In animal terms March brings us to the March Hare which is noted for its odd behaviour, at least odd…
Read MoreMarch 1st – Martisor
March 1st is mostly associated with St. David’s Day but what about Mar?i?or, an ancient tradition which is celebrated in…
Read More1st March – St. David’s Day
It's the 1st of March and people of Welsh descent all over the world will be celebrating St. David’s Day...
Read MoreShrove Tuesday
Yummy scrummy it’s Pancake Day! The name Shrove Tuesday comes from the Roman Catholic practise of confessing sins...
Read MoreSaint Valentine’s Day
Today is Saint Valentine’s Day, a day of roses and romance, but you knew that anyway by the sacks of…
Read More4th February – King Frost Day
4th February was ‘King Frost Day’, a chilly celebration from London dating back to the 15th century...
Read MoreJanuary 28th Chinese New Year
Imagine celebrating New Year for sixteen days. Chinese New Year or Spring Festival starts on Chinese New Year’s Eve and…
Read MoreJanuary 14th and 15th Straw Bear
You’ve heard of a straw poll and a paper tiger, but have you heard of a Straw Bear? Find out…
Read MoreJanuary 6th Haxey Hood
The old game of Throwing the Hood is played in Haxey in North Lincolnshire every 6th of January... Find out…
Read MoreJanuary 1st Needle and Thread Ceremony
Pity the poor Bursar and Provost of Queen’s College Oxford; they have no chance to recover from New Year’s Eve,…
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