Maria

Maria may refer to:

People

  • Maria (daughter of Maurice), a supposed daughter of Maurice, Byzantine Emperor
  • Maria (gens), a plebeian family of Ancient Rome
  • Maria, an alternative name of the Madia Gond, a people of Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra State, India
  • Maria, pseudonym of Clemens Brentano nineteenth century German author
  • Fictional characters

  • Maria (Twelfth Night), a fictional character in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
  • María Álvarez, a fictional character in the movie Maria Full of Grace
  • Maria Figueroa Rodriguez, Sesame Street human character
  • Maria, a fictional character in Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis
  • Maria Ushiromiya, a character from the Umineko no Naku koro ni series
  • Maria (West Side Story), a character in the musical West Side Story
  • Maria (Counting Crows), a recurring character in the songs written by Adam Duritz
  • Maria Robotnik, a character from the video games Sonic Adventure 2 and Shadow The Hedgegog
  • Maria Ross, a character from the anime and manga series Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Marie biscuit

    A Marie is a type of sweet biscuit similar to a Rich tea biscuit. While the Rich tea biscuit is the most popular version of this biscuit in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man, it is the Marie version that is most popular in most other countries, particularly Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Spain, Ukraine, Russia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Mauritius, Japan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Panama, and Egypt.

    Description

    The biscuit is round and usually has its name embossed upon its top surface, the edges of which are also embossed with an intricate design. It is made with wheat flour, sugar, palm oil or sunflower seed oil and, unlike the Rich tea biscuit, is typically vanilla flavoured. In Norway it is labelled "Palm oil free" (Uten palmeolje).

    History

    The Marie biscuit was created by the London bakery Peek Freans in 1874 to commemorate the marriage of the Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia to the Duke of Edinburgh. It became popular throughout Europe, particularly in Spain where, following the Civil War, the biscuit became a symbol of the country's economic recovery after bakeries produced mass quantities to consume a surplus of wheat.

    María (Franco song)

    "María" is a song written by Marcelo Molina and performed by Cuban singer Franco. It was released in 1988 as a single from Franco's album Definitivo and became his second number-one single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs chart, after "Toda La Vida" in 1986. It ended 1988 as the fourth best-performing single of the year.

    References

    Podcasts:

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    Hey we're gonna be around
    Hey we're gonna work it out
    Hey there's nothing to fight about
    Today we're gonna be about
    You hardly know me, you say I'm your best friend
    Everything's ace, it'll work out in the end
    Say that you love us, I don't believe that you want me to stay
    You're hoping that I'll go away
    I'm gonna be around
    Hey I'm gonna work it out
    Hey there's plenty to fight about
    No way I'm ever going down
    You hardly know me, you say I'm your best friend
    Everything's ace, it'll work out in the end
    Say that you love us, I don't believe that you want me to stay
    You're hoping that I'll go away
    You follow me here, follow me there
    You mess me around like you think that I care
    You think that I need you, you think that you own me
    You don't think I see you, you don't think you know me
    You can tell me all the things you want to say




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