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Exciting news from our DMC partner Key Call France about Paris. Click the link in bio to read this destination spotlight. #incentives #paris #keycallfrance #travel #meetings #destinations

Sending our support and hopefully rain to our friends and colleagues in Australia during these horrible fires. #praying #rain #support #endthefires

LOT Polish Airlines Adds Washington-Dulles to North American Network, even more reason to visit Poland in 2020. Check out the article by clicking the link in our bio. @mazurkas.travel #polishairlines #travel #incentives

New Year's Eve in Copacabana is world-famous, as millions of people come to Rio to enjoy summer and to see the fireworks spectacle in while refreshing themselves in the sea. It is a tradition to dress in all white clothes during New Year's Eve, because it is associated with harmony, calm and peace. White also represents Brazil's Goddess of the Sea, Iemanjá, a central deity in the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé religion, which many people are devoted to. Followers of Iemanjá leave gifts for her by the sea, in gratitude for their achievements. @havascreativetours #nye #newyears2020 #traditions

Eating Grapes on New Year’s Eve in Spain In Spain, December 31 is a very special celebration, where the fun and partying go on well into the early hours. So how do Spaniards welcome the New Year? By eating twelve grapes! Tradition says you must eat them one by one, in time with the striking of the clock at midnight on the 31st of December. If you manage to eat all the grapes in time, you are in for a year of prosperity and good luck. In many cities and towns in Spain people go to a central square or an iconic place where there is a large clock, to eat the grapes together and share the last minutes of the old year. The definite hot spot for this tradition is Puerta del Sol, the central square in Madrid where thousands of people gather every New Year’s Eve. @spanish_heritage_dmc #nye2020 #traditions #spain #incentives

Lion Dance a Tradition During the Chinese New Year One of the traditions in China during the Chinese New Year (the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays) is to play Lion Dance. In Chinese tradition, the lion is regarded as a mascot, which can bring good luck. The dance has a recorded history of more than 2,000 years. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Lion Dance was already introduced into the royal family of the dynasty. In the dance usually, two people act like a lion: one waving the lion head and the other waving the lion body and tail; or one performer acts like a cub, while the other holds a silk ball to play with, dancing in tempo to the musical melody. Ancient people regarded the lion as a symbol of bravery and strength, which could drive away evil and protect humans and livestock. Therefore, performing the lion dance at the Lantern Festival and other festive occasions became a custom where people could pray for good luck, safety, and happiness. #traditions #chinesenewyear2019 @motivatechinadmc