The royal family has a lot of holiday traditions, though some are a little less charming than others. One of the most bizarre traditions requires each member of the royal family to get weighed both beforeandafter Christmas dinner — if they gain weight, it signals that they truly enjoyed the...
As the UAP debate continues to make headlines around the world, the UK government has responded to a parliamentary question clarifying its stance on UFOs. GAMES Weird Christmas Traditions & Superstitions Quiz December 12, 2024 From mythical beasts that eat naughty children to odd rituals for ...
‘Tis the season – to eat goose and get presents from an old woman on a broomstick? Depending on where you live, both of those things could be true. Here are some of the craziest and most fun holiday traditions from across Europe. And yes, we’ll admit that Europeans can be pretty ...
College students with a flair for the arts and an interest in greeting card design are encouraged to apply to thisFuture Designer Scholarship. Applicants to this design-a-greeting-card scholarship will enter using original artwork. CardsDirect hints at wanting December holiday-themed works from schol...
“Do you think Harry Potter is real?” Ms. Ukpabio asked me angrily, in the lobby of the Holiday Inn Express where she was staying. “It is only because I am African,” she said, that people who understand that J. K. Rowling writes fiction would take literally Ms. Ukpabio’s filmic...
What Hansen proposes is what we call “paranormal” is so fraught with forces and traditions that mean to derail and deceive us at every turn, that we cannot wade into this quagmire without realizing all aspects of the issues that await us. This is not because it is necessarily evil, but...
After all, CAS mentioned all kinds of obscure traditions from the real world, such as geases, Antillia, and an impressive list of mythical creatures from this Oct. 1933 letter to HPL: Quote: Clark Ashton SmithIf I were a practising wizard, like Namirrha or Malygris or Nathaire, I'd ...
37. Will their wedding day be declared a bank holiday? British Prime Minister Teresa May announced on the day of their engagement that unlike William and Kate's wedding day, Harry and Meghan's will not be declared a bank holiday. While this means that citizens won't have a day off from...
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The best part of the holidays, aside from the holiday rom-coms, is the chaotic holiday traditions. Let's hear about yours, please.