The Academy Awards, better known as Oscars, are awards by AMPAS (the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) for the professional achievements in the film industry, including directors, actors and writers. The first Academy Awards were presented on May 1929, and the 82nd Academy Awards ceremony for the best films in 2009, was [...]
Culture
Here are some interesting facts about Germany: 1. Official name of Germany is federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland), it is consisted of 16 states divided into 439 districts. The capital city is Berlin. 2. It has about 82 millions of inhabitants which mean that is the most populous country in Europe after Russia. [...]
There are three color vertical bands in flag of France. These color bands are Blue, White and Red. Blue color signifies care and duty for under-privileged, White color symbolizes peace and harmony in the region and Red color stands for strength and bravery of the nation.
Greek temple Parthenon (“The maiden temple”) was built on the highest part of the Acropolis at Athens, 447 – 438 BC. At the time it represented central part of Pericles’ draft for the Acropolis. Its main purpose was to honor the goddess Athena, Greek goddess of wisdom, war, justice and craftsmanshift. The large statue of [...]
Legend says that the Chinese calendar was used for the first time by emperor Huang Di in 2637 BC. The calendar is lunisolar, based on astronomical observations. Chinese date calculation determines Chinese New Year as the day of the second New Moon (rarely the third) after the winter solstice. In the Gregorian calendar that means [...]