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Best time to get honey From time immemorial, after winter the snow disappear and warmth covers the foliage with green shoots and garlands the earth with flowers. Many of which were used for medicinal remedies. According to tradition, the best time to collect honey from hives was the first full moon in June. With that […]
The dualism of good and evil. Catharism was one of several religious movements that emerged during the Middle Ages becoming deeply rooted in Occitania and threatening the foundations of Roman Catholicism. The guiding ideal of the Cathars was to return Christianity to its primitive origins and, seeking to counter the opulent worldliness of the Catholic […]
Why does the French Presidential Election matter to the Occitania? Now, when we know the results from the French presidential elections, maybe it came as a surprise that Marine Le Pen got elected to the second round. But it is not a surprise to find out that 40 villages in Occitania (south France) did not […]
Admitting the mistakes is the only gateway to healing wounds. Marine Le Pen, the National Front candidate for the French presidential election, shocked us when she denied French state’s responsibility for the mass arrest of Jews in Paris during World War Two. During the Nazi occupation the French police carried out, under the orders of […]
During the Middle Ages Holy Innocents’ Day became a focal point for the Feast of Fools. Holy Innocents’ Day, held in honour of the children massacred by evil King Herod who feared with dread the imminent arrival of the prophesied Christ. During the Middle Ages Holy Innocents’ Day became a focal point for the Feast […]
