New Year, Fresh Start? The Vocabulary of Wellbeing
It goes without saying that the last couple of years have been challenging for many. With a New Year comes … Continued
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Festivals & Traditions
Christmas or Yule: the lexicon of the holiday season
’Tis the season to be jolly,Fa-la-la-la-lah, la-la-la-lah. Ah, carols! Doesn’t everyone love them? They really lift our spirits: belting them
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Bonfire or Guy Fawkes Night
Remember, remember, the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
We see no reason
Why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
On the night of 4 November 1605 Guy Fawkes, a Catholic, was discovered in an undercroft of the House of Lords guarding a hoard of gunpowder intended to explode the following day at the state opening of Parliament
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Trick or treat? The eerie etymology behind popular Halloween words
Spooky season has arrived once more! Pumpkins are out in full force and this year, we decided to revisit some
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New hope for the New Year
New Year’s Eve is traditionally when we fix our gaze firmly forward in hope, having cast a backward glance at
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Food for thought this Christmas
I don’t know about you, but I’m already salivating at the prospect of Christmas food. The first pangs start early
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Remember, remember, the 11th November: the Transit of Mercury
On November 11 there is a transit of Mercury, when, as viewed from Earth, Mercury passes across the face of
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The language of love: 5 ways to express your love on Valentine’s Day
In the words of Shakespeare, ‘speak low if you speak love’. Or shout it from the rooftops, whichever you prefer.
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The auld new year – Scottish words to look out for this Hogmanay
It’s almost time to bid farewell (or good riddance, either/or) to 2017 and give a warm, hearty welcome to 2018.
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