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Night of the Saint Andrew

On the 30th of November, Romaian people is celebrating Saint Andrew, the spiritual patriarch of Romania.

The night before Saint Andrew's Eve is known as the night of the ghosts( strigoi), strigoi means in Romanian...

Holiday of Saint Nicolae

Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...

Away in a manger

Away in a manger, no crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head,
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the poor Babe...

Santa Claus is coming to town

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way.
I stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday.
I called on dear old Santa Claus to see what I could see.
He took me to his workshop and told his...

The child that will not allow his parents to sleep through the night must be prepared to stay awake himself.

From Highest Heaven I Come To Tell

From highest heaven I come to tell
The gladdest news that e'er befell;
These tidings true to you I bring,
And gladly of them say and sing.

'To you today is given a Child,
Born of a chosen virgin...

God is Love

Come, let us all unite to sing:
God is love!
Let Heav n and earth their praises bring,
God is love!
Let every soul from sin awake,
Let every heart sweet music make,
And sing with us for Jesus sake:
God is love!...

If you are threatened by a man, sleep at night, if it is by a woman then stay awake.

O! Count thy sheep Goha. Goha said one is asleep and the other is awake.

One is better off seated than standing. lying than seated, asleep than awake, and dead than alive.

Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep.

He who will not prosper in his sleep will not prosper when awake.

The hardest person to wake up is the person who is already awake.

A person is always responsible: if his act was accidental or intentional, whether he was awake or asleep.

A person who doesn't know but knows that he doesn't know is a student; teach him. A person who knows but who doesn't know what he knows is asleep; awaken him. But a person who knows and knows that he knows is wise; follow him.

When the ripened ears are full and fall over, as if in sleep, the farmer awakens, that is to say, he begins the harvest.