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 […]
Thinking of traveling to Greve? Rick Steves offers tips and valuable insights on his travel website. Click here to get started.
