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A dreidel, also dreidle or dreidl, [1] (/ ˈ d r eɪ d əl / DRAY-dəl; Yiddish: דרײדל, romanized: dreydl, plural: dreydlech; [a] Hebrew: סביבון, romanized: sevivon) is a four-sided spinning top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The dreidel is a Jewish variant on the teetotum, a gambling toy found in Europe and ...
"I Have a Little Dreidel" [1] (also known as "The Dreidel Song" [1] or "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel") is a children's Hanukkah song in the English-speaking world that also exists in a Yiddish version called "Ikh Bin A Kleyner Dreydl", (Yiddish: איך בין אַ קלײנער דרײדל Lit: I am a little dreidel German: Ich bin ein kleiner Dreidel).
Outside its countries of origin, the dirndl has become an ethnic costume, worn as an identity marker by members of the German diaspora. This term refers to German-speakers and their descendants who live in countries where German is a minority language. Germans, Austrian, Swiss and Scandinavian people migrated to North America in the 19th century.
[8] [9] Phylogenetic analyses in 2008 [10] [11] and 2024 showed syphilis originated in the Americas around 9000 years ago, adding to a preponderance of archaeological and evidence showing the disease existed in the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans, [3] and the historical evidence documenting the arrival of syphilis in Europe ...
[5] [6] There has also been found bog bodies in Northern Europe wearing braided hairstyles from the Northern European Iron Age, and later still such braided styles were found among the Celts, Iberians, Germanic peoples and Vikings in northern, western and southwestern Europe. [7] [8] In some regions, a braid was a means of communication.
On 9 June 2017, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) found that the US industry could be threatened and should be protected. On 26 September, after lobbying by Boeing, the US Department of Commerce (DoC) alleged subsidies of 220% and intended to collect deposits accordingly, plus a preliminary 80% anti-dumping duty, resulting in a duty ...
Strudel (/ ˈ s t r uː d əl / STROO-dəl, German: [ˈʃtʁuːdl̩] ⓘ) is a type of layered pastry with a filling that is usually sweet, but savoury fillings are also common. It became popular in the 18th century throughout the Habsburg Empire.
The Lego Group was founded in the carpentry workshop of Ole Kirk Christiansen in Billund, Denmark. In 1916, Christiansen purchased a woodworking shop in Billund, which had been in business since 1895. [3]: 8 With a small staff of apprentices, the shop mostly helped construct houses and furniture.