Kaeti Bailie, chair of the Sonoma-Kaniv Sister City Committee, has shared a letter of thanks from Mayor Renkas. Thanks to community donations, the Committee was able to wire $24,000 to our counterpart in Kaniv for much needed infrastructure repairs of schools and other buildings which have been damaged by Russian missile attacks. In addition to […]
by Maria Matson
Italian Christmas celebrations start on December 8 with the L’Immacolata Concezione, or the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and last until January 6. One of the most important ways of celebrating Christmas in Italy is the presepe, Nativity scene, or crèche. It is put out on December 8, but baby Jesus isn’t put […]
By Annick Bouldt
While the French have many interesting cultural traditions around Christmas, I’ve chosen to focus on traditions centered around food.
Like most holidays in France Christmas translates into an elaborate and delicious meal. The French celebrate the holiday on Christmas Eve called Le Réveillon de Noël. If you are ever lucky enough to be invited […]
Editor’s note: This month, I’ll be examining various holiday foods cherished by our diverse group of sister cities. Because our Sonoma Aswan committee is currently on hiatus, I went looking for information about holiday celebrations in Aswan and found that Christmas is observed by the Coptic Christian population, which is estimated to comprise about 10 […]
While the episode was filmed in 2019, you may enjoy episode 2 of season 2 of the travel show “100 Days Drinks Dishes Destinations” which was produced and hosted by Leslie Sbrocco of “Bay Area Check Please” on KQED.
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The Chinese Legacy Project was established by the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee to honor the significant (but often overlooked) contributions of the immigrant Chinese laborers who came to California and Sonoma, beginning in the mid- 1800s. Learn more about this aspect of our local history and find out how you can support Ting Sonoma by […]
In 2024, the remains of a 14-meter wooden canoe used by the Purepecha people, was recovered from Lake Patzcuaro during a massive clean-up project.
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This Giving Tuesday we’re thankful for your generous support of our sister city Kaniv, Ukraine. With your help we were able to ship nineteen large boxes (750 lbs) of warm winter clothing to Kaniv as well as $20,000 in cash to help repair buildings damaged by recent Russian attacks. Thanks to Sonoma Rotary, our volunteers, and […]
