LYCOS RETRIEVER
Albania: Roman Catholic
built 646 days ago
Eventually, the Roman Empire did fall, dividing Albania into halves, and allowing the Byzantine Empire to assume control. Under the rule of the Byzantines, the Illyrians suffered constant devastation by raids from the Visigoths, Huns and Ostrogoths. Once again... the Illyrians allowed their language to survive by resisting all attempts by their attackers at assimilation.
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The most celebrated holiday in Albania is New Year's. It seems that one thing Muslims, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians can all agree on is fireworks. On New Year's Eve in Tirana the streets are rife with explosives, nothing is planned but everyone has a vague idea of what's going down, and the feeling of a good-natured revolution is in the air.
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