However, in medieval times, people would leave their festive decorations up until Candlemas. It marks the official end of the festive period in England and falls exactly 40 days after Christmas and is ...

This festival or feast was marked by coming together for a meal, and it included a traditional cake. The tradition of the Twelfth Night cake dates back to medieval Europe, specifically to the ...

That is because of a medieval tradition known as Candlemas, which takes place tomorrow, on February 2. Churches across Dorset will be celebrating the christian tradition and trees and decorations will ...

Those in medieval times would leave their festive ... Wedgewood adds that followers of the Christian faith believe that the Twelfth Night (12 days after Christmas) is when decorations should ...

Its roots trace back to medieval Europe, particularly in countries ... The practice is said to have originated with the Krewe of Twelfth Night Revelers in the 1870s and has since become a hallmark ...

The Weald & Downland Living Museum has welcomed the Black Knight Historical Living History Team, who have taken up residence ...

feast on dead bodies and worship and have sex with the Devil. Some parents, Pierre de Lancre reported, were so desperate that they had resorted to moving their families to sleep in churches so that ...

“Whoever loves lives, whoever hates dies,” the pope told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The Holy Father also renewed his urgent ...

For the past few years, Kendall and 20 or so likeminded friends have been sitting down to medieval feasts for Christmas. It is a natural indulgence for the friends, who tend to go to Renaissance ...

Both venues serve a four-course Scottish feast, with a bagpiper reception, and an Address to a Haggis several times each night. 20-25 January BIG PENNY SOCIAL, WALTHAMSTOW: Scottish dance band The ...