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- 551: Italy
- ... Of course no one in Italy will admit not eating pizza at least 2 or 3 times a day along with or as their meals. Italians, in their spare time, enjoy a wide variety of sports and other recreational activities. Soccer is the most popular sport in Italy. Practically every major city has a professional soccer team. Basketball is also very popular, and some cities have more than one professional basketball ...
- 552: Mexico
- ... outstanding murals in fresco and mosaic; among these are works by the architect and painter Juan O'Gorman. Another Mexican architect, Felix Candela, created highly original concrete shell designs for several churches and for the sports palace at the 1968 Olympic Games. Art A rich tradition of painting and sculpture existed in Mexico long before the arrival of the Spanish. Combining this tradition with imported Spanish techniques, artists of the colonial ...
- 553: Israel
- ... Wall, which is the remnants of an ancient Jewish Temple. They are both major parts of each religion so they are fighting over who has ownership of what. In Israel they like many of the sports we do. Soccer, Basketball, Football, etc. They eat many of the same foods we do. Some of the foods native to that area of the world are: Falafel, Hummus, Techina, and Shwarma. The population of ...
- 554: Japan
- ... picture-postcard lakes. Lake. Towada which is located in Aomori prefecture, is known as a very beautiful lake, and Lake. Tazawa in Akita prefecture is the most deepest lake in Japan. Tohoku is a winter sports mecca and is also popular destination in the summer for the some of Japan's most hot-blooded celebrations, including the Tanabata, Kanto and Nabuta Festivals. Tohoku people are renowned for their warmth and hospitality ...
- 555: England: History and People
- ... which are generally attended by the children of the well-to-do, though some pupils receive government scholarships. Most public school pupils live in residential houses attached to the school. Considerable emphasis is placed on sports, especially cricket and rugby. Among the most famous public schools for boys are Eton (founded in 1440), Winchester (1380), and Harrow (1611). Many of those in the higher levels of government or public life attended ...
- 556: Haiti
- ... painting called the Primitive Movement, a style making use of bright colors and depicting Haitian life. Haitian paintings now form part of the permanent collection of New York City's Museum of Modern Art. Recreation/Sports: The Haitian soul comes alive in the form of dancing. Young children dance, as well as old people in Haiti. They dance to celebrate a festival, to express their gratitude for a bountiful harvest or ...
- 557: Toledo Bend
- ... This marina is a child's dream and a parents romance getaway. The marinas are equipped with log cabins, a long stretch of beautiful shore, an arcade, and some even have waterslides. In addition to sports, many golf courses are close to Toledo Bend. One of the favorite championship golf courses is the Toro Hills Golf & Tennis Resort. If golf is not one's sport, tourists love to ski, swim, or ...
- 558: The Finger Lakes
- ... comparable to the skiing of the West or even Vermont, gain popularity because of their convenient proximity. Cross-country skiing and snowmobiling are perfect for the abundant and vast farm fields while blanketed in snow. Sports are also a major part of the Finger Lakes Region, as local schools have competitive baseball and football leagues. Hockey is also gaining formidable popularity as one will discover by the construction of several neighborhood ...
- 559: Mexico City
- ... rings. One of them is, the Palaza de Toros Monumental, which seats about 50,000 people and is the largest in the world. Baseball, football, golf, horse racing, swimming, tennis, and soccer are also popular sports in Mexico. Soccer teams play in the Aztec Stadium, which holds 105,000 people. Mexico City has thousands of large and small factories and account for about half the total value of all goods manufactured ...
- 560: "The Baltics: Nationalities and Other Problems"
- ... sub rosa protests took several forms, from refusing to speak Russian if addressed in that language to olacing flowers at places the regimes were trying to lower the visibility and significance of to cheering at sports contests for non- Soviet competitors. Introduction of the colors of the pre-war flags into souvenier items was another subtle way of protesting against the Moscow- dominated regimes. In 1972, in Tallinn, the protests became ...
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