Halloween or All Hallows’ Eve
Halloween holiday, October 31, story and legend. As the eve of All Saints’ Day, it is a religious holiday among some Christians. Halloween for the year 2025 is celebrated/observed on Friday, October …
Christmas holidays
Christmas holidays, customs, story, and traditions in Anglo speaking countries, an article that explains the origin and development of this great Christian feast, with some quotes and useful links. Christmas it seems …
The Scottish Highlands
The Scottish Highlands, a short article that explains the great beauties of this region with its main features and places such as Inverness, Aberdeen and Perth. There is magic in Scotland. It’s …
Aphorisms and quotes on Scotland
Aphorisms and quotes on Scotland, an article that follows Scottish quotes, sayings and proverbs and other posts on Scottish culture, language and traditions. The Scots language is a mark of the identity …
Scottish proverbs and sayings
Scottish proverbs and sayings, the old and popular wisdom of Scotland and its people, with some typical Scottish words and definitions explained. Take care of your pennies and your dollars will take …
Quotes and aphorisms on Scotland
Quotes and aphorisms on Scotland, about the beauties of the country and the traditions of its people with some good humour too. The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease …
Scotland history and future
Scotland history and future, an article to discover some curiosities of the Scottish history with its characters and some news on its possible future in Europe. The moment you doubt whether you …
Scotland brave and creative
Scotland brave and creative, a romantic and beautiful land which has given the world a lot of inventions, discoveries, original concepts and institutions. I’m William Wallace, and the rest of you will …
Scotland a great country
Scotland a great country, but if you are from Scotland then it is known as the greatest country on the planet. God gave us memory so that we might have roses in …
Robert Louis Stevenson poems
Robert Louis Stevenson poems. Humour, as such, does not seem to be a major part of Scottish culture, as it is with the English or the Jews. On the other hand there …
Celtic Languages
Celtic Languages, subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages, a short description of their origin, of their classifications, diffusions and culture. A society that has no respect, no regard for its bards, …
The blend of English
There is no such thing as ”the Queen’s English.” The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company and we own the bulk of the shares! Mark Twain Difference …
Questions about the United Kingdom
1) What is meant by the British Isles? a) Group of islands in the English Channel b) Group of islands north of France comprising Great Britain, Ireland and a number of smaller …
The United Kingdom
United Kingdom Test Sometimes it is useful to test the knowledge of our students using a test, a quiz or some questions. I usually use Kahoot or Quizlet, but when I have …