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Halford's seems to have exactly what the average Brit wants.

"Staycationers" give recession boost to Halford's

With companies going broke, banks collapsing and even Dubai finding it hard to find money, British leisure company Halford's surprised the markets by announcing a 24 per cent earnings increase. "Staycationers" helped create this recession miracle.

What do the English call the day after Christmas Day?

Football Day, Boxing Day or Fighting Day?

A time of happiness that brings family and friends together.

We wish you a merry Christmas!

The word "Christmas" means "Christ's Mass". It comes from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse. "Cristes" is from the Greek Christos, and "mæsse" is from the Latin missa. "Xmas" is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas.

The word "Christmas" comes from the Old English "Cristes maesse", meaning "the festival _______ of Christ".

Mass, holiday or mess?

Dear Santa

A month before Christmas, Dagmar Taylor's children already know which gifts they want.

Let's talk turkey! Food at Thanksgiving - Medium

Explore words and idioms connected to the food Americans enjoy most at Thanksgiving: turkey. But can you guess what the white settlers ate every day back in 1621? Here's a tip: it wasn't turkey or hamburgers!

Vocabulary: Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is celebrated to give thanks for the harvest. It is a national holiday in America, and a good excuse to taste all that lovely new food with a huge family meal.

Aaaaargh! This year's hot Halloween masks have been inspired by the stars.

Having the right Halloween look

The Celtic festival of Samhain was held on the day — 31 October — when spirits were believed to return to earth. Samhain also marked the beginning of winter and everything about it was dark, for that was the color of winter and the underworld. Samhain is now Halloween.

Partridge's has lots of Halloween pumpkins for you to buy and carve.

A Halloween weekend in London

Before you go Saturday shopping down the King's Road, get a pumpkin at Partridge's Food Market in Chelsea. Afterwards, the Zombie Walk is your chance to take part in a legendary Halloween London pub crawl that involves drinking in 12 bars in seven hours.

Diwali: colourful and tasty. Photo by Celina Mahek

Delicious Diwali - Medium

The "Festival of Lights" (see Spotlight 10/2009), which takes place in mid-October, is celebrated on the Indian subcontinent as both a religious and a secular holiday. Try our quiz on the spices, ingredents and cooking techniques that go into this five-day celebration.

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Where to Go When: <br>Great Britain and Ireland

Where to Go When: Great Britain and Ireland

Reisetipps für Grossbritannien und Irland, nach Jahreszeiten und Themen sortiert, von Geschichte und Kultur über Natur bis hin zu Festivals und Events.