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26Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:56 pm

Daniel

Daniel

Awesome!!! Very Happy

27Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Wed Dec 14, 2011 2:57 pm

kj34

kj34
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Looks like a winter wonderland there. Beautiful pics!

28Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:53 pm

Carl

Carl


Sorry I didn't posted this yesterday (I was very busy)

LOL It's so small Razz

Cool! Make sure you always shovel the runways Razz

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29Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:08 pm

Guest


Guest

I love that first picture Smile Great work

30Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Wed Dec 14, 2011 9:28 pm

Guest


Guest

WOW! ALE amazing! LOVE the buidling style, and airport is SUPERB ! LOL like the AirPol in the picture! hahahahaha or polandrian airlines.

Really like it!

31Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:49 am

Fox



Love the use of Vanderaaps buildings.. stunning. Looks like a great place to house an Embassy from my Nation in the future.

32Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:01 pm

alerules22

alerules22
Member (Oxacmela & Balisca)
Member (Oxacmela & Balisca)

Þorláksmessa - The Day of St. Thorlakur

Þorlákur was a 12th century Gamic bishop, who was revered as the patron saint of Gamat after his death in 1193. He was (finally) canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1985.

There are two mass days dedicated to Þorlákur, Þorláksmessa in Summer, July 20th, and Þorláksmessa in Winter, December 23rd. The first marks the date his bones were removed from the coffin and put in a shrine, and the second marks the date of his death.

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In past centuries fresh fish was a common food on Þorláksmessa in Gamat. The origins of the tradition of eating fish on Þorláksmessa is that this is the last day of the Catholic Christmas fast, and of course people weren't expected to eat meat on this day. The tradition continued after the country converted to Lutheranism, because this was a busy day, and food had to be quick and simple. (No work was done on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, so everything had to be ready by Christmas Eve.)

The tradition of eating this peculiar and smelly food (it has a strong odour of ammonia) arose in the West Fjords. The best time for catching Skate is in the late autumn, and the pickling and putrefying process takes a while to complete, so it would be ready and available around Christmas time. Therefore it was perfectly normal that skate would be served on Þorláksmessa. This tradition has slowly spread all over the country, and now there are many people who look as much forward to eating skate on Þorláksmessa as they do to eating hangikjöt, ptarmigan or steak on Christmas Eve.

At the skate lunch, two kinds of skate are served, one kind is salted and only slightly putrefied, the other salted and very putrefied. This is served in chunks, with boiled potatoes and a choice of two kinds of mör, the ordinary kind (melted sheep's tallow with burned bits of membrane - tastes better than it sounds), and hnoðmör (the same, just kneaded and allowed to go stale before eating).

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And today the USNW Building of Gamat was opened, such a great day and gift for Christmas!!!

Gleðilegt Þorláksmessa!

http://www.usnw.net

33Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:02 pm

Carl

Carl

Cool!

Pope John Paul II Razz

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34Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Fri Dec 23, 2011 3:18 pm

Daniel

Daniel

Great pics and interesting information Smile

35Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:25 pm

Chip

Chip
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Nice job. Smile

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36Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:19 am

Guest


Guest

When did you open a USNW building? We need to have a party! Razz

Beautiful work with the first picture too.

37Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sat Dec 24, 2011 3:34 am

Fox



Pictures look great and the History sounds ok.

Nice building you picked for the USNW in your Nation.

38Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:38 pm

Guest


Guest

Amazing update! Love the snow, really really well done.

39Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:17 pm

Guest


Guest

Awesome sauce dude

40Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:40 pm

alerules22

alerules22
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Member (Oxacmela & Balisca)

Gleðilegra Jóla


A very Merry Christmas to you!! From this tiny Island, but this little Island has a big Christmas Spirit!!! And We want to share it with all of You!!!

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Kjiadvík so Lovely at this time of the Year and guess what? Santa just Arrived!!!

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Oh the Blue Lake!!! It isn't blue anymore huh... But now we can Fish and row.

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And in the Place where the X Games will be held, The Gamic Athletes already started practicing.

http://www.usnw.net

41Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:43 pm

Fox



Love the first picture with the christmas tree, great use of Vanderaaps bats too.

42Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:46 pm

Daniel

Daniel

Looks beautifully gorgeous Smile

Those presents under the tree must be HUGE!!! affraid

43Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:11 pm

Guest


Guest

Ohhh my this is awesome! (sneaks off to work on Christmas Update)

44Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:53 pm

Carl

Carl

Cool!

Hey, that's not fair! Razz

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45Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:21 pm

Daniel

Daniel

What's not fair? D:

46Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:57 pm

Guest


Guest

Yay X Games! Very Happy

Beautiful work Ale Smile

47Official Update Center - Page 2 Empty Re: Official Update Center Sat Feb 11, 2012 4:36 pm

Daniel

Daniel

So long, Gamat; hope to see you back real soon (especially since my soon-to-be-Empress is from here Razz).

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