Year of the Snake
Posted on1 March 2013
On the 10th of February, the Chinese calendar began its next cycle with the Year of the Snake. The sixth sign in the Chinese Zodiac (comprising of 12 animal...
Tsukimi, Moon viewing
Posted on12 September 2012
This month at Atlas we have had an influx of Japanese translations. As a result of this, we decided to find out a bit more about what the Japanese...
La Tomatina
Posted on27 August 2012
The La Tomatina festival is held on the last Wednesday of August every year the town of Buñol in the Valencia region of Spain. This festival is where people throw...
Hungry Ghost Festival – August 2012
Posted on31 July 2012
Unlike the rest of the team at Atlas I am very superstitious. When one of our Chinese translators found this out, they told me about this traditional Chinese festival...