Chain Dance in Europe

A Circle Dance or "Horo" is a dance that has originated in the Balkans or part of the South Eastern Europe. The Balkan countries are:

1. Albania
2. Bosnia
3. Bulgaria
4. Croatia
5. Greece
6. Macedonia
7. Montenegro
8. Romania
9. Turkey

The celebration is performed in different social events such as weddings, birthdays and important Holidays. Horo or Hora/Ora is performed without a partner, anybody can join the chain by holding on the last person's hand immediately following the movement of the steps while the group moves in circles. For example, in Greece the dance step is a little bit complicated as it includes squatting in crossed legs with a dozen of different steps, moving inside the circle and going back in position and a few 360 degree turns (including a few breaking of plates). In some countries like Serbia, the steps can be learned in less than 10 minutes, even a complete stranger or foreigner can join any moment as the steps are simple. The only difference in a Serbian Circle dance is that the music will go faster when each round is completed, while the music accelerates the steps and the group should dance faster and should cope up with the rhythm without a mistake. The fun starts when the dancers can't catch up and just give up, leaving the best dancer with the highest stamina feel like a winner.

This traditional dance brings relaxation, joy and unity of families and friends. Here is an example video of the colorful and envious tradition they have in many years. Dancers in this video are not professionals and just normal European citizens.

                                                                                       

Gangnam is in Nostradamus Prediction!

"From the calm morning, the end will come 

When of the dancing horse

The number of zeros will be 9"

This prediction written by Michel de Nostredame went viral over the past few weeks as it was associated to the Popular video Gangnam Style. The calm morning as doomsayers interpret refers to Korea which is also known as "The Land of the Morning Calm" from which Psy who is the artist on the said video originally came from. The number of zeroes was linked to the number of zeroes when the youtube count reach 1,000,000,000 views which again they assume would happen on the 21st of December. As I write this blog  right now, the current view is 947,285,381 and still counting. Could it be true that it would be the end of  the world a week from now? 

The said Apocalypse, Doomsday/End of the World  meme is on the hype around the world since the Mayans created the so called Long Calendar that ended its count on December 21 of this year.  Many has already speculated that when the time has come; it could happen that thousand of colossal asteroids or solar flares will fall from the sky and hit our house, or a polar reversal might take place and create a massive catastrophe across the world or a planet called Nibiru will come out of nowhere and collide with our planet, or let's just say it's like a very bad day that all of the above happened all at once without a warning. 

This confusing message has become more like a virus making people watch Doomsday Preppers on National Geographic Channel for tips on how to survive and be prepared for the Apocalypse which I find so absurd. What is the purpose of stocking on food and creating solar panels for electricity if your house get hit by a gigantic asteroid falling from the sky?  

One day I made a joke to a friend of mine to hurry up and give me the job he was talking to me about before the end of the world comes because I really need urgent moolah for Christmas presents aside from the fact that I am dying of boredom in this cold, dark winter season, well he just simply told me " that's only for Americans" which made me laugh because he could mean doomsday is for Americans only or only Americans believe in that crap. It is really depressing to watch news about war, politics and famine around the world and it's just gets worse as Apocalypse rumors adds up to the real doomsday we're already in. 

Lets just always Remember Jesus Warning 

"Of the day and hour, no man knows. Not even the angels in Heaven but only My Father who is in Heaven." (Matthew 24:36)

It is just another "Winter Solstice" 

 For anybody who tells when is the end of time surely didn't came from God's side. Let us not be deceived.