Speriamo sia giunto il momentodi accantonare le tristezze del passatoper iniziare un nuovo periodo beatoPossa il mio augurio portarvi amore, felicità e molta gioia in quest’anno che verrà ! I hope the time has arrivedto put the past asideand start a new rideMay my wish bring you love, cheerand bliss in this coming year!
At the time of Henry VIII, on December 31st there were no celebrations for the last day of the year, because the beginning of the new year was celebrated on March 25th, ” Lady Day” or “the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin” ( celebrating the day when Mary was first told of… Read More Tudor Gifts â™”
“New Year: A Dialogue” by Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1909) MORTAL:“The night is cold, the hour is late, the world is bleak and drear;Who is it knocking at my door?” THE NEW YEAR:“I am Good Cheer.” MORTAL:“Your voice is strange; I know you not; in shadows dark I grope.What seek you here?” THE NEW YEAR:“Friend, let… Read More New Year: A Dialogue
“Auld Lang Syne” is a traditional Scottish song with words attributed to the national poet of Scotland, Robert Burns, traditionally used to celebrate the start of the New Year.In 1788 Burns restored this song based on fragments of an old ballad and adding a few verses. He said he had transcribed it from “an old… Read More Auld Lang Syne
Hogmanay, the Scots word for the last day of the year, is a celebration that is sometimes considered even more important than Christmas in Scotland, and it is followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year’s Day and, in some cases, on 2 January, which is a bank holiday in Scotland.In the rest… Read More First Footer
“A new year…A fresh, clean start!”“It’s like having a big sheet of paper to draw in!”“A day full of possibilities! It’s a magical world … Let’s go exploring!“(Calvin and Hobbes: see here) Auguro a tutti un anno migliore❣️I wish everyone a better year❣️Je souhaite Ă tous une meilleure annĂ©e ❣️Les deseo a todos un mejor… Read More Un anno migliore ❣️
On 31 December 1995 Calvin and Hobbes’s final strip appeared.Calvin and Hobbes was an American newspaper comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that ran from 1985 to 1995.That last strip showed six-year-old Calvin and his tiger friend Hobbes in a beautiful winter setting. Calvin: Wow, It really snowed last night. Isn’t it wonderful?Hobbes: Everything… Read More Calvin and Hobbes❄️
Buon 2019 a tutti! 🎇 “New Year’s Day–Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” 🎇 “Il capodanno è il momento giusto per fare i vostri buoni propositi. La settimana successiva potrete cominciare a piastrellarci la strada per l’inferno, come… Read More Buon 2019 a tutti!🎆🥂🍾🎇
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