Category Archives: Religion and Faith

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Modern day Grave Robbers who stole from my mothers grave

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I wasn’t going to write anything today; I’ve had a chest infection which turned into bronchitis and then manifested itself into something like pneumonia for the last 10-12 weeks. I have been out of the house only a handful of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged All Saints Church, Crime, Death, Flowers, Leavesden, Mourning, sadness, Stealing, Theft, Thieves, Watford | 10 Comments

The Tradition of Maundy Money

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Often in the shadow of Christmas due to the rampant over-commercisation, it is often forgotten that Easter Sunday is the culmination of Holy Week. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important Christian festival, and the one … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Religion and Faith | Tagged Easter, Jesus, Last Supper, Maundy Money, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Maundy, The Queen | 6 Comments

Christmas through the ages

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It seems unavoidable, the big day has almost arrived. Whereas last year I wrote a post on debunking myths surrounding Christmas and in 2015 on the history of Father Christmas and Santa Claus this time around I thought I would write … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, history, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Christmas, Father Christmas, Medieval, Neolithic, Saturnalia, Solstice, Stonehenge, Tudor, Victorian | 8 Comments

Crows, Ravens & Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Over the years, I have written quite a few posts on Halloween related subjects such as Halloweens of past and present (updated) Top 10 Haunted places in the U.K. the fearful Spring Heeled Jack who wrought terror in mostly distant times and … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Corvus, Crows, Faith, halloween, Legends, Myths, Ravens, Stonehenge, Tower of London | 3 Comments

The festival of Raksha Bandhan

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Two weeks ago today on August 7th, was the festival of Raksha Bandhan. Originating with the Hindu faith in India (though long observed by Sikhs too), it centres on a ceremony wherein a sister will tie a Rakhi (a simple … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Faith, Family, Hindu, India, Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Sikh | 6 Comments

When your biggest hope turns into your worst nightmare – The Legend of Prester John

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Prester John was for several centuries once one of the most famous people in the world, despite not having ever existed. His non-existence however didn’t stop him having a great and possibly horrific legacy to those who believed in him … Continue reading →