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Legends
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Legends
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Thursday, 7 October 2021
APPARENTLY IN DAYS OF YORE
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Apparently in days of yore, Evidence has come to light, That dragon’s slept in the day So they could fight knights
Thursday, 4 March 2010
THE LEGEND OF THE SILENT POOL
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The amorous King John Took by ungentlemanly force The woodcutter’s daughter And put her upon his horse He took her from Albury village To a ...
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
FESTIVE FACTS
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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 TITBITS
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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 SNIPPETS
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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...
Monday, 10 December 2007
Christmas Stuff
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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...
Christmas Stuff
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PANTOMIME # 2 Pantomime is a traditional Christmas and New Year entertainment unique and peculiar to the British theatre. Pantomime origins ...
Christmas Stuff
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CHRISTINGLE Christingle has its origins in Eastern Europe and The Christingle Service is a Service of candle lights where very many years ag...
Christmas Stuff
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POISONOUS POINSETTIAS Since the early part of the 20th century a rumor has persisted that Poinsettias are poisonous. For over eighty years t...
Friday, 7 December 2007
Christmas stuff
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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...
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