Posts Tagged ‘festive’

Christmas thrift: Austrians cut festive spending due to inflation

Faced by rising bills and prices, Austria’s Christmas shoppers are tightening their bets, according to retailers who warn of jop cuts next year. Source

Festive lights brighten tourist destinations across the world

Bruges, Hampton Court and Brooklyn are among the tourist destinations that have been pulling out the stops to provide lighting displays for the festive season. Source

UK Civil Service Implements ‘Christmas’ and Alcohol Bans for Winter ‘Festive Celebrations’

Britain’s woke civil service has banned many of its members from hosting “Christmas” parties, insisting that only alcohol-free “festive celebrations” are permissible instead. The war on Christmas is alive and well in 2022, with parts of the UK’s ultra-woke civil service reportedly implementing a ban on the traditional end-of-year Christmas party, permitting its members to […]

Festive kayaks in Santa Lucia procession on Copenhagen canals

13 December marks the celebration of Santa Lucia Day in Denmark – a Christian tradition that commemorates a 3rd century martyr and a popular festival of light that helps people get through the long winter days. Traditionally, a young girl is chosen to portray the saint. She wears a crown of candles at the front […]

Diving Santa Claus brings festive spirit to Rio de Janiero aquarium

Santa Claus swam with the sharks at the Aqua Rio Marine Aquarium during their daily fish feeding session on Monday in Rio de Janeiro. As aquarium staff fed the sharks and other marine life in the 3.5 million-litre water tank, Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and two elves joined them inside. Volmer Salvador, the diver who […]

10 Ways to Cut Festive Stress and Enjoy a Conscious Holiday Season

December 9th, 2020 By Nikki Harper Staff Writer for Wake Up World “It’s the most wonderful time of the year….” – and it can be. Most of us are fortunate enough to have every reason for happiness during the festive period, with no real, major crisis factors to face – we can eat, we have […]

Spain unveils festive travel ban & Covid curfews, but allows groups of 10 to gather for Christmas and New Year

Spaniards celebrating Christmas and New Year can meet in groups of 10, but will be banned from moving between regions over the festive period in order to keep a lid on coronavirus infections, the country’s health minister said. The current six-person limit for people gathering outside their household will be extended to 10 on December […]

Zombie riot? Clashes with police turn festive celebrations into Halloween horror in Germany

Eggs and fireworks were hurled at law-enforcement officers in Hamburg, where several hundred youths rioted in three districts, Zeit Online reported. Six young people were detained, with two criminal cases initiated. Police had to reinforce their presence outside Cologne Cathedral over reports of “heavily intoxicated and aggressive groups of men,” in the city center, who […]

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