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Culture

3 episodes about culture, each with its video and sources.

Latest Why Do Italians Rent Their Graves? In Italy nobody buys the ground under a grave. The town lends it for 99 years at most, a plain grave is dug up after 10, and forever ended in 1976. 11 min readVideo 8:44
  1. Episode 09History Why Does Europe Still Change Its Clocks? The European Parliament voted in 2019 to stop changing the clocks, but EU governments never agreed which hour each country keeps, so a 2001 law still rules. 7 min read
  2. Episode 06Culture Chrysanthemum Meaning: Graves in France, Emperor in Japan In Japan the chrysanthemum is the emperor's crest; in France it's the flower of the dead. One emperor's choice and the length of the night explain the split. 7 min read