Words to make you think
I’m always grateful that thoughts don’t appear in bubbles over our heads.
I’m always grateful that thoughts don’t appear in bubbles over our heads.
Mother’s Day in the UK has its origins in the 16th century custom of ‘Mothering Sunday’, which fell on the fourth Sunday of Lent. That’s three Sundays before Easter, and the tie-in with the church calendar is why it’s always a bit confusing trying to work out when it is each year. Consequently Mothering Sunday is celebrated early this year. Mothering Sunday falls on different dates in different countries every year. This year, Mother’s Day in the UK was celebrated on the 10th March. As with most of our celebrations, Mother’s Day can be traced back to Greek and Roman…
This year in the northern hemisphere the Spring or Vernal Equinox falls on the 20th March. All around the world, different cultures express their gratitude and welcome Spring with celebrations and rituals honouring a new beginning. The Spring Equinox is an annual astronomical event to witness the balance that comes with an equal day and night. The word “equinox” derives its name from the Latin term “eqi” which means “equal” and “nox” which means “night”. According to the astronomical calendar, there are two equinoxes each year in March and September, when the day and night are approximately 12 hours each…
The day that usually occurs every four years is called the leap day and is created by adding an extra day to February. This day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure because the Earth does not orbit the Sun in precisely 365 days. Leap Day, on February 29th, has been a day of traditions, folklore and superstitions ever since Leap Years were first introduced by Julius Caesar over 2000 years ago. To fix his culture’s calendar, the Roman emperor created the Year of Confusion when he decided that the year 46 B.C. was going…
ARIES: Does everyone know how important today is? It should be top priority. MY Birthday is a very Special day cos’ I’m a very Special person… TAURUS: No one is going to get me to do anything I don’t want to do today. At least there’ll be lots of food and booze to indulge in though… GEMINI: Being the ‘Twins’ means I should get double the presents, cards, goodies, parties. Any wrong doing isn’t me either. It’s my ‘Bad’ twin. CANCER: If anyone forgets that this is my Birthday, I’ll be in such a mood. I’ll sulk like no one…
St Valentine’s Day has its origins in a number of different legends that have been passed down to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of Valentine’s Day is Cupid, the Roman god of love, represented by a young boy with a bow and arrow. One of the first mentions of ‘Valentine’ was in Ancient Roman times when everyone was expected to worship the many Roman Gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, was thrown into prison because of his beliefs. On February 14th he was put to death, not only for his Christianity, but because he was said…
Chinese Zodiac-The Dragon 2024 Years of the Dragon 1904 16 Feb 1904 – 03 Feb 1905 1916 03 Feb 1916 – 22 Jan 1917 1928 23 Jan 1928 – 09 Feb 1929 1940 08 Feb 1940 – 26 Jan 1941 1952 27 Jan 1952 – 13 Feb 1953 1964 13 Feb 1964 – 01 Feb 1965 1976 31 Jan 1976 – 17 Feb 1977 1988 17 Feb 1988 – 05 Feb 1989 2000 05 Feb 2000 – 23 Jan 2001 2012 23 Jan 2012 – 09 Feb 2013 Feb 10, 2024 – Jan 28, 2025 Dragons are bursting with good…
According to legend, the Lord Buddha summoned all the animals to come to him before he departed from Earth. Only 12 animals came to bid him farewell. As a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. First came the Rat, then the Ox, the Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig. These animals represent the 12 signs we have today. The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in China. In 2024, Chinese New Year will begin on February 10th and will be the Year of the Dragon. Tied…
Would you believe that Crimson Cloak Publishing has now produced over 1,000 blog posts? I guess it is not that much of an enormous achievement when you think that we produce one every day, but it is still quite a task! Many are advertising our books in various ways to keep variety in the way they are posted. Others involve interesting or unusual topics. I must admit, these are the most difficult to produce and keep to a reasonable size for a blog. Some are just informative, and hopefully interesting to read. No matter what you think of our blogs,…
Do you like the thought of making your own videos, to promote your books or to capture family moments or events? Check out Kizoa, a free online Video Editor, Movie Maker and Slideshow Creator making it easy to create videos for your books and your life. www.Kizoa.com The free version is easy to use. You will soon be producing videos that are better and better. Fun to do and great for you to show. Enjoy!