The custom of sending Christmas cards started in the United Kingdom in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. He was a civil servant (Government worker) who was very interested in the new ‘Public Post Office’ and wondered how it could be used more by ordinary people.Sir Henry had the idea of Christmas Cards and with his friend John Horsley, who was …

Christmas came early for you and for meChristmas with no gifts to openChristmas without any yuletide treeChristmas with words of love spokenChristmas was walking to York hand in handChristmas in awe at the MinsterChristmas togetherness was just what we plannedChristmas was chaffed legs and blistersChristmas was cups of tea served early mornChristmas was being togetherChristmas was loving from dusk until …

There are many different reasons why candles are associated with Christmas, although no one knows when they first became connected!They were used during ancient winter solstice celebrations a way of remembering that spring would soon come.One of the earliest records of candles being used at Christmas is from the middle ages where a large candle was used to represent the …

No one knows the real birthday of Jesus! No date is given in the Bible, so why do we celebrate it on the 25th December? The early Christians certainly had many arguments as to when it should be celebrated! Also, the birth of Jesus probably didn’t happen in the year 1AD but slightly earlier, somewhere between 2BC and 7BC (there …

During Christmas time, in school, the local Gulmohar tree used to be spruced up as the Christmas tree and we knew there would be lots of little goodies from Santa under its delicate branches laden with tinsel and ribbons. Every year someone from the school staff or faculty would dress up as Santa on Christmas Day, which would usually be …

Christmas Coloring Pages: It’s Christmas! Time for you to have fun, sing, dance and paint the the town red. Well, why don’t you first do it here. See all the images in the Christmas Coloring Pages collection. Download free coloring sheets, print and color. This coloring page is a part of a large collection of free printable coloring book pages …

New Year is associated with new beginnings and fresh initiatives. People bid goodbye to the passing year, while welcoming the upcoming year in a grand way. It is the time when people choose to stop thinking about the past and look forward to the future, with new hopes and aspirations. The approaching year brings inspirations and fresh attitudes, which motivates …

Name: Aamir Raza HussainBorn: 6 January 1957, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)Spouse: Viraat Talwar (m. 1993)Education: St. Stephen’s College, DelhiMovies: KhoobsuratProfession: Actor, Director Aamir Raza Hussain is an Indian theatre actor and director, noted for his large outdoor stage productions like The Fifty Day War (2000), based on the Kargil War and The Legend of Ram (2004), based on the epic Ramayana. He …

New Year is one of the oldest festive occasions, which is universally celebrated. It is the time when people celebrate the arrival of the forthcoming year and bid goodbye to the year that has passed by. New Year is celebrated all over the world, though not necessarily on 1st of January. It is interesting to note that not all the …

Christmas Bells: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,And wild and sweetThe words repeatOf peace on earth, good-will to men!And thought how, as the day had come,The belfries of all ChristendomHad rolled alongThe unbroken songOf peace on earth, good-will to men! Till, ringing, singing on its wayThe world revolved from night to day,A …