In the 18th century, dancing was very much a communal activity. Dancers didn’t just dance with a partner, but in two lines, so that partners faced each other and moved back and forth, and never touched apart from holding hands. They danced with each of the opposite line in a stately, rigid manner.
Then the [more…]
It’s very hard to write about Charles Dickens without writing thousands of words, because there’s so much to say about the man.
Who knows what sort of world we would be living in if it hadn’t been for Dickens and his focus on social reform? He didn’t make changes single-handedly, but he certainly forced people [more…]
World Radio Day was adopted as a UN International Day back in 2012 and serves as a tribute to the power of radio as a tool for communication, information sharing, and cultural expression, and emphasises its crucial role in shaping our global societies. The date of February 13th was chosen as it is the [more…]
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January is named after the Roman god Janus. His dual-faced image could be found on most city gates and many Roman coins. The two faces are said to be looking back at the past and looking forward to the future at the same time. He was known as the god of beginnings and was [more…]
