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Croatian traditions and customs
What traditions and customs are there in Croatia? Croatian customs and traditions date back several centuries. Gastronomy Food in daily life The main meal of the day is a late lunch. In the north and inland, most foods have an Austrian or Hungarian flavor. A typical lunch includes chicken or beef soup, cooked meat (often pork), potatoes, and bread. Vegetables with vinegar and oil are served in spring and summer, and pickled vegetables in winter. Along the coast, a meal usually includes fish and pasta, risotto, or polenta. Lamb is common in the Dalmatian Highlands region. Breakfast is simple, usually…
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Costa Rica
Costa Rican language
The Republic of Costa Rica is a country belonging to Central America, whose capital is San José. It has a population of 5 million inhabitants (123º) and an area of 51,100 km 2 (126º). Its human development index is high (63rd) and its official currency is the Costa Rican colon. But what language is spoken in Costa Rica? What language do they speak in Costa Rica? Costa Rica has only one official language, Spanish. However, the Costa Rican country ensures the maintenance and cultivation of the national indigenous languages, as dictated by its constitution (art. 76). These languages are: Malecu…
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Vietnamese typical food
Geographic setting and environment Vietnam is a long and narrow country in Southeast Asia. China limits it to the north; Cambodia, Laos, and the Gulf of Thailand to the west; and the South China Sea (which the Vietnamese call “the East Sea”) to the east. Covering a total of 327,500 square kilometers, Vietnam is roughly the same size as Italy and Japan. The geography of Vietnam plays an important role in the cuisine of the country. Rice, which is the mainstay of the Vietnamese diet, is grown throughout the country, but especially in the Red River Delta in the north…
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Vietnamese history
Brief history of Vietnam summarized A brief review of the summarized history of Vietnam, an Asian country. Old Vietnam About 2,000 years ago, the people of North Vietnam began to cultivate rice in the Red River Valley. To irrigate their crops they built dams and dug canals. They were forced to work together and an organized kingdom called the Van Lang emerged. However, in the second century BC the Chinese conquered the area. The Chinese ruled North Vietnam for more than 1,000 years and the Chinese civilization had a great impact on the Vietnamese. However, in South Vietnam there was…
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Traditions and customs of Vietnam
What traditions and customs are there in Vietnam? A look at Southeast Asia with the customs and traditions of Vietnam. Gastronomy Food in daily life Rice is the staple of the diet that most people eat three times a day. Rice is usually consumed jointly by family members. The common practice is to prepare several dishes that are placed on a tray or table that people sit around. Individuals have small bowls filled with rice, and then take the food from the trays as well as the rice from their bowls with chopsticks. The Vietnamese often accompany these main dishes…
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Venezuela
Venezuelan language
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is a country belonging to South America, whose capital is Caracas. It has a population of 32 million inhabitants (44th) and an area of 916,445 km 2 (32nd). Its human development index is high (78th) and its official currency is the sovereign bolívar. But what language is spoken in Venezuela? What language do they speak in Venezuela? Venezuela has an official language, Spanish. However, the constitution recognizes more than thirty indigenous languages for official use by indigenous peoples, among which are the following: Idiom Family Speakers in Venezuela Piapoco Arawak 1,750 Kurripako Arawak 3,740 Arawak-lokono…
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Venezuela’s history
Brief history of Venezuela summarized A brief overview of the history of Venezuela summarized, country of the American continent. Venezuela in its beginnings For centuries the indigenous peoples of Venezuela lived from agriculture, but also from hunting and fishing. Then, in 1498, Christopher Columbus became the first European to reach Venezuela. In 1499 a Spaniard named Alonso de Ojeda led another expedition to the area. He named it Venezuela, meaning little Venice, after seeing huts on stilts. The Spanish founded their first city in Venezuela in 1521. They also began importing African slaves. However, Venezuela was relatively unimportant to the…
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Traditions and customs of Venezuela
What traditions and customs are there in Venezuela? Discover what are the customs and traditions of Venezuela. Food in daily life Venezuelans have three main meals: a big breakfast, a big dinner (around noon) and a very light dinner at night. Venezuelan hospitality is pervasive, so something to eat and drink is expected when visiting someone’s home. Arepas, the most characteristic Venezuelan food, are thick discs made of precooked cornmeal, either fried or baked. Large arepas, with a variety of fillings (the most popular being ham and cheese), are eaten as snacks throughout the day; the smaller arepas are typically…
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Uruguay
Uruguayan language
The Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a country that belongs to South America, whose capital is Montevideo. It has a population of about 3.5 million inhabitants (99th) and an area of 176,215 km 2 (89th). Its human development index is very high (55th) and its official currency is the Uruguayan peso. But what language is spoken in Uruguay? What language do they speak in Uruguay? Uruguay does not have any official language. However, the most widely spoken language and thus de facto national language is Spanish. The main immigrant languages are Italian (88,000 speakers), Galician (37,000), German (27,000), Portuguese (24,000)…
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Honduras
Honduran music
The music of Honduras is very varied. Punta is the main rhythm of Honduras with other sounds such as Caribbean salsa, merengue, reggae and reggaeton, all of them very widespread, especially in the north, even the Mexican rancheras that are heard in the interior of the rural part of the country.. Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, is an important center for modern Honduran music, and is home to the National School of Fine Arts, located in Comayagüela. There is also a National Symphony Orchestra of Honduras. Honduran folk music is played with the guitar, marimba, and other instruments. Popular folk…
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