Grantian Florilegium

I have always been fascinated by high wire acts. I can still recall with vivid clarity the very first time I craned my neck up toward the p...

Samuel Pepys recorded the first entry in his famous diary on this day in 1660: “This morning (we lying lately in the garret) I rose, put on ...

The celebration of the New Year did not actually occur on the first day of January until after the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in 158...

"A Christian should follow his occupation with contentment. Is your business here clogged with any difficulties and inconveniences? Co...

Often called Childermas, this day on the Christian calendar has traditionally been celebrated as the Feast of the Holy Innocents. It is a d...

Today is Boxing Day, an official holiday in Britain and Canada--and an unofficial one in many other parts of the Christian world. On this d...

This is the month, and this the happy morn, Wherein the Son of Heaven's eternal King, Of wedded maid, and Virgin Mother born, Our great ...

Exchanging gifts--specially wrapped in beautiful foils and papers--were a feature of Christmas celebrations from as early as the fifth centu...