Carnival in the Netherlands coming years are: Traditionally a Carnaval feast was the last opportunity to eat well before the time of food shortage at the end of the winter during which one was limited to the minimum necessary. On what nowadays is called "vastenavond" (the days before fasting) all the remaining winter stores of lard, butter and meat which were left would be eaten, for it would soon start to rot and decay. The selected livestock had in fact already been slaughtered in November and the meat would be no longer preservable. All the food that had survived the winter had to be
What to Expect When No One's Expecting What to Expect When No One's Expecting What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster is a book by the "Weekly Standard" columnist Jonathan V. Last about declining birthrates in the United States and elsewhere around the world and the implications for demographics and the functioning of society and the economy (hardcover release February 2013, paperback release June 2014). Last wrote an article in the "Wall Street Journal" summarizing the key themes of his book. Last was interviewed by Kathryn Jean Lopez for "National Review". He was also appeared to discuss the book on John Stossel's show