Changeable week in Austria with frost, fog and snowfall

With icy temperatures in the lowlands and milder weather in the mountains, Geosphere Austria announces a changeable week with fog, sunshine, rain and snowfall. The weather in the coming week will be cold in the lowlands and mild in the mountains. On Monday, fog and high fog will persist regionally in the north and east, while from the early morning hours, some high and medium-high cloud fields will move across the sky from the south. The sunniest weather is expected to remain from Vorarlberg to Upper Austria. It will be…

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Filipino Devotees in Vienna Celebrate Feast of Sto. Niño and Sinulog Festival

On Sunday, 19 January 2025, the Filipino community in Vienna gathered at the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy Church in the 10th District to honor the Sto. Niño and celebrate the vibrant Sinulog Festival. The annual event, organized by the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy and the Kapunongan ng mga Bisaya sa Austria (KBA), showcased Filipinos’ rich spiritual and cultural heritage in Austria. The celebration began with a solemn Holy Mass officiated by Vienna’s Auxiliary Bishop Franz Scharl, with Filipino priests as co-celebrants. The Auxiliary Bishop blessed the devotees’ Sto. Niño images and icons…

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Parents have favorite children

Even if they are rarely talked about, many parents have favorite children. According to a new meta-study, older siblings, girls, and particularly dutiful and sociable children are preferred. However, the tendency is only slightly pronounced, and the results should be interpreted cautiously in view of the complexity of family processes, says an expert who was not involved in the study. “Researchers have known for decades that unequal treatment of parents can have lasting consequences for children,” said lead author Alexander Jensen from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, in a…

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Filipina Singer Honey Vargas Shines in Vienna with Austrian Folk Music

Vienna, Austria — Honey Vargas, a talented Filipina singer specializing in Austrian folk music, captivated audiences during her successful concert on 18 January 2025 at the Schutzhaus am Ameisbach in the 14th district of Vienna. The event marked her first performance of the year, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of Austrian and Filipino fans. Known as a “Schlagersängerin” for her unique take on traditional Austrian folk music, Vargas seamlessly blended her vibrant heritage with the melodic charm of Austria’s cherished genre. Her soulful renditions of popular folk songs and her charismatic…

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