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96St Stephen's Day - December 26th
December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr. Stephen was one of the early disciples who joined the Church in Jerusalem when it was in its infancy following the Ascension of Jesus...
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87Christmas in Australia: A Visitors Guide
For those of us who live in the southern hemisphere Christmas is all to do with long summer holidays, days at the beach, and for Autralian's particularly: trying to reconcile traditional heavy winter food...
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Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated in England and Commonwealth countries (Canada, Australia and New Zealand). It officially falls on December 26th, the day after Christmas, or the first weekday following...
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74Vacation - Hobart Tas.
Hobart Tasmania, an ideal place for an Australian vacation. is also the Antarctic port for Australia and France, as well as the finish point for the world famous Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
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79Christmas-A Child's Christmas in the Fifties
Let's start with the usual question then, Why This Hub? Writing to the HubMob this week, which asked for hubs relating to Children's Toys, set my old and addled mind racing. Once the Hub was written and...
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91The Boxing Day Tsunami
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, also known as the Boxing Day Tsunami happened on 26 December 2004 and is considered one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Due to a 9.3 magnitude earthquake (the...
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84An English family Christmas
Christmas - for family! Christmas Day for me is a family time, it isn't for meeting friends, shopping, or watching telly. All those things can and do happen on other days, but Christmas is special. People ...
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58Old British Folk Tales and Festivals: From the Weird to the Wacky
Did you know that it was Woden who careered across the night sky on his chariot, Bearing gifts at the time of the Winter solstice? What is strange, is that over the years, nobody really knows exactly when the...
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81What Is Boxing Day?
I have a friend from Australia who first introduced me to Boxing Day. Boxing Day occurs on December 26, the day after Christmas Day, every year. Employees get the holiday off. This public holiday is celebrated...
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67All you wanted to know about CHRISTMAS!
Adam and Eve Santa Claus Mistleteo Holly Leaf Turkey The Birth of Christmas Although many are not aware of the historical significance of the birth of Christ or its sequence, it is universally accepted that...
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