The Mari Lwyd and the plygain are two prominent Welsh traditions celebrated over Christmas and the new year.
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Cyber-scams tend to ramp up at this time of year, with criminals and scammers eager to exploit people’s generosity and excitement.
With a little forward planning and by keeping things flexible, everyone can enjoy end-of-year celebrations.
Drinking alcohol with some medicine means they may not work so well. With others, you risk a life-threatening overdose.
The Old English history of bird names can inform our modern-day birdwatching.
As we approach our first COVID-era Christmas, the way we celebrate this year might need a bit more thought. Here are some tips to keep the festivities with family and friends COVID-safe.
Contact with family and friends is as important as ever – we will just need to be more creative this year.
We have an innate desire to be reminded of darkness and mortality during the festive season.
Preparation. Focus. Positivity. Think like an athlete to win a Christmas medal.
There are many ways in which older people can engage in their communities and meet new people this Christmas.
Want to save pounds while shedding pounds? Try these new ways to get fit and keep healthy.
Like many high school students I completely misunderstood the philosopher Herbert Spencer’s phrase “survival of the fittest.” I interpreted it to mean that those animals of a species that were the most…
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