Travel, beauty, fashion, style and lifestyle blog by Ashley Liddle
December 17, 2022
Hardly anyone can imagine Christmas without a Christmas tree. In the pre-Christmas period, coniferous trees surround us at every step. The Christmas tree came to Poland from Germany only 200 years ago. However, few people really know where its tradition… Continue Reading…
December 10, 2022
The first records of Christmas date back to 354 CE. This year, the first record was included in the Roman calendar of Christian holidays. A little later, in the 6th century, the Christmas Eve was introduced to the Christmas liturgy.… Continue Reading…
December 6, 2022
In some countries around the world, it’s believed that Santa Claus arrives in the night on the 24th of December. In Poland (and other countries) Saint Nicholas comes with presents for children on the 6th of December. This holiday is known… Continue Reading…
December 2, 2022
You’ve probably heard this question before from out-of-town friends: how can we get in the holiday spirit here on the West Coast when it’s warm in December? Well, first of all, it’s cold—by L.A. standards, at least. But second, there’s also plenty of… Continue Reading…
November 24, 2022
Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada. For Americans, it is one of the most important holidays of the year. In the USA, it is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November, and in… Continue Reading…
November 11, 2022
November 11 is, above all, the day of independence for Poland and Poles. It is a public holiday that was established on April 23, 1937 to commemorate that it was on this day, November 11, 1918, after 123 years of… Continue Reading…
November 1, 2022
Beginning of November. All Saints’ Day, followed by All Souls ‘Day, is the time we devote to those who have already left this world. On the first of November we remember the martyrs and saints, and on the second of… Continue Reading…
August 24, 2022
Ukraine’s Independence Day is celebrated on August 24th and marks Ukraine’s declaration of independence from the U.S.S.R. in 1991. The start of the 1990s saw the collapse of the Soviet Union. On July 16th 1990, the Ukrainian government had declared… Continue Reading…
July 4, 2022
Independence Day – the 4th of July – is the most important Holiday in the American calendar. If you had to think about what this day is associated with, what would it be? Let me know in the comments, and… Continue Reading…
February 23, 2022
A donut with a plum, a rose, or maybe with an advocaat? The ancients already knew that it is not worth to skip those delicious pastries on a Fat Thursday. It used to be believed that whoever eats a donut… Continue Reading…
