Tag: England
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The Origin of April Fool’s Day
Basically no one knows exactly where, when, or why the celebration began. What we do know is that references to ‘All Fool’s Day’ (what April Fool’s Day was first called) began to appear in Europe during the late Middle Ages. All Fool’s Day was a folk celebration and elite participation in it was minimal (which…
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A History of Halloween from Celtic Times Though Modern Day
Ancient Origins Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning…
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30 Days of Questions – Day 26
Well it is now Day 26 of the 30 Days of Questions and todays question is “If You Had free fights for a Year, Where would you Visit first?” Well as many people know me and have been reading my tweets and postings you will know that one of the places that one day both…
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I Do So Like Weekends!
Well its dun, Charles and Camilla have gone through with it. I don’t know about some people but well personally I think Charles should step aside and let his son be next in line (his eldest son, appears to have a better head on his shoulders then his father or brother does). I actually caught…