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- Joan of Arc (27453 bytes)
2: ...[16th century]], embraced as a cultural symbol in French patriotic circles since the [[19th century]],...
4: ...ponsible for a revitalization of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]'s faction during the [[Hundred ...
7: ...[[Duke of Orl顮s]] and later of [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]). The groups were involved in a...
11: ...876]]) depicts Joan's awe upon receiving a vision from the [[archangel]] [[Michael (archangel)|Michael...
16: ...May 7]], the remaining English forces were pulled from their [[siege]] lines on [[May 8]]. The lifting... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...aintained independence during the [[Scramble for Africa]], and continued to do so until [[1936]], when...
40: ...gdom|British]]) [http://www.civicwebs.com/cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history_of_northern_ethiopi...
59: ...at powers of his time. It was at this time that [[Frumentius]] introduced [[Christianity]] into the co...
61: ...r]]), basing their claims on their direct descent from [[Solomon]] and the queen of [[Sheba]].
67: ... the southern entrance of the Red Sea, was bought from the local sultan in March 1870 by an Italian co... - Finland (29511 bytes)
1: ...[[Gulf of Bothnia]] to the west. Finland has land frontiers with [[Sweden]], [[Norway]] and [[Russia]]...
33: | style="vertical-align: top;" | From [[Russia]]<br/>[[6 December]] [[1917]]<br/>[[22...
51: ..., [[chisel]]s from [[Lake Onega]], and spearheads from North Scandinavia. Currently it is considered p...
57: ...e and in Russian propaganda promising "liberation from Swedish oppression".
63: ...and industrial workers who despite [[universal suffrage]] in [[1906]] had found themselves without pol... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
5: ... the country's early history, stemming as it does from the Roman name ''Portus Cale'', a possibly mixe...
15: ...C]], several waves of [[Celts]] invaded Portugal from [[Central Europe]] and intermarried with local ...
17: ...Portugal started from the south, where they found friendly natives, the [[Conii]]. Over decades, the R...
25: ...s. From there they aimed to reconquer their lands from the [[Moors]] (mainly [[Berber]] with some [[Ar...
27: ...r of the Iberian Peninsula, faced new competition from other regions. The lords of the cities of [[Coi... - Holiday (7753 bytes)
5: ...ingdom]]) a holiday is rather a period spent away from home or business in [[travel]] or [[recreation]...
19: ...]], and [[Presidents' Day|Washington's Birthday]] from fixed dates to certain [[Monday]]s in [[1968]] ...
52: **[[Good Friday]] (Death of [[Jesus]])
55: *[[Epiphany (feast)|Epiphany]]
135: ...ay celebrated in the [[Commonwealth of Virginia]] from [[1984]] to [[2000]] - January (2450 bytes)
14: ... with [[Plough Sunday]] on the [[Sunday]] after [[Epiphany]]. - History of India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ...
23: ...modern state, followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later b... - Rome (33048 bytes)
45: ...ulating in Antiquity; the least likely is derived from Greek ''Ρώμη'' meaning brav...
49: ...rounding hills]] approximately eighteen [[miles]] from the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]] on the south side of the...
52: ...h [[Mediterranean]] people, perhaps from [[North Africa]]. In the [[8th century BC]] these Italic spea...
57: ... control of [[List of Kings of Rome|seven kings]] from [[753 BC|753]] to [[509 BC]] beginning with the...
59: ...cline. Around [[500 BC]] Rome gained independence from the Etruscans. - Easter (31700 bytes)
2: ...ad after his death by [[crucifixion]] (see [[Good Friday]]), which Christians believe happened at abou...
4: ... language|German]], the holiday's name is derived from ''Pesach'', the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] name...
6: ...ter" and "Ostern", are not etymologically derived from ''Pesach'' and are instead related to ancient n...
65: ...ving seven Sundays between the [[Epiphany (feast)|Epiphany]] and [[Ash Wednesday]], producing the same resul...
69: ...such as the one developed by mathematician [[Carl Friedrich Gauss]]. - Christmas (35108 bytes)
2: ... house of David. Early Christians focused more on Epiphany, when the Magi visited baby Jesus. The exact date...
10: ...ethlehem of Judea, the home of the house of David from which Joseph was descended, fulfilled the proph...
12: ...ey presented Jesus with treasures of "[[gold]], [[frankincense]], and [[myrrh]]". While staying the n...
14: ...here they could have gotten their gifts of "gold, frankincense, and myrrh". Astronomers and historian...
19: ...enian Church]] places much more emphasis on the [[Epiphany]], the visitation by the Magi, than on Christmas. - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ...
23: ...modern state, followed. India gained independence from British rule on [[August 15]] [[1947]], later b... - Christmas around the world (98033 bytes)
41: ...any songs and TV drama series presented Christmas from a lover's point of view, for example '[[Last Ch...
48: ...banese Muslims celebrate Christmas with Christian friends. A poll showed that around two thirds of th...
49: ...open all night for praying and people go to visit friends and families, often to villages in the mount...
54: ...ël]]". Most of Christmas Greetings are spoken in French like "[[Joyeux Noel|Joyeux Noël]]" or Englis...
62: ...rch Centre (also assistant parish priest of [[St. Francis Xavier]]'s Church) has lodged a formal compl...
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