72 Miles From The Sea

FESTIVE FACT # 1 In 1979 the Christingle Service was for the first time introduced intoBarbados at the St Ambrose Church. FESTIVE FACT # 2 S...

TRIVIAL TITBIT # 1 A very common saying amongst children a hundred years ago was "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings...

SEASONAL SNIPPET # 1 The winter solstice was considered an important point of the year by the German and Celtic tribes as they held their ch...

THE ISLAND OF ST LUCIA St Lucia was first settled by Arawak Indians around 200 A.D but six hundred years later the Arawak culture had been r...

PANTOMIME # 2 Pantomime is a traditional Christmas and New Year entertainment unique and peculiar to the British theatre. Pantomime origins ...

CHRISTINGLE Christingle has its origins in Eastern Europe and The Christingle Service is a Service of candle lights where very many years ag...

POISONOUS POINSETTIAS Since the early part of the 20th century a rumor has persisted that Poinsettias are poisonous. For over eighty years t...

THE TINSEL WIDOW The Christian legend of the origins of tinsel concerns a poor widow who was left alone to care for her large family. It was...