Advent begins on Sunday November 30th 2025. As it’s the start of Advent, you might be tempted to prise open the first door on your Advent Calendar, but you’ll notice that the calendar only has 24 doors, so you will have opened all the doors the day before Advent ends. Let’s look at this strange […]
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Thanksgiving first became an official holiday in the USA in 1863. Though giving thanks at this time of year is one of the oldest festivals, and has probably been around since humans first started to forage and cultivate the land. Nowadays Thanksgiving has become synonymous with the American tradition. Still, there are a number of […]
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Thanksgiving is one of the most significant holidays in the USA. It marks the start of the holiday season that runs through to Christmas. The holiday commemorates the first harvest of the settlers from England who had arrived in North America in 1620. Its cultural impact is immense, so it is interesting to take a look […]
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