Category Archives: Notable Dates
Autumnal Equinox – The Calendar of Life
Today is officially the first day of autumn as we embrace the equinox with 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
Shrove Tuesday – it’s not just all about the Pancakes!
4th March is Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday. People will enjoy a final fling before the forty days of Lent begin, celebrating with traditions as diverse as pancake tossing, skipping, crazy ball games and exotic carnivals. Crowds of revelers will flock to carnivals in Rio, New Orleans, Venice and a host of other cities, joining in the fun with music, dancing, colourful costumes and parades. How will you celebrate?
Diwali – A Celebration of Light Over Darkness
Diwali is a joyous celebration of the victory of good over evil, light over darkness and knowledge over ignorance. Celebrations have already begun and continue into November.
How can 2020 have 53 weeks in the year?
We have all become used to accepting that every year has 52 weeks. Not so for 2020! Here we take a look at why next year will actually have 53 weeks, and the logic behind the reason.
Strange and eccentric Easter activities
From a Florentine explosion and Norwegian crime novels, to giant omelettes or baby bilbys, find some more unusual and eccesentric Easter traditions as we take a look at what happens at Easter time around the world.
Why is Christmas Day on 25 December?
On 25 December more than a third of the world’s population will celebrate Christmas Day. But this is not the only date on which the birth of Christ is remembered. In many eastern countries people will celebrate Christmas on 7 January, while in Armenia the date will be 6 January.
So why do we celebrate on 25 December and what are the reasons for the different dates for Christmas?
