Easter traditions around the world
Posted on6 April 2023
Easter weekend is nearly upon us, so we thought we’d celebrate with a special Easter-themed blog! Christians all over the globe celebrate Easter, one of the holiest festivals in...
St George’s Day – The History and Celebrations
Posted on20 April 2020
St George’s Day is the feast day of St George and it’s held on 23rd April. It is celebrated by various Christian churches and by the several nations, kingdoms,...
Fran Meets World | Halloween
Posted on31 October 2019
I was born in the month of Halloween. I’m not sure if this says something about me but when I was little, I really wanted to have powers like...
Growing up in the UK as British-Iranian by Sarah Esfandiari
Posted on25 May 2018
In 1996, my parents and my older sister, collectively moved to Glasgow, Scotland from Tehran, Iran – of course, with my parents being born and raised in the mysterious...
Fran Meets World | April Fool’s Day
Posted on28 March 2018
With April Fool’s just around the corner, we thought we’d take a look back at a blog written by Francesca back in 2016, looking at various customs, and how...
Saving the Cornish Language
Posted on18 August 2014
Being linguists we are always supportive of saving and preserving language. However, we recently came across a very interesting article published in The Plymouth Herald that raised questions for...
