DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

    La Diada de Sant Jordi or Saint George's Day is celebrated in Barcelona on the 23rd of April. Sometimes it is also called "el dia de la rosa" (The Day of the Rose ) or " el dia del llibre" (The Day of the Book).     It is Barcelona's Valentine's Day . Saint George is the patron saint of Catalonia. As to the legend, Saint George killed a dragon which was about to eat the princess south of Barcelona. Out of dragon's blood a rose bush grow. Saint George gave roses of that bush to the princess.     The Traditional Rose Festival, honouring romantic love and chivalry, has been organized in Barcelona since the Middle Ages. In 1932, people united the festival with local International Book Day . They thought it was suitable to do it and mark the anniversary of the death of two giants in the of world literature, Miguel de Cervantes and William Shakespeare . They both died on the 23rd of April, 1616.     A new tradition was cre

Stories about air born witches have intrigued the world for a long time. Even though there is little evidence that broomstick flying ever took place, the eery consistency of the stories of broomstick flying is too persistent to ignore it. So what was it with broomsticks?     In many cases, historic records-mostly of courtcases, leave us a quite precise description of the way witches were perceived to be operating their wicked or evil magic on the rest of society in the Middle Ages.     In England, witchcraft was outlawed in legal act in 1542 and 1736, but the laws did not forid flying. Probably because the legal profession did not believe it a possibility. But there are still many accounts of witches having been seen leaving one place only to turn up several miles away without passing by on the road.     A linked belief was that witches knew far too much about other people's business, reporting secrets they could not have known or overhearing conversations from far off, sa

        Since it's baseball season,  I think it's time for a little change up (It's my favorite, right next to Halloween). Let us not forget about Thanksgiving, the holiday that gets hardly any praise at all by most people. Here's a list of some Christmas trivia and folklore for all of us to enjoy!     Let's take a look back at the origins of Christmas and some of the lesser known facts involving one of my favorite holiday's. While the Pilgrims may have been responsible for beginning the tradition of Thanksgiving, they did not celebrate Christmas--it was against their Puritan belief and in fact, it was illegal. It was once believed that whoever (husband or wife) first brings holly into the house will rule the home all year. (wishful thinking on the mans part these days.) Young men of the 1700's believe that if they saw a redheaded girl at Christmastime, he would be pursued by flame-haired vixens throughout the coming year. (MORE wishful think