Tag: Easter

Coronavirus Diary 16 – Close calls and quiet

It’s been a rough few days really.  I have been unwell.  I’d like to say that I had the virus but I don’t think I did though I suppose it is possible.  One of the things about having asthma and food related illnesses is that the symptoms of when they make me ill pretty much… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 16 – Close calls and quiet

Coronavirus Diary 15 – Easter and Passover in splendid isolation – How solitude can lead to creativity.

This weekend is Easter (our only 4 day weekend!) for myself and many of us, Passover for many more and Sikhs and Hindu’s have Vaisakhi and in a week or so Ramadan will be starting also.  It will be very different this time of course.   I must confess I have never enjoyed Easter since 2013… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 15 – Easter and Passover in splendid isolation – How solitude can lead to creativity.

The Tradition of Maundy Money

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 celebrated with the greatest joy.  As we approach the annual 4-day Easter holiday weekend I… Continue reading The Tradition of Maundy Money

One ha’penny, two ha’penny, hot cross buns!

Hot Cross Buns are one of those delicious treats that you can have at Easter.  Until just a few years ago, they could only be found within a week or two of Easter but these days hundreds of millions are consumed from early Spring if not sooner. Hot Cross Buns are a primarily British culinary… Continue reading One ha’penny, two ha’penny, hot cross buns!

Do Chimps Believe in God?

As Good Friday nears and Easter beckons to many as well as Passover to many others, it might come as a surprise to you that recent studies have indicated that a group of Chimpanzees have been studied and a series of illogical and on the face of it unnecessary tasks observed. PhD researcher Laura Kehoe… Continue reading Do Chimps Believe in God?

Did Jesus Christ visit England?

This is Easter weekend and we in the U.K. are fortunate to have both the Friday and Monday as national public holidays reflecting the fact that until recent years, Easter was more important than Christmas and to actual Christians and the theology of Christianity itself, still is. So I had the time yesterday to spend… Continue reading Did Jesus Christ visit England?