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I wanted to post one of the Lectures that I gave to my students a couple of weeks ago. The students asked if there was a connections between the Celtic Tribes and the Scandinavian Tribes. Some of the lecture was on the combination of the music and then i went into a cultural connection. I know its long but I hope you get something out of it. The hereditary associations between Scandinavian nations and numerous spaces of England, Scotland and Ireland and other Celtic Nations are very much recorded in paleohistory, writing, and history. Unmistakable proof of the social engraving of a group who comprehensively became known as Vikings is as yet in obvious proof today. In later occasions, the melodic connections between these areas have extended, and this show will investigate and celebrate numerous models. This will be music that mirrors the stark excellence of Sweden, Norway and the North-Eastern Scottish Isles – Orkney and Shetland – which are socially however Scandinavian as the...

 I know I should have done this blog at the beginning of the month, but I had others already written, before I finished this one. Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t’was his intent To blow up the King and Parli’ment. Three-score barrels of powder below To prove old England’s overthrow; By God’s providence he was catch’d With a dark lantern and burning match. Holla boys, Holla boys, let the bells ring. Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King! And what should we do with him? Burn him! Bonfire night, otherwise called Guy Fawkes Night, happens each year on 5 November. It denotes the commemoration of the disappointment of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, in which 13 men including Guy Fawkes plotted to explode the House of Parliament in London. Yet, how have individuals denoted the event through history? Student of history Justin Pollard present...

  It's almost here the 44th yearly Julefest will be on this year, subsequent to missing a year ago. It will likewise be at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard, WA Perceive how Nordic nations ring in the Yuletide by tasting Scandinavian treats, seeing exhibitions from neighbourhood Nordic gatherings, and looking for house-made products.. Fun, bubbly, and seasonal happiness with your Museum. November 20-21, 2021, the National Nordic Museum will have its 44th yearly Julefest: A Nordic Holiday Celebration. This social local area occasion changes the Museum grounds into a conventional open air Nordic market like those broadly went to all through the Nordic district. During Julefest, guests are drenched in an assortment of Nordic occasion customs. Visitors can hope to find a cutting edge turn on a conventional market as they can shop from over 30+ nearby specialists, taste customary occasion toll, and appreciate Nordic music and dance exhibitions. Track down the ideal prese...