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New year traditions of different countries

Brazil

Brazilian society to know the figure, Lemanja, god of the sea in this country legend. Every New Year's Eve, the community held a ritual to honor Brazil Lemanja. Well, in the middle of New Year's Eve, wearing clean white clothes, Brazilian society will be in droves to the beach. They lay a wreath at sea, ngubur mango, papaya and watermelon on the beach sand as a sign of respect for the gods.

Germany

According to trust the Germans, if they eat the remaining food party New Year's Eve celebration on the 1st of January, they will not experience food shortages during the full year. In Berlin, the usual classical food disajiin on this special day is carp. A unique, thorn will be dibagiin goldfish to guests to take home as a good luck charm. Hmmm ...

Greece

According to the Greeks pomegranate symbolizes fertility and success. Thus, each dated January 1, they spread the seeds of pomegranates at the door of the house, shops & offices, as a symbol of prayer for life prosperous new year-round.

Italy

In Naples, one of the cities in Italy have a habit of throwing stuff that is outdated or no longer out of the window kepakai promptly at 24:00 on January 1. So, if agan a walk in Naples tomorrow morning, do not be surprised to find many kitchen appliances, refrigerators and junk scattered on the streets. Gee, ya harvest scavengers

Spain

Right at midnight on December 31, the Spaniards usually eat grapes and pray. The amount of wine consumed only 12 seeds, in order for the 12 expectations in every 12 months in the new year.

Japan

Each new year, the Japanese would enjoy a meal that consists of three types of food that is preserved fish eggs, as a symbol of prosperity; smoked sardines called tatsukuri, which means the soil is fertile, and candied marine plants which are symbols of celebration.

Korea

Korean people have a familiar greeting in every year a new "Did you eat Thuck-Gook?". Well, if according to the Korean people's trust, if at the time New Year's Eve ate the beef broth with pieces of scrambled eggs and rice crackers or thuck Gook, then they will not grow old that year.

Indonesia

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The Gullwing Wind Twin Towers, World's Largest Wind Turbine is Eco-Friendly [+ PIC]

The Gullwing Twin Towers Wind might be one of the design of a skyscraper tower wind turbine as an energy source of the most ambitious in the beginning of 2011. The tower is designed to run entirely from wind power energy produced by wind turbines placed in this tower.

Architects and designers in ARXX Studio designing skyscrapers independent twin towers to Dubai, which generate all the energy it needs from renewable resources sourced from wind, which certainly environmentally friendly. Baptized in the Gullwing Wind Twin Towers, the tower is equipped with a unique power-generating systems that use wind turbines hinge attached to the building to generate electricity from wind.

If the tower skyscraper built and fully supported by its own wind turbine. The Gullwing Twin Towers Wind planned for Dubai, a country that has served as a breeding ground for the concept of a skyscraper is exceptional.

Circular wing structure that encourages turbines to generate clean electricity. Turbine is a cylinder with the circle, where each section contains a series of bladed ring to catch the wind. The tower has been designed in the form of a cylinder to simulate the effects of tornadoes to maximize environment-friendly energy generation.

How it Works The Gullwing Twin Towers Wind

Moment - beautiful moments in GBK (AFF final 2010)

This was his photographs of wonderful memories in Gelora Bungkarno at AFF final

6 easy steps to prevent injury to play badminton

Badminton including restricted net game meaning no body contact with your opponent directly, but still, the possibility of injury would have occurred if not considered both from within and outside factors. The following tips badminton is teaching us how to prevent injury to play badminton.

1. Warming (Warming up)
Tips to avoid injury to the first just like another game, that is to warm up sufficiently before starting the game of badminton because by doing muscle-otok warming our bodies will be better prepared to make further activity is more severe. Badminton requires us to move the whole body starting from the feet, ankles, hands, fingers, arm, wrist to waist. So we must warm up sufficiently before starting the game. Remember do not ever forget to warm up before starting to play badminton. Warm up at least 15 minutes, your muscles will be better prepared.

2. Badminton Shoes (Wear)
Wear shoes that badminton has a tread surface with the rubber material is stronger because it will stick in the field. Do not wear jogging shoes are usually made from synthetic carbon for badminton because it can make you slip. Wear shoes that fit to your foot size, too narrow causing the heel or toe pain, not too loose can cause a sprain or injury.

3. Badminton Field Condition (Course Condition)
Note the condition of the field you play badminton. Badminton courts can be made of wood, carpet, cement. if the wood and the carpet is usually water or sweat can make you slip, if the cement is usually sand or gravel. Maintain cleanliness of the field, make sure the field you are free from water, sweat and sand.

4. Body movement
Badminton requires rhythmic body movements with you let alone high-speed chase that dropshot shuttlecock, then Rely and interchangeably. fewer errors limb movements can cause injury, especially hip, knee and thigh. So the movement should be relaxed and heating is also very helpful.

5. Doubles game. Be careful with your friends racket
Games in the badminton doubles can cause injury because the taxable racket blows from teammates. For the professional player is unlikely to happen, but for the amateur and has not been previously paired cautious yes. There is still a friend in the field :-)
Read the movements your friends, give the command to tell your friends that you are going to reverse the shuttlecock.

6. Stretching (Streching)
Stretching is very important after playing badminton. Done playing stretch your legs, sit on the floor with legs straight position parallel to the floor. Relax your muscles, especially the foot with small massaging his thighs and calves. Do not sit cross-legged or bend your leg because it can inhibit the activity of blood vessels after a fast-moving blood circulation. If one position can sometimes cause cramps.