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Tell & See: National Poetry Day 2020 visionary poetry resource
Explore Diamonds by Evelyn Byrne, a commended poem in the Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award 2019 with the help of shiny fish, and celebrate this year s National Poetry Day, with the theme of Vision. Download
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Eco-poetry National Poetry Competition writing resource from Pascale Petit
Explore two National Poetry Competition prize-winning poems that address ecological themes with poet, teacher and former NPC judge Pascale Petit.
This resource was commissioned by The Poetry Society as part of the 2020 National Poetry Competition. We recommend this resource is used for KS5 and older.
Christmas Quiz: All 50 answers to this year s questions WITH Christmas just around the corner, the Harwich Society has decided to share its festive quiz and answers with readers of the Standard. We published the questions online last week, and here are the answers for everyone who has taken part to check and see their scores. Questions and answers: 1. When the Wombles performed Wombling Merry Christmas on Top of the Pops in 1974, which womble sang lead vocals – Orinoco or Tomsk?
Orinoco
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Elsa 4. The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the 3 Emperors, was fought on December 2nd 1805. Which Emperor won?
1-5 Interesting Facts About Christmas
1. Japanese people traditionally eat at KFC for Christmas dinner, thanks to a successful marketing campaign 40 years ago. KFC is so popular that customers must place their Christmas orders 2 months in advance. – Source
2. We frequently abbreviate Christmas as X-mas because of ancient tradition. X is the Greek letter “chi” which is an abbreviation for the word “Christ” in Greek. – Source
3. An artificial Christmas tree would have to be reused for more than 20 years to be “greener” than buying a fresh-cut tree annually – Source
4. The Nazi party tried to turn Christmas into a nonreligious holiday celebrating the coming of Hitler, with Saint Nicholas replaced by Odin the “Solstice Man” and swastikas on top of Christmas trees. – Source
Updated Dec 23, 2020 | 14:13 IST
The representation of Christmas trees has changed significantly since the 16th century across Europe and America. They are now more eye-catching than ever with lots of decoration. Why do we have Christmas trees? Know its history
The evergreen fir or pine tree, popularly known as the Christmas tree, is the most representative symbol of the biggest Christain holiday of the year. It s something that almost every household owns and decorates during the holiday season, leading up to Christmas and New Year.
In other words, it s an essential aspect of the festive season that gets decorated with baubles. toy Santas and bears, Faberge egg, red ornamented baubles, and other glittery and shiny things.