Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day as it’s known colloquially, is a much-loved British tradition - but in one English town, it’s been renamed to 'Skipping Day'. Shrove Tuesday is a feast day held in the ...

With every day of the new White House administration that passes, the chances of Russia being brought in from the cold on the ...

I left Tyneside in 1973 to work as a teacher in Derry. I have returned on many occasions during that time but would like to ...

Stonehenge is about 5,000 years old; three photographic artists currently exhibiting in the visitor centre are all under the age of 25. The juxtaposition of 21st century and the ancient world has been ...

Easter is a religious Christian holiday observed around the world to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the ...

TV execs were allegedly sceptical of broadcasting the PDC World Darts Championships, believing the French would have no interest in watching inebriated Brits in fancy dress play a pub game But ...

Many Ostara traditions will be familiar to those who celebrate Easter; while historical sources are scant, there’s a widespread belief that Ostara takes its name from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of ...

He was responsible for the re-establishment of Christianity in northern England and the subsequent flowering of Anglo-Saxon culture ... and he had appalling dress sense but he is even today ...

In England, it’s celebrated with playful competitions, particularly the famous pancake races, where participants—often in fancy dress—race through the ... Shrove Tuesday, or Pancake Day, has roots in ...