Came from the east the mongols in the space of a lifetime had descended from the asian grasslands to create the greatest land empire ever seen. Some a canned. Moscow 1238. 1240. All the way to the gates of vienna. Only a muslim army had managed to stop the New Jerusalem in 1216. But the mongols would be back. Home like many venetian merchants marco polo father and uncle to travel to the east before. Now they were returning to the mongol emperor a global economy. This time they were taking marco with a plan to it. They sailed east from venice towards the holy. Acre. Inside the walls the city was still. Hanging on as a hump of venices treating. Outside the walls muslim armies were biting that time. After a crusades was disputed territory. And marco polo had arrived in medieval europes last toehold on the continent of asia. Today is part of israel its still a divided city split between historys winners and historys loses in the red cafe youll find those who are defying history like activi
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Christmas hope for Aotearoa: Message from NZ church leaders
18 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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Glad tidings of joy to arrive with Christmas are needed more than ever in a year of Covid-19. Photo / Alan Gibson
NZ Herald
Christmas can t come early enough at least for some this year. The desire for joy and laughter, regathering with family and friends, not to mention putting 2020 behind us.
For others, there is fatigue from the emotional cost of a year that will be remembered in the history books.
Christmas is a season that evokes mixed emotions for many whānau in Aotearoa. For some, it s a season where families eat together and wait with anticipation to open gifts under a Christmas tree. It can also be another reminder of the passing of a loved one, the pressure of unemployment, the uncertainties of business, loneliness, and a closed border keeping family and friends in far-away lands.