Ethnic and religious composition of Bucharest

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(Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral, https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fi%C8%99ier:Flickr_-_fusion-of-horizons_-_Catedrala_Patriarhal%C4%83_(2).jpg) The ethnic composition of Bucharest:      Romanian (85.95%)      Roma (1.27%)      Unknown (11.68%)      Other ethnicities (1.1%) The religious composition of Bucharest:      Orthodox (84.31%)      Roman Catholics (1.17%)      Unknown (11.8%)      Other religion (2.72%) According to the census conducted in 2011, … Read More

Religious celebrations of Easter

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Catholic Church (Picture of the Resurrection of Christ by Dieric Bouts) Easter (also called Easter Sunday) is the most important solemnity (just before Christmas) of the Catholic Church, that is to say, it is mandatory to rest and to attend … Read More

History of playing cards

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Early history The origin of playing cards is obscure, but it is almost certain that they began in China after the invention of paper. Ancient Chinese “money cards” have four “suits”: coins (or cash), strings of coins (which may have … Read More