Tag: Social

  • BE MY VICTORIAN VALENTINE, February 2019

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    T.G. Campbell
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    A glimpse into the nineteenth century’s “day of love” Valentine’s Day as we know it today is considered by some as a modern phenomenon. Proclamations of love in various forms are as old as the human race itself. Yet, we often cite Valentine’s Day as being a holiday created by the greeting card manufacturers to…

  • PANCAKE DAY: A Victorian Tradition, March 2019

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    T.G. Campbell
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    A glimpse into the nineteenth century’s “flipping” great holiday Personally, I have never liked the pancakes which are traditionally made for Shrove Tuesday. Like St Valentine’s Day, though, it has become an annual holiday that most consider “modern”. For many, the delight lies in the making of one (or several) of the aforementioned pancakes and…