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BBC Radio 4 – You’re Dead To Me, Medieval Christmas
Greg Jenner, Miles Jupp and historian Eleanor Janega explore Christmas in medieval times. Source: BBC Radio 4 – You’re Dead To Me, Medieval Christmas
Rochester – Dickensian Christmas Festival Parade 2021 | Voted Best UK’s Christmas Day Out
Perhaps the best Christmas event in the UK – The Rochester Dickensian Christmas Festival 2021. The Festival was voted one of the UK’s Best Family-Friendly Christmas Days Out by The Times Newspaper. Held each year in Rochester, Kent, UK to … Continue reading
Five-ton star hoisted atop Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia | AP
(29 Nov 2021) LEAD IN: A giant five-ton star has been hoisted atop the Sagrada Familia’s new tower of the Virgin Mary, another stage in the long completion of what has been dubbed the “world’s oldest building site”. STORY-LINE: The … Continue reading
Hanukkah || Mayim Bialik
Hi everyone! Mayim Bialik here. You may know me as Amy Farrah Fowler from The Big Bang Theory, or from Blossom, but hopefully these videos allow you to get to know me better as Mayim, too! Subscribe to my channel … Continue reading
What is Hanukah and how is it celebrated in Britain?
Nathan Abrams Professor of Film Studies, Bangor University The British Jewish community celebrate Hanukah in a way that borrows traditions from the US as well as Israel. The festive season is upon us with the start of the eight-day festival … Continue reading
The History of Halloween: Exploring the Age-Old Origins of the Enchanting Holiday | My Modern Met
By Kelly Richman-Abdou and Sara Barnes on October 22, 2021 Ephemera, 1912 (Photo: Toronto Public Library, Public domain) How much do you know about the history of Halloween? For centuries, people young and old have reveled in the fun … Continue reading
Motörhead’s Ace of Spades played on church bells works so much better than it should | The Poke
Of all the covers of Motörhead’s classic headbanger, Ace of Spades, you could reasonably expect to hear, it’s unlikely that ‘played on church bells’ ever made the list. However, at the Torenfestival – Tower Festival – in Weert, Netherlands, someone … Continue reading
Homer Sykes: capturing the whimsy, folklore and festivals of Britain
The photographer, whose interest in the country’s curious customs spans more than 50 years, has a new exhibition More: Pin on Carnival
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