Search for a custom that is "weird" in your opinion but is common in this particular culture. You have to search the country and "pin" it on the Padlet. Don't forget to write your name on your "post" by liyah kalfa https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks Give likes to the cultural customs you did not know about. en-us 2021-01-05 10:01:02 UTC 2023-01-23 13:37:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Germany https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055058317 Romi Asseraf- 
Polterabend - Break the dishes and get the newly weds to clean the mess in Germany.

In this weird pre-wedding German tradition, friends and family of the bride and groom come together and break dishes! And then the bride and groom have to clean up the mess. This way they get to practice 'working together in difficult times.'
]]> 2021-01-05 10:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055058317 גרמניה- Ron Ben Zaken https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055060051 Alcohol and socks in Germany
 Young Germans tend to organize an evening of drinking and socks for their friends who have reached the age of 25 and are not yet married.  The evening includes long hours of drinking with friends at the neighborhood pub, with the young man tied in long strings made of socks taken from his home.]]> 2021-01-05 10:18:05 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055060051 מקסיקו https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055065301 ממתקים בבתי הקברות במקסיקו
בחג המתים מתמלאים בתי הקברות במקסיקו באנשים שמגיעים לחגוג את החג. הם מגיעים עם מתנות וזרי פרחים אותם הם מניחים על הקברים, לאחר שיום לפני החג ניקו אותם טוב טוב, שרים ורוקדים ואף מחלקים ממתקים לילדים. הסיבה לכך היא האמונה שביום זה המתים חוזרים לבקר את המקום בו נקברו, והמשפחות שמחות להיות שם ולקבל את פניהם.
לירון הרץ
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Sweets in cemeteries in Mexico
 On the Feast of the Dead, cemeteries in Mexico are filled with people who come to celebrate the holiday.  They come with gifts and bouquets that they place on the graves, after cleaning them well the day before the holiday, singing and dancing and even handing out sweets to the children.  This is because of the belief that on this day the dead return to visit the place where they were buried, and the families are happy to be there and welcome them.
לירון הרץ]]> 2021-01-05 10:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055066063 מקסיקו https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055068697 Noa Atedgi
On the Feast of the Dead, cemeteries in Mexico are filled with people who come to celebrate the holiday. They come with gifts and bouquets that they place on the graves, after cleaning them well the day before the holiday, singing and dancing and even handing out sweets to the children. This is because of the belief that on this day the dead return to visit the place where they were buried, and the families are happy to be there and welcome them.]]> 2021-01-05 10:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055068697 איטליה-שי לי דקל https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055070559 Every Saturday afternoon, about an hour before sunset and for two hours, a unique phenomenon occurs in all Italian cities (large and small) called the Pagetta. At this time - as if all the residents of the city or town respond to a hidden "recruitment order" and show up, dressed in their best clothes on the main street / sidewalk of the city and just ..]]> 2021-01-05 10:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055070559 China ayahasson https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055070709 Aya Hasson-
In Latwaka tribe the man has to kidnap his future fiancee and her father has to save her from his hands. The father decides if he agrees to the wedding.]]> 2021-01-05 10:23:53 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055070709 Thailand https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055074096 Liad Cohen
]]> 2021-01-05 10:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055074096 The Netherlands -Adar Cohen https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055081296  The Netherlands - a collective birthday
When a person celebrates a birthday in the Netherlands, politeness requires greeting all his family members and not just him. If you think about it for a moment, this custom actually makes a lot of sense, since the family is also celebrating the day another friend joined it. At the birthday party itself it is customary to sit in a circle and eat a cake with tea.]]> 2021-01-05 10:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055081296 ספרד ayahasson https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055096288 2021-01-05 10:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055096288 Spain ayahasson https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055097292 Aya Hasson- every last wednesday of August, at one o'clock in the afternoon, people are in the streets, their bodies draining red liquid, they having a tomato war, in its ofical name: Tomato Festival. ]]> 2021-01-05 10:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055097292 Venezuela- Ori Oren https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055110422 Don't show up on time in Venezuela

Looks like Venezuelans are just like Indians! Reaching on time is considered rude in Venezuela and it is recommended to reach at least 15 minutes later than the scheduled time. Guests who reach on time are looked down upon as being too eager and greedy. Well, Venezuelans should take some cue from Indians!

]]> 2021-01-05 10:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055110422 תוניסיה https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055169535  ]]> 2021-01-05 11:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055169535 Madagascar - Maya Bar https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055176318 Famadihana - Dancing with the dead:
A funeral tradition followed by the Malagasy tribe in Madagascar, people literally dance with dead bodies as part of the Famadihana custom. After bringing bodies of ancestors from their burial place, they re-wrap them in fresh cloth and dance around the tomb to live music.

]]> 2021-01-05 11:28:06 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055176318 Karnataka , India- Lior Elias https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055184616 This ceremony follows mainly Karnataka, where newborns are thrown from the 50 meter high Sri Sentswar Temple. its clearly that the babies are perceived by the family in the canavas. Couples who are blessed with a baby after talking a vow in the Temple follow the 500 year old tradition. its belived to give a good luck for the babies. ]]> 2021-01-05 11:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055184616 China https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055184833 South China and Sudan: Sacred and Marriage Ceremony
In Heilongjiang Province, which is right on the border of southern China and Mongolia, there is a tiny tribe, where they have tried to solve a difficult problem that most couples in the world have - the lack of decisions in setting the date for the wedding.
The solution sounds creative: a future bride and groom holding a chick in their hands together. Everyone lays a hand. In the other hand hold the knife. Now all that is left for the happy couple is to cut the poor chick, and take out its internal organs, so far sounds simple? So what do you say about it: a chick is a small animal, and its internal organs are not very large either. The real goal here is to reach the liver. If the liver came out flawlessly, then the wedding will take place, it is possible to set a date and invite a DJ. If not, lovers will have to go through the same thing over and over again.

Shahar Ashkenazi 
]]> 2021-01-05 11:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055184833 India https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055198034 2021-01-05 11:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055198034 Ethiopia https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055214317 2021-01-05 11:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055214317 Israel- roni Gabriel https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055281822 when a Jewish baby is born after 8 days you need to do to him a Circumcision. which is the removal of the foreskin from the boy private part. ]]> 2021-01-05 12:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055281822 Canada https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055329808 Nofar Polar Bear Baptism Day]]> 2021-01-05 12:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055329808 Norway Tamir almog https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055345589 Mothers leave their children to sleep outside in the cold]]> 2021-01-05 13:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055345589 Israel- Hadar Nivin https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055550969 For the Israelis, when the rest of the plane lands, they applaud t
For the Israelis, when the rest of the plane lands, they applaud the pilot.
For us, it seemed perfectly normal, but the pilot made sure we got safe and therefore deserved applause. But for tourists, it seems a very strange practice.]]> 2021-01-05 14:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055550969 Estonia https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055747064 Tomer cohen- in the summer the young couples are going into the hoods and light a bonefire then they start to jump above the bonefire they do it beacuse they believe that this can improve there conecction]]> 2021-01-05 14:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1055747064 Ainu people- hail from northern Japan (Coral Bar) https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1056160352 "When a man is interested in proposing to a woman, he visits her house, eats half of a full bowl of rice that is handed to him by her, and returns the rest back to her. If the woman is interested in accepting the marriage proposal, then she will eat the rest of the rice. If she does not eat it then she has rejected the marriage proposal."]]> 2021-01-05 16:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1056160352 רוסיה https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1056172547 2021-01-05 16:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1056172547 רוסיה https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1056176149 Liel sofer
In russia, you need to seat at least 1 minutes on the couch in the living room. 
People think its kind weird for them but for me, a russian kid its fine. ]]> 2021-01-05 16:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1056176149 Japan https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1056414145 Don’t leave the place empty ]]> 2021-01-05 16:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1056414145 Russia https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062866997 2021-01-07 12:40:03 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062866997 Britain, בריטניה https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062870916 2021-01-07 12:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062870916 בריטניה https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062875106 Bird Blessing UK - "One for sorrow and two for joy" is a common phrase in the UK that tells of the stinging bird. By tilting the hat and thus avoiding bad luck.


שילי שור י15]]> 2021-01-07 12:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062875106 איטליה https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062891757 2021-01-07 12:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062891757 איטליה https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062891854 2021-01-07 12:51:23 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062891854 Russia- Maliel Hantsin https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062901616 The strange custom I discovered about it is that when you come to stay with a Russian family it is forbidden to bring yellow flowers in a bouquet because they symbolize the end of a relationship and infidelity and also not to bring red chrysanthemums because many people put them on graves.]]> 2021-01-07 12:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1062901616 Ethiopia https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1063843622 2021-01-07 16:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1063843622 Ethiopia https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1063844950 2021-01-07 16:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1063844950 Ethiopia https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1063847544 In south Ethiopia, there's a little town called omo, the omo pepole believe in animals sculptures, they like to eat fruits and vegetables, the head of omo tribe Conducting ceremonies for the omo pepole, in the ceremonies they like to sing and dance, when I was 10 years old, me and my family had a trip to Ethiopia, to my home, to my country, we came to the omo village and we saw how the omo pepole made their daily routine, omo village is 10 hours away from Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. 

When the omo pepole had a holiday, the head of the omo tribe drowning on the pepole face, that's looking funny, but! That is important habit in this tribe and that's normal for them

]]> 2021-01-07 16:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1063847544 צ'כיה-Itay Ben Noach https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1064530349 In Czech Republic is customary to take off your shoes outside the house when you come home, In Israel it’s wired and unpopular because we throw our shoes in the room and don’t care about them... ]]> 2021-01-07 18:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1064530349 מקסיקו https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1066185656 Ohad
One of the most attractive events that Mexico and Guatemala offer to visitors is the Feast of the Dead which takes place every year, on November 1st and 2nd. It is a colorful, sad and joyful event at the same time, in which sadness is mixed with joy, meditation with dance, joy with contemplation. This reference is a little strange to Western eyes.]]> 2021-01-08 07:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1066185656 מקסיקו https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1066223807 נועה אטדגי]]> 2021-01-08 07:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1066223807 הולנד https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1066235706 When a person celebrates a birthday in the Netherlands, politeness requires greeting all his family members and not just him.  If you think about it for a moment, this custom actually makes a lot of sense, since the family is also celebrating the day another friend joined it.  At the birthday party itself it is customary to sit in a circle and eat a cake with tea.]]> 2021-01-08 07:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1066235706 - עמית פרוכט פריז, France https://padlet.com/liyahkalfa/Bookmarks/wish/1066237712 2. ​Corason- ​Curacao is a popular dish because everyone who lives there eats it and there is almost no chance of finding it in cafes after 10:00 in the morning because it is kind of a custom to eat it in the morning until this hour

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