000 years.

When Clara arrived in America, she couldn't speak English. She didn't know that young women had to go to work, that they traded an education for long hours of labor, that she was expected to grow up fast. But that didn't stop Clara. She went to night school, spent hours studying English, and helped support her family by sewing in a shirtwaist factory. Clara never quit, and she never accepted that girls should be treated poorly and paid little.

Alan loves animals, but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they all alone in empty cages? Are they being punished? More than anything, he wants to be their champion--their voice--but he stutters uncontrollably. Except when he talks to animals... Then he is fluent. Follow the life of the man Time Magazine calls, "the Indiana Jones of wildlife conservation" as he searches for his voice and fulfills a promise to speak for animals, and people, who cannot speak for themselves.

"The baobab tree story, which I wrote (the church version) is actually based upon a true story, told by Limakatso Nare, a Lutheran pastor who is currently serving a congregation in Louisiana. When he was growing up in his native Africa, he gathered for Sunday school under the baobab tree. Here he learned the Biblical stories of Noah and the ark, Jonah and the big fish, and the parables of Jesus. His Sunday school experiences inspired my story, Under the Baobab Tree."

In the 1960s, chicken became a common food in Japan.

This audiobook is for English learners and explains some of the various aspects throughout American culture. It is difficult to fully understand the diversity and complexity of the United States for foreigners that have never been to America, or have only visited a few times. Topics such as education, marriage trends, fashion and government structure are covered. It is recorded in intermediate to advanced English. If you would like to know more about American culture, this is for you.

Im Februar wird Malta erkundet und es gibt einen Streifzug durch die bewegte Geschichte der sonnenverwöhnten mediterranen Inselgruppe...

When hydrangeas come into bloom, festivals are held at "Ajisaidera" (hydrangea temple) and all aroun

The Kanda Matsuri was the official festival of the Edo shogunate and has, since the Edo period, been

May fifth is "Children's Day," a national holiday in Japan. It is sometimes called the "Boy's Festiv

Hakata Dontaku is a festival celebrated by the citizens of Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture.

Nanakusa-gayu is rice porridge made with the "seven herbs of spring". 七草がゆとは、毎年1月7日の朝に「春の七草」を入れたおかゆ

The second Monday in January is Seijin no Hi (Coming-of-Age Day), a special day to celebrate young p

In Japan plum blossoms are known as a bloom that announces the coming of spring. 梅は桜より少し早く、毎年2月頃から花

Food samples are the plastic models of food that you see in glass cases outside restaurants.

Since ramen noodles came to Japan from China in the Meiji period, the Japanese have changed them very much.

There are 20 world heritage sites in Japan as of November 2019.