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Christmas is a globally recognised holiday with many interesting and varied traditions. Some countries seem to stick to more local, religious traditions while others branch out into a more modern and atheistic approach to the holidays.  In Spain Christmas is a thirteen day Event starting on December 24th with Christmas Eve and ending on January …

Christmas may be one of, if not the most well known holiday of the year in the UK because of its commercial front as well as religious ties and, however Christmas wasn’t always what it is today with its origins going back to Neolithic times and pagan festivities of the winter solstice. Christmas isn’t the …

The winter months host many celebrations for many cultures and countries around the world, from Kwanzaa to Three Kings Day, and Hanukkah to St. Lucia Day. Each celebration is unique but also in some ways linked and similar to each other.  Some celebrations are rooted in ancient traditions while others stem from religious texts, and …

With Christmas fast approaching we decided to take a look at the origins of the holiday and how it became what it is today. We’ll look back and see how this holiday evolved from pagan traditions to a Christian holiday and then to the commercial holiday with religious ties that we recognise nearly globally today.Originally …

Belong is a refugee community organization originally for African refugees by African refugees, it has now expanded to support refugees from more backgrounds from South America to East Asia. Their goal is to empower refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to achieve their full potential. They offer a wide range of services to help refugees, asylum seekers, …