12 Strange Facts That Confuse 98% of Tourists
What’s normal in one country would be considered weird in another. We’ve collected 12 of the most interesting facts about different countries. Some of them will definitely surprise you! For example, there's a wedding tradition in Germany called “Polterabend”. The night before the wedding, the soon-to-be newlyweds throw an informal get-together where guests often show up with gifts. The peak of this “wedding eve” party is the guests breaking porcelain and sometimes ceramic items, such as flower vases, dishes, and the like. Pretty much everything can be broken, except glass, which they believe symbolizes happiness.
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What’s normal in one country would be considered weird in another. We’ve collected 12 of the most interesting facts about different countries. Some of them will definitely surprise you!
For example, there's a wedding tradition in Germany called “Polterabend”. The night before the wedding, the soon-to-be newlyweds throw an informal get-together where guests often show up with gifts.
The peak of this “wedding eve” party is the guests breaking porcelain and sometimes ceramic items, such as flower vases, dishes, and the like. Pretty much everything can be broken, except glass, which they believe symbolizes happiness.
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