Festivities

Sent by my childhood friend in 1960

National Academic Bolshoi Opera and Ballet 

Theatre of the Republic of Belarus

Iolanta - Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Honoured Artist of the Republic of Belarus Anastasia Moskvina 

Sent by Sasha in Minsk, Belarus

on 2 May, 2020

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,083 km

S chöne Grüsse aus dem Schwarzwald

Traditional Bavarian costumes

Sent by Bodo in Karlsruhe, Germany

 on 7 Aug, 2018

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 1,732 km

Saturday Night

Middle of the Road. 

Middle of the Road is a Scottish pop group who have enjoyed success across Europe and Latin America since the 1970s. Before ABBA established themselves in the mid 70s, Middle of the Road were the sound of early europop with their distinctive harmonies and lead vocals from Sally Carr.

Greatest hits (1971-1073). Chirpy chirpy cheep cheep, Tweedle dee tweedle dum, Soley soley, Sacramento, Samson and Delilah, Bottoms up, Yellow boomerang

sent on 23 Feb, 2019

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,582 km

Sent by Wouter in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Dances at Hämeenkaari, Hämeenlinna, Finland,  1960s

The Finnish dance culture is unique; you cannot find as many individual dance pavilions in any other country. You will have the opportunity to experience up to 15 different dances in one night! 

In Finnish this event is called “lavatanssit” – people will gather to one (out of almost 800) dance pavilion and dance with each other through the night. If you’re not very big on dancing, it is also a great social event. These dances have a very unique mood and dancing is a health-promoting exercise!

Facebook swap sent by Päivi

Have a nice Saturday Dance Evening!

Sunday hobbies

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Contemporary dance. Art by Maria Maximina

travel time 32 days

distance travelled 11,216 km

sent by Thalyne in Taubate, Brazil

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The art of Brazilian football by Mario Baratta

travel time 23 days

distance travelled 11,621 km

sent by Lucirene in Curitiba, Brazil

Dance

Once upon a time, Auvergne, The Cévennes. Dance 1920

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 2,218 km

sent by Perrine in Saint-Etienne, France

Festivals

 Song and dance festival, Tallinn, Estonia

Taking place every five years and involving thousands of choir singers and dancers dressed in colourful national garments, the roots of this lively outdoor festival stretch back as far as 1869, the dawn of Estonian national movement and the first song celebration took place in Tartu.  From 1928 onwards the home of the much-loved festival has been the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds in the midst of the scenic pine grove on the coast of Tallinn. Dance celebration is a more recent tradition dating back to 1934 and today the two traditions are seen as inseparable by the modern audiences.

Postcards for the weekend

Traditions

Flamenco is the traditional song and dance of the Gypsies (flamencos) of Andalucia. Flamenco was listed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010.

Tilos island, Greece, traditional costumes

Traditional Sami costumes, Finland

Beaches and Hula Skirts

This card comes from Simon. 

He lives in California and had a short holiday in Hawaii -  the weather was perfect!

Distance: 8,692 km

Travel time: 10 days

Helen  Mellor poses in  a Hawaiian grass skirt, a gift from husband FC Donald Mellor upon his return home from the Pacific in 1945.

Reprint of a vintage card.

From Eliza Illinois, U.S.A.

Distance: 6,832 km

Travel time: 6 days

The Joy of Dancing...

even on a rainy day!

Arctic Paradise,  photo Tommi Pitkänen

From my sister and my niece on a sunny day in Jyväskylä, Finland :)

Dance

Viron kansallisbaletti - Estonian National Balet

 Edgar Degas. Dancers. 1895-1900

Edgar Degas. Dancer Leaving Her Dressing Room 1873

Listening to this/ Tätä kuunnellen

Cuba

Vintage travel poster from Maximilian.

It is time to celebrate the spring!

Muchas gracias mi amigo!

And now I'm listening to The Buena Vista Social Club :)

Tango Agentino / Tango Finlandese

Dancing tango in the city, Buenos Aires, Argentina
From Paula - Paz y Amor :)
The history of tango began in Buenos Aires, Argentina in the late 19th century. The dance started in the lower-class districts of Buenos Aires taking place in the periphery of the city, bars, cafes and courtyards. Then tango took the next step into more established Dancing Houses and later inside middle and high class Argentinian homes.

And at the same time in Finland Tango in Snow




Kultahietikko

Today it has been snowing the whole day and really A LOT.
It is March and I would love to see some sunny days.
Luckily I have a lot of sunny postcards,

today they come from Bulgaria.

 Golden Sands Bulgaria

From my mother 10.9. 1993

From our friend Anneli 20.6. 1985

Golden Sands is famous with its nice golden sand and long beaches. The Black Sea beaches are covered with crystal clear sands. Because of its natural beauty, Bulgarian Black Sea coast has become famous international resort area. The resort's beach strip is 3,5 km. long and up to 100 m wide. The average air temperature in Summer is 27-30 degrees and the water temperature is 25-28 degrees.

Albena, Bulgaria

To my mother 20.7. 1979 from her friends Raija, baby and Siiri

Albena is a Blue Flag winning resort, located in a picturesque and ecologically clean gulf on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, famous for its flower gardens, close to Varna international airport (30 km). Temperate continental climate, vast sand beach, clean sea without any dangerous animals - your guarantee of wonderful conditions for seaside holidays from May through October.

 

Tanssijoita

Recieved on:  21 Feb, 2013

Distance: 1,017 km (632 miles)

Travel time: 12 days

Thank you Valeria from Minsk  for this happy card.

Valeria sent this card of people dancing in national costumes and celebrating Belorussian holiday.

At the back is the ancient tower of Kamenets. It was buit in 13th century and it is the oldest standing building in Belarus. The walls of the 300-metre tower are two and a half metres thick. The outside diameter is 13.5 metres. The tower rests on a robust foundation made from crushed stone. The height of the foundation is nearly 2.3 metres, its outside diameter is about 16 metres. 

 

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