👉 Something typically Polish ===================> A snapshot from a village in Western Pomerania / Poland - something typically Polish. A cross at the crossroads, such as there are many in our country - a symbol of Poles' devotion to faith and tradition, but also the sacrifice we have made fighting for our freedom throughout history. And the stork's nest, synonymous with the safety, peace and good living conditions. The young bird is just preparing for its first flights. Although the eagle is Poland's emblem, the stork also deserves to be called the national bird: every fourth individual from the world's white stork population returns to Poland as its birthplace. The stork-traveller also perfectly reflects the character of the Polish soul - the eternal wanderer, once a convict, an exile. Polish emigration - for historical reasons - is among the most numerous in the world next to Chinese, Italian, Russian and Mexican. According to various estimates, there are between 12 and 20 million Poles and people with Polish roots living outside Poland. #Poland
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Panemunė: The scenic road that saved Europe's banned language -- "For nearly 40 years, daring smugglers transported nearly 40,000 #Lithuanian-#language books into the nation each year when it was forbidden under Russian rule. Following the gentle bends of the Nemunas, Lithuania's largest river, the Panemunė road stretches for more than 100km and marks the former border between #Lithuania and East Prussia (now Kaliningrad, Russia). Considered the most romantic road in Lithuania by locals, it travels past a series of 17th-Century castles, Renaissance-era mansions and postcard-worthy towns. Yet, the route is perhaps best known as the site of a remarkable movement that took place in the late 19th Century and helped save Lithuanian, which is commonly considered the world's oldest surviving Indo-European language." For more information: https://lnkd.in/gpphakUP
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1: Happy 202nd Independence Day to Brazil, which declared its independence from Portugal on September 7, 1822! Brazil was a Portuguese colony for 322 years. Further, Brazil is the largest country in South America, it’s the largest country in Latin America, and it’s the largest Portuguese speaking (Lusophone) country in the world. There are ten Portuguese speaking countries in the world, and six of them are in Africa. Moreover, the Brazilian city of São Paolo is the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere, Brazil has the largest animal and plant species in the world, and the majority of the world’s largest rainforest—the Amazon rainforest—is located in Brazil. Additionally, only four countries on earth (Russia, the U.S., Canada, and China) are larger in size than Brazil. Brazil’s capital is Rio de Janeiro, its currency is the Brazilian real, its current president is Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (he’s the 39th president of Brazil). Finally, Brazil has a border with every country in South America, except Ecuador and Chile. #history #worldhistory #globalevents #southamerica #brazil #sãopaolo #riodejaniero #southernhemisphere
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