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Essential Winter Vocabulary & Phrases – Advanced Reading Winter – typically associated with snow, blazing fireplaces and early sunsets. For many of us across the globe, the winter months of December, January and February (in the northern hemisphere), present the perfect opportunities to snuggle up with blankets as well as to gawk at beautiful frozen […]
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A Covid-Eid In The UK Considering that Eid al-Fitr is a national holiday in Islamic countries, what are Eid celebrations actually like in the UK? Perhaps much to your surprise, Eid in the UK is not that different to how you would tend to celebrate it in Islamic countries. However, Eid is usually celebrated across […]
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Ramadan In The UK Despite Covid restrictions, Mosques around the UK are prepared for Ramadan 2021. Much like last year, the holy month will be drastically different to what Muslims are used to. However, given that the UK’s official religion is Protestant Christianity, what is Ramadan actually like for Muslims up and down this Christian […]
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Pancake Day Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Pancake Day always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday, and in 2021, this day falls on February 16th. It occurs on a different date each year as it is calculated according to the position of […]