Saint George’s Day – 23rd April
Saint George, the patron saint of England, is also a romantic figure of medieval romance and legends: a chivalrous knight, a devout martyr and most famously, a heroic slayer of dragons.
Despite his ubiquitous presence in churches, paintings, frescoes and English literature, St. George himself is an unlikely choice for patron saint of England as
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Easter Traditions and History
The Romans, Gauls, Chinese, Egyptians and Persians celebrated the egg as a symbol of the universe.
In Pagan times it represented the rebirth of the earth and was believed to have special powers, buried under foundations of buildings to ward off evil and used by Roman women to foretell the sex of their unborn child.
In Anglo Saxon legend, the goddess Eostre was said to have changed a wounded bird into a hare so it could survive the winter;
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Palm Sunday Around the World
In Anglican and Roman Catholic churches, the palm crosses distributed are often kept in people’s houses for the year as a symbol of their faith. Although palms are now imported from Spain – which has the largest palm grove in Europe – the scarcity of the plant in the past meant that sometimes pussy willow, yew, or other indigenous trees were substituted.
After Palm Sunday, leftover palms are often burned and used for Ash Wednesday, when ashes are mixed with sacred oil and used to anoint the congregation as a sign of repentance.
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St Patrick’s Day
The first Saint Patrick’s Day parade was held in the Irish Free State in Dublin in 1931.
In mid 1992 a campaign was begun to use Saint Patrick’s Day as a festival to promote Ireland throughout the world. Each year, members of the Irish Taoisigh (government) travel to the White House to present a shamrock to the president of the United States of America.
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Sport Relief 2010
A whole evening’s television will be devoted to Sport Relief on Friday 19th March 2010 on BBC 1 with special programmes throughout the weekend, including a unique version of Let’s Dance for Sport Relief and tailored editions of Masterchef and Top Gear; Frank Skinner will host A Question of Sport Relief and James Cordon, from the popular Gavin and Stacey show, will introduce a brand new ‘Smithy’ sketch.
But the most important participants are the members of the public who will take part in the Sport Relief Mile event.
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Listers Interiors celebrated the opening of their new Chester Furniture and Interiors store on Pepper Street, in the heart of Chester City Centre, in August this year.
If you are looking for the perfect gift for someone this Christmas take a visit to Listers Interiors store in Chester
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Elvis Explosion: Christmas Special
On 12 December 2009, Elvis comes to Ellesmere Port!
The Elvis Explosion Christmas special is a 6-man (uh-huh) Elvis Tribute act show,
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