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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...

Traditions and superstitions 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,...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

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

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about parents, sleep, night, children

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

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sleep, night, woman, man

You can't hold another fellow down in the ditch unless you stay down there with him.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

When you buy friends with anything other than friendship, they do not stay bought long.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about friendship, commerce, americans

A cat has nine lives; for three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

He Said where are you going grape, She sighed? : I am staying on the couch.

Proverbs and old sayings

Earth is like a prison: we all go in through the same door, but we stay in different cells.

Proverbs and old sayings Bantu about earth

To mock your elders is to wreck the house where you have to stay tonight.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, house

He who thinks too much about every step he takes will stay on one leg all his life.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life

He who asks a question may be a fool for five minutes; he who asks no questions stays a fool forever.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about question

The wedding lasts for two or three days, but the trouble stays longer.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about marriage, day

The cat has nine lives: three for playing, three for straying, three for staying.

Proverbs and old sayings English

If the dog barks, go in; if the bitch barks you had better stay outside.

Proverbs and old sayings

You can close the city gates, but you can't close the people's mouths. It's better to flee and stay alive than to die and become a hero. A timely tear is better than a misplaced smile.

Proverbs and old sayings about heroism, city, smile, people

As long as the mouse keeps still you can be sure that the cat stays on guard.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy