The History of St Valentine's Day
Every February, around the world, chocolate, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday?
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Easter traditions and symbols
Easter eggs are specially decorated eggs given to celebrate the Easter holiday or springtime. Other Easter traditions and symbols like Easter Bunny, Easter hunts, Easter baskets and Hot Cross Buns all have special meanings.
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Mother's Day Traditions
The majority of countries that celebrate Mother’s Day do so on the second Sunday of May. On this day, it is common for mothers to be lavished with presents and special attention from their families, friends and loved ones. But it hasn’t always been this way.
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Healing Honey - what makes Manuka Honey so special?
Manuka honey is gathered in New Zealand from the Manuka bush, Leptospermum scoparium, which grows uncultivated throughout the country.
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Chocolate – The Sweet Story
The tasty secret of the cacao tree was discovered over 2000 years ago in the tropical rainforests of the Americas. The pods of this tree contain seeds that can be processed into chocolate.
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Gourmet Gift Baskets and Hampers
It’s very important to recognise a job well done, show top clients how much you value their business, impress customers or reward staff members for going the extra mile.
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Gift Guide to Buying Appropriate Gifts
The following article has been designed to give you some easy online training tips when the time comes to buying gifts for family, friends, clients or staff. When choosing the most appropriate gift for someone special, there are many different components to take into consideration.
Here are a few
Professional Gift Wrapping Service
Most people get enjoyment out of shopping for gifts, then take them home and think how am I going to wrap this? What kind of ribbon should I use? Where is last year’s wrapping paper, or is there enough left on the roll? These are only a few of the questions faced when having to gift wrap presents, then what if you have a difficult shaped gift to wrap? Sometimes it gets to be all too hard, or you just run out of time.
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The history of Wedding Rings
The wearing of wedding rings appears to have originated among the Romans. Before the celebration of nuptials, there was commonly a feast and agreement made that the dowry should be paid on the wedding day or soon after. At the conclusion, the man gave the woman a ring as a pledge, which she placed on the fourth finger of her left hand, because it was believed a nerve reached from there to the heart. This was a vulgar idea, but the Priesthood kept up this idea by still retaining this finger as the wedding finger.
The custom is really associated with the doctrine of trinity. In the ancient ritual of English marriage, the ring was placed by the husband on the top of the thumb, with the words, “In the name of the Father,” then he removed it to the forefinger and said, “In the name of the Son,” then to the middle finger, adding “and the Holy Ghost” and finally he left the ring on the fourth finger with the closing word “Amen.”
Wine Tasting tips
Tasting wine is entirely different to drinking/quaffing wine. Both drinking and tasting wine should be fun and uncomplicated. When you taste wine, you must slow down and pay attention. This is the main difference between “analytical’ tasting and ‘hedonistic’ tasting or quaffing. You must take your time to enjoy and analyse the wine ...
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