
This feast celebrated in German-speaking Europe, is celebrated on November 11 usually with a roast goose. Martin of Tours (also called “Martini”) marks the time when new wines are tasted, cattle are butchered and geese are at their prime. Austrian farmers Johann and Maria Reisenbauer have been raising geese organically for the traditional ‘Martin Goose’ (Martini Gansl) dinner in celebration of St. (Natalia Kolesnikova/Getty Images)Ī gaggle of geese stand in a pasture near the village of Edlitz, in Lower Austria, some 75 km (47 miles) south of Vienna.

Russia marked today the 71st anniversary of the 1941 historical parade, when the Red Army soldiers marched to the front line from the Red Square, as Nazi German troops were just a few kilometers from Moscow. Russian soldiers wearing World War II-era uniform of the Red Army ski troops march during a military parade on the Red Square in Moscow. Petersburg on November 7, 2012, marking the 95th anniversary of the October 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. Russian Communist party supporters wearing naval uniforms of the beginning of the last century attend a rally in central St. The couple had their first photo taken in wedding suit and dress after being married for 88 years. Wu Conghan, 101 years old, and his 103-year-old wife pose for photos while wearing wedding clothes at their home in a village of Nanchong, Sichuan province. The 2012 Taiwan International Aquarium Expo will be held at Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall from November 9 to 12.

The fish, which are the world’s first pink fluorescent fish and can view without blacklight, were created by a joint project between Taiwan’s Academia Sinica, National Taiwan Ocean University and Jy Lin, a private biotechnology company, according to the organizer. Genetically engineered fish (Archocentrus nigrofasciatus var.) glow in a tank during a news conference before the 2012 Taiwan International Aquarium Expo in Taipei.
