1. Six three: An odd straight making poker hand, there is almost no situation ever where somebody is expecting you will have the six three. And surprisingly, perhaps because I play it more, this hand seems to hit and make two pair, full houses, and the like more often than other hands, even though statistically it’s of the same value as any other two gapped hand.
2. Queen ten: A poker hand that people are more frequently able to put you on, but less obvious than the jack ten, while also containing value for straights and often being able to win a pot by hitting top pair. A good multipurpose hand that I wouldn’t call a raise with unless it’s suited, but that I still love to push with myself.
3. Three five: Another hand that almost no one sees coming, and yet seems to make a lot of straights. In my home game, for this reason, we call this hand “magic.”
4. King three: The good ol’ boys I used to play with called this hand Dale (due to Dale Earnhardt, who drove car number 3, and, they say, is “the King.” Everybody used to play this hand in online poker tournaments like it was ace king and somehow seemed to end up taking down pot after pot with it. Not that I recommend you take up the practice, but there’s something weird going on here.
Irrespective which destination is chosen, going overseas is a terrific adventure. One of the prime lessons a person can learn by going overseas is that every culture has its own crotchets and eccentricities, but is of level importance to all other threads in the quilt of humanity. Every regional color works together in weaving a cultural tale of the world. Different cultures celebrate their holidays very differently depending on where they are from. Looking at the 3 prominent countries, we can picture how South Americans, Chinese and Indians celebrate holidays.
South America holidays are mainly Catholic in nature. Saints carnivals are some of the most celebrated holidays in South America; holidays like Dia de Todos Los Santos celebrate all Catholic saints, but each day of the year celebrates a specific saint. Individuals in South America are often named for the saint whose day they were born on. Festivals such as Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are very popular, South America has a similar called Carnaval. Carnaval celebrates the day before the forty-day Catholic festival of Lent and involves vast celebrations of excess, samba music, and parades.
Holidays in China can be very diverse for the locals and are very dissimilar to other regions. China is a nation where the religious and traditional meets the modern and the eccentric. The chinese celebrate their holidays with great spiritual importance. Chinese New Year is the largest holiday celebrated in China. Everyone in China take Chinese New Year very seriously and hold the day sacred, partaking in rituals and customs to ensure a lucky year ahead. More modern holidays such as Women’s Day is also celebrated, this is where all women in China are permitted to take time off work.
Holidays in India have a different tone than either of the aforementioned countries. These holidays range from those related to Hinduism to Christian holidays, to Muslim festivities. For the Indian population, holidays come every day of the year. A civic holiday celebrated by most is the birthday of celebrated civil rights leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi. Gandhi’s natal day has been designated as a day of non-violence, and no liquor is traded on this day in his honour.
World travel is made more interesting when you research a little bit about the culture in which you’ll be visiting. These are just a handful of the many wonderful and exciting holidays seen abroad.