And part of the reason is that French food producers take their craft very seriously, as evidenced by the sheer number of ...

Themes: the Christian festival of Lent; Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday; making a sacrifice. Summary: This assembly celebrates the Christian festival of Lent - the forty days preceding Easter.

Pet lovers have been urged to disregard superstitions about black cats and dogs and adopt one this Halloween. Long associated with witchcraft, in medieval France and Spain, black cats were considered ...

ASHLAND Anyone hoping to adopt a black cat might have to wait until next month. Caretakers of the dark felines take precautions during October to prevent any misconduct toward the animals. For example ...

Some people practiced burning its alive on Shrove Tuesday during Lent as a way to cleanse themselves of sin and because this was thought to be a ritual to prevent home fires. And when Europeans ...

To celebrate the incredible drinking cultures of Europe, we dove deep into 10 different countries to get to know a little more about what’s in their glasses and how it got there in the first place.

Things are real cool at Central United Church for community groups looking for a place to get together. It’s thanks to a ...

A judge said the dumped rubbish had turned a field in Long Bennington "into a smoking wasteland". Some of the jobs will be at its two parcel hubs and at five new temporary centres. The 12-year-old ...

From frying the best homemade pancakes on Shrove Tuesday to getting their dancing shoes on for Strictly, the women fundraise ...