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This year, the Chinese New Year (otherwise known as Spring Festival) falls on February 3rd. Each year, the date varies, because it doesn’t follow the same patterns as Western calendars. It falls on the day of the second new moon after the winter solstice, which is always in January or February. The celebration lasts for 15 days, and is the most important Chinese holiday. Before the new year begins, it is traditional to properly clean...
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Do you remember reading Roald Dahl when you were little? His children’s books illustrated by Quentin Blake were, and still are, tremendously popular. They are read in Primary schools and at home, as well as being adapted to stage and screen. But what some people don’t realise is that Dahl had a huge repertoire of darker material too, aimed at a higher age group. These fables aren’t for the faint hearted; over the years, Roald...
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This week, on Tuesday 25 January, many Scots and other Brits will be celebrating Burns Night. The date was the birthday of Scottish poet Robert Burns, and is used to commemorate his life and his great works of poetry. These celebrations are most common in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but you’ll find some shindigs in London too! There are several venues serving up a Burns supper, with plenty of Scotch whiskey and traditional haggis on the...
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London has been feeling much less festive since the turn of the New Year. It doesn’t help that the sky is grey and the rain has chased away the last of the snow. However, until Sunday 23rd January, you still have a chance to have some winter fun before spring breaks through. If you take a taxi to the Strand, you’ll see that Somerset House has a magnificent ice rink within its eighteenth century courtyard....
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When was the last time you had some good old fashioned fun in London? We’re so overwhelmed with new technology, new trends, new fashion and new cocktails; it’s easy to forget how great it can be to do something traditional on a night out, like going to the theatre. If you think it’s not your kind of thing, think again; there is such a huge variety of shows in the West End, you’re spoilt for...
