The Latest News & Views from Rose Calendars
Interesting information and news about relevant dates and events, with facts relating to topical or seasonal themes. We explore the sources of historic events, festivals and celebrations from around the world and look at why these take place and where they originate.
A Trio of Awards at The Calies
At a ceremony which took place at the very apt Stationers’ Hall in London last week, the winners of the annual ‘Calies’ were announced, with Rose Calendars coming away with a trio of awards.
Calendar publishers attended the UK’s only dedicated awards ceremony for calendars. The Calies, launched last year superseded the National Calendar Awards, to recognise and reward excellence in the calendar industry, from retail calendar titles to Business to Business Promotional Calendars, Bespoke Calendars, diaries and advent calendars.
Armistice Day: Bells Ring Out One Hundred Years on
This Sunday 11th November, in cities, towns and villages, bells will once again ring for peace, beginning with a slow toll in memory of those who died, and then ringing the changes to produce the joyful peal that is such a distinctively British sound.
Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos
Images and symbols from Mexico’s Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos are an increasingly familiar sight, thanks to the media and some recent major films. Less understood are its centuries-old significance and the symbolic meanings behind the rituals. We learn more about this ‘deadly’ tradition……
Newspapers for 365 Days a Year for St Helena Hospice
Loving all things printed means that considering sponsoring newspapers for a whole year for our local hospice did not require a second thought. 365 days of newspapers.
A Calendar within a Calendar
A 30m high step pyramid dominates this world-renowned site, within a cluster of pyramids and temples, representing an astronomical calendar where the total number of levels, terraces, platforms and stairways add up to 365.
