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In October, we celebrated World Animal Day. Have you ever wondered how many expressions involving animals there are in your mother tongue? Test your knowledge of these expressions and their equivalents when translated from other European languages with this short quiz:...

Mandarin is the second most widely spoken language globally, with about 1.12 billion speakers in the world. There are different varieties of Chinese language, but Mandarin is the one most commonly taught and learned. It is mainly spoken in mainland China, Taiwan, and...

On October 12th, Spain celebrates its national day. This national holiday was first celebrated in 1935 and made official in 1981. This day marks the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas on 12 Oct 1492. It is also the official Spanish language day. Therefore...

On this day 191 years ago, Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha swore allegiance to the freshly drafted Belgian constitution and became the first King of Belgium. Although it is often referred to in Belgian French as the “ drache nationale” (national downpour) because of the...

Dear Speech Repository Users, In 2009, the United Nations proclaimed Mandela’s birthday, 18 July, Nelson Mandela International Day. On this day, people are encouraged to spend 67 minutes doing something good for others - inspired by the 67 years Nelson Mandela spent...

Dear Speech Repository Users, The 14th of July is the French National Day! Although it is known as Bastille Day in English-speaking countries, in France it is formally known as La Fête Nationale, and commonly as le quatorze juillet. The French National Day is marked...