Anyone with a Scottish background has taken down the decorations, has done some spring-cleaning, and is all ready to welcome in the New Year. Called Hogmanay, it's a time for remembering and for celebrating and for welcoming in the new. A "first foot" is a part of the tradition...a gift brought
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12/31/2019
Shop Local. We hear this a lot, in smaller rural communities. To shop local does mean one is supporting local businesses and thus is keeping the money circulating within the community...those small businesses trade with each other, send their children to local schools, support school sports and
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12/09/2019
Today is the first celebration of Christmas holidays in Holland...special baked treats are a part of this. The Swedish Santa Lucia festival is on the 14th...the English celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas (December 24 to January 6)...the French make their main feast a Christmas Eve event...German
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12/05/2019