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Petsas list. Petsas list [1] [2] [3] ( named after the government spokesman by whom it was published, Stelios Petsas) is the name given to a list of mass media outlets (1232 in total) which received financial reimbursement from the Greek government for promoting the "Stay at Home" ("Μένουμε Σπίτι", Ménoume Spíti) campaign, during ...
Petra ( Arabic: ٱلْبَتْراء, romanized : Al-Batrāʾ; Greek: Πέτρα, "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu ( Nabataean: 𐢛𐢚𐢒 or 𐢛𐢚𐢓𐢈 , * Raqēmō ), [3] [4] is a historic and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system, Petra is ...
Songkran was the official New Year until 1888, when it was switched to a fixed date of 1 April. Then in 1940, this date was shifted to 1 January. The traditional Thai New Year Songkran was transformed into a national holiday. [6] Celebrations are famous for the public water fights framed as ritual cleansing.
Spartacus ( Greek: Σπάρτακος, translit. Spártakos; Latin: Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator ( Thraex) who was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic . Historical accounts of his life come primarily from Plutarch and Appian, who wrote more than a ...
The Day of the Dead ( Spanish: el Día de Muertos or el Día de los Muertos) [2] [3] is a holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1 and 2, though other days, such as October 31 or November 6, may be included depending on the locality. [4] [5] [6] It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed, and is also observed in other ...
Para-SAR is the traditional name given to the search and rescue arm of the air force and is housed in the old School of Aeronautics. By November 20, 1973, the flotilla no longer existed, becoming the Airborne Rescue Squadron, or EAS. Its mandate was to continue training of the BAF parachutists, the instruction and the administration of the ...
Paul Joseph Goebbels ( German: [ˈpaʊ̯l ˈjoːzɛf ˈɡœbl̩s] ⓘ; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician and philologist who was the Gauleiter (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945. He was one of Adolf Hitler 's closest and most ...