After Christmas Lots of my friends tell me that January is the month of the year they least like. It always seems to them to be cold and dark with little to look forward to other than going back to work, especially after having had a Christmas and New Year holiday, full of funContinue reading “After Christmas”
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Twixmas.
What is this strange sounding and looking word? Twixmas is the time between Christmas and the New Year, also known as the Festive gap. New year celebrations are not new; there has been some kind of new year celebration for around 4000 years. These celebrations were related to astronomical events. The Romans introducedContinue reading “Twixmas.”
Christmas carols.
Christmas carols emerged and developed from the 4th century onwards. Particularly in the 14th century and into Victorian times. Christmas carols, or, more accurately, winter songs, have been around since the 4th century. Early Pagan festivals and rituals had songs and dances to help people get through the winter months. The first carols as weContinue reading “Christmas carols.”
This week.
January.Lots of my friends tell me that January is the month of the year they least like. It always seems to them to be cold and dark with little to look forward to other than going back to work, especially after having had a Christmas and New Year holiday, full of fun and laughter andContinue reading “This week.”
Man on a bike. 