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Guy Fawkes Night: Origin and Traditions of November 5th in Great Britain

in England? Today, Halloween is celebrated all over the world on October 31st. However, on November 5th, another lesser-known holiday takes place in Great Britain: the Guy Fawkes Night or Guy Fawkes Night. Every year, during the night of November 5th, the English celebrate a significant event in t ...

03
Nov
2023

Badminton: 5 Unusual Facts About This Sport

ch between professional players. The game of shuttlecock is 2000 years old. English officers from the Indian army introduced the game of badminton to Great Britain in 1873. However, the origins of this sport are much older as a similar game was already played by the Chinese around 2000 years ago. A ...

08
Feb
2008

November Smoke-Free Month: A Month to Quit Smoking

portunity and challenge your friends to a smoke-free month! Quitting together means supporting each other and increasing your chances of success. In Great Britain, where such an initiative has been in place since 2012, Stoptober appears to have been fruitful. In 2015, across the Channel, over 300,0 ...

10
Oct
2016

Annika: a unique police series on France 3.

s of New Zealand with the country music beloved by hero Mike Shepherd! In this time slot, it is usually Inspector Barnaby who accompanies viewers in Great Britain, with his sidekick Winter. While Inspector Barnaby's investigations take place in a bucolic England, with its picturesque villages, cott ...

06
Apr
2023

Scrabble: 75 years of success.

New York. From 8,500 copies sold in 1951, sales took off to more than 4.5 million copies by the end of 1954. Other countries (Canada, Australia and Great Britain in particular) got into the game, which arrived in France in 1955. Again, success was not immediate and it was not until 1965 that the g ...

21
Mar
2007

Visiting Scotland in Autumn: 5 Places to Discover

itory! While Loch Ness and its famous monster are well-known, other sites are worth a visit, such as Loch Lomond. This loch, which is the largest in Great Britain, is nestled in a setting of hills and forests, in the heart of the Trossachs National Park. This park, located less than 100 km from Gla ...

08
Sep
2010

Climate: Météo-France acquires two new supercomputers

ons per second), they allow France to move into the international top 10 in weather and Climate forecasting, a field previously dominated by the United States and Great Britain. Making more accurate forecasts All this computing power will of course be used for weather forecasting, and more speci ...

05
July
2021

Television: Charles III's coronation in 5 questions.

sor Castle, alongside the Coronation Big Lunch organized in the streets and throughout the country. Monday, May 8, which is a public holiday in both Great Britain and France, will be an opportunity to volunteer for the Big Help Out initiative, which encourages Britons to volunteer locally. 2- Where ...

03
May
2023

Beauty care: what is a facialist?

d, our face has about fifty muscles that can be maintained to preserve skin tone and facial contour. This very trendy method in the United States and Great Britain is based on the same principles as facial gym (although it involves deep massages rather than movements to perform). With age, the skin ...

10
May
2023

Windsor: 5 must-visit places in this English city.

indsor. The first one is Eton College or Eton College in English. This school for boys aged 13 to 18 is undoubtedly the most famous public school in Great Britain because it is where the children of the royal family and the aristocracy are educated. The second place to discover is Ascot Racecourse ...

24
Aug
2023

Paris 2024: The Paralympic Games in 5 Figures

n The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be held in the capital from August 28 to September 8, spanning 11 days of competition. After a 4-day relay in Great Britain and France, the Paralympic flame will be rekindled in the Paris sky on Wednesday, August 28. The opening ceremony will take place the sa ...

26
Aug
2024