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Halloween Customs in Great Britain – The Celtic Lands

Halloween in the 21st century conjures up images of grinning pumpkin lanterns and kids in costumes going out ‘Trick or Treating’.  It is now very much a commercial event, with costumes, make-up and candy. But in Britain the origins of Halloween go back into the mists of history...

8 comments    halloween pumpkin trick or treat
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BT Complaints - Submit Your's!

Submit your BT complaint here. So many of you have experienced terrible BT customer service during 2007 - 2009. This page shares all your BT complaints on one page helping others with the same problems.

867 comments    internet england uk
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Lowchen Dog Breed

This dog breed is pronounced Lerv-chun – it means Little Lion Dog. This dog breed shares its ancestry with an assortment of other members of the Bichon family, for example, the Bichon Frise and the...

1 comment    home dogs dog
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Facts On France And The French

Facts On France And The French France is the largest country in Europe after the Ukraine in the former USSR, with a surface area of 551,000 sq Km - approx the size of 3 Britains, yet only one 9th the...

2 comments    europe france french
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Geography of Britain

GREAT BRITAIN.-The island of Great Britain is founded on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. On the east is the North Sea; on the south by the English Channel; a the west by the Atlantic Ocean, the North...

8 comments    education travel history
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Boxing Day

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...

8 comments    family shopping christmas
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Decline and the Collapse of the Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty            Qing Dynasty, 1644-1911, also known as Ch’ing or Manchu, last of the Chinese dynasties. During the Qing period, imperial China reached its zenith of power and influence....

0 comments    great britain dynasty nanjing
Black Dog77

Lore and Legend of the Black Dog

Walking along a dark and lonely path one warm night, I saw a  flash of lighting up ahead in the distance. It was then that I saw the dog. He was huge, at least as big as a calf. Standing a little to the left...

2 comments    dogs dog britain
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Charles Dickens’ England and His Works

Can modern-day humankind learn from the mistakes of individuals from history to prevent those same mistakes and their dire consequences from repeating themselves? That is the indirect question which the...

6 comments    london france police
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Wales and its Amazing Ancient Architecture

The Striking Welsh Flag The Principality of Wales is a very small country belonging to the United Kingdom of Great Britain. It is a very special part of the UK as it divided from its neighboring England by an...

9 comments    history architecture stone
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