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Month: December 2021

The Carnation is the traditional flower of january

January 2022 Cultural Diversity Review

December 29th 2021December 29th 2021admin

January is ushered in with New Year’s Day, which is celebrated with a public holiday for 90% of the world’s population, making it the most widely observed holiday of the year. January is notable for the lack of national days; clearly January wasn’t a good time to ask your colonial powers for your independence. Indeed […]

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

December 25th 2021December 25th 2021admin

When are the twelve days of Christmas? The twelve days of Christmas are sometimes also known as Twelvetide. There is some argument as to when exactly Twelvetide starts. While some suggest the first day of Christmas is Christmas Day itself (25th December), the majority see 26th December as day one, meaning the twelfth and final […]

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Christmas Day around the world

December 22nd 2021December 22nd 2021admin

Download larger world map image jpeg (192kb) December 25th – Christmas Day On December 25th each year, over 2 billion people (over a third of the world’s population) will celebrate the birth of Christ. The bible didn’t give any specific details on the exact date or year that Christ was born and many have speculated […]

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New Year’s Day around the world

December 13th 2021December 23rd 2021admin

Large version of the map above, detailing New Year’s Day around the world. On Friday January 1st 2021, around 90% of the world’s population will observe a public holiday to mark International New Year’s Day. What about the other 10%? This makes it easily the most popular public holiday of the year. However there are […]

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Christmas Quiz

Christmas Quiz

December 12th 2021December 12th 2021admin
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Monks, Queens, Lambs and Baubles – the branches of the Christmas Tree

December 12th 2021December 12th 2021admin

What better way to celebrate the birth of someone who is the basis for one of the world’s greatest religions than by chopping down a tree, sticking shiny things on it and putting it in your living room for a few weeks in December? This rather strange arboreal custom emerged in the 16th century in […]

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