Looking at this picture you might well think ancient man helped carve a natural rock waterfall into this shape. However, this impressive landscape is entirely modern and part of the Swarovski experience. Created by Andre Heller for Swarovski Crystal Worlds, the giant has lured more than 9 million visitors into its depths – where they […]
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Amazing footage from Der Grüne See
Der Grüne See – “The Green Lake” – is a meadow valley in Austria. While the meadow is in full spring bloom, the snow on the mountains all around it melts and runs off into the valley. The result is a crystal clear flood that can be up 11 metres deep. The water is near […]
Awesome or scary? The Christmas devil parade of Krampuslauf
Who is Krampus?. The short answer is that Krampus is the other side of the coin to Santa Claus. Krampus punishes wicked children in the same way Santa rewards good ones. Krampus is mainly still talked about in Austria, Slovenia and Croatia but on Krampusnacht in Germany they dress up as the demon. This video […]
Who is Krampus?
Krampus is the evil alternative to Santa Claus, the demon version of St. Nicholas. The Krampus stories are most common in Austria, Slovenia and Croatia but is traced back to countries with pre-Christian alpine traditions. Krampus is a devil like creature who punishes children who have been bad – the opposite of Santa Claus rewarding children who have been good […]
Is religion is dying?
Researchers in America working for the Northwestern Universityand the University of Arizona have concluded that people the West are finding religion to be less useful. They suggest that religion itself may die out in nine nations. To get to these results, the research team used mathematical techniques, nonlinear dynamics, to mine data from census results […]
