In Christian tradition, Easter Sunday is all about Jesus Christ’s resurrection from death, however many people celebrate this commemorative day by decorating, exchanging, and searching for eggs. Easter eggs and Easter bunnies are a major attraction during Easter’s festival of rejuvenation of life and living. From the earliest times, the egg was a symbol of birth in most cultures. Eggs … Continue reading →
Hi Mairiuna! April 1st being widely recognized and celebrated as a day when many people play all kinds of jokes and foolishness, I was wondering if I would keep my good humor was I to be a victim of a prank? I’d better, because it is said that you’ll attract bad luck if you get mad! In Scotland, they are … Continue reading →
Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea; Over snow by winter sown, And through the merry flowers of June, Over grass and over stone, And under mountains in the moon. Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star, Yet feet … Continue reading →
Hi Mairiuna! It was truly a pleasure to read your last post triggered by Google Doodle’s commemoration of the 220th birth anniversary of Gioachino Rossini. The music was such a joy to hear! Thanks for sharing such great insights about Rossini and the nature of his link with Scotland. About your challenging question… 😉 Dear Janice would you, by any … Continue reading →
Here’s the frog-adorned image which appeared on Google on 29 February 2012. It marked the 220th birth anniversary of Gioachino Rossini, one of the greatest composers of the 19th century who has often been called “the Italian Mozart”. He was born only three months after Mozart’s death, on the leap day of a bissextile year. . The funny … Continue reading →
These nice google images which regularly celebrate great men or women, be they writers, artists, philosophers, scientists, economists, politicians, humanitarians, always trigger my curiosity and I often click on them to know what man or woman is hiding behind… On Tuesday, 7 February 2012, when I clicked on the Victorian style image you can see above, I discovered it … Continue reading →
As you all know by now, I’m a long time fan of anything and everything related to Unicorns, be it in literature or in any other form or shape. So when Sir James George Frazer’s book titled The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion, landed on my doorstep, I was more than enthusiast about its cover design which … Continue reading →
Bonjour! Hello again from Scotland, Marie-Agnès, Janice and Jean-Claude! We both wish you – and all of Scotiana’s readers – bon courage and many happy times in the year ahead, which promises to be quite a difficult one. 🙂 As we write, the garden snowdrops are in full bloom, yet winter is not over. There’s a very welcome ‘stretch’ to … Continue reading →
Hi everybody, I’m always looking forward to receiving The Scots Magazine. Its covers are generally gorgeous and its wee size allows me to take it with me in the tram. Indeed, so deeply immersed I often get in my reading that I soon forget where I’m going to… last time I missed two stations 😉 What I like most … Continue reading →
Just stumbled upon this article about the 2011 British Wildlife Photography Award and being a photography lover, I’m very excited to share it with you. Especially that it reports that the overall winner is Scottish Photographer Richard Shucksmith, who lives on the beautiful Shetland Islands! The winners in twelve categories of the 2011 British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPAs) have … Continue reading →
Pourquoi les dessinateurs dessinent-ils des chats ? Parce qu’ils les aiment. (Le Monde 2012-01-10) Hi everybody ! A few days ago, Iain and Margaret sent us this message from Scotland : You probably know that the cartoonist Ronald Searle (whose death was announced today) is believed to have found the inspiration for his dreadful St. Trinian’s schoolgirls – … Continue reading →
Hi everybody, BONNE ANNEE A TOUS !!! We’re just coming back from Sologne where we spent the New Year holidays not far from Aubigny-sur-Nère and a few kilometers from two of the most famous châteaux de la Loire: Chambord and Cheverny. Cheverny is the castle which served as a model to the Belgian comic book creator Hergé for … Continue reading →
Wishing You A Great 2012! Hogmanay is the Scots word for the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. Its official date is the 31st of December. However this is normally only the start of a celebration which lasts through the night until the morning of the 1st or, in many cases, the 2nd of January. There are … Continue reading →
. May the bells of Happiness ring merrily for you at Christmas. Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr! ( Merry Christmas! in Gaelic) http://youtu.be/43kAP7GNlbE Festive Greetings From everyone at Scotiana, we wish you and yours a happy holiday and a healthy and prosperous new year. We are honored to have you as loyal readers and truly look forward to blogging along with you … Continue reading →
