Mrs Deparis's English Blog

What ? The Queen has two birthdays? Yes ! Actually, she celebrates two birthdays each year, her actual birthday on April 21 st and her official birthday on the second Saturday in June. The Queen’s official birthday is considered as a national day, this...

Welcome back for a new blog article about a whole new special day! In today's article, I'm going to present Beltane. It's not a festival we have here in France so I'm going to introduce it to you as simply as possible, with a few keys questions. Let's...

Hi everyone, today let's talk about Easter! We will see that it is not just a period of eggs, bunnies and chocolate but a very old celebration that takes its roots in different cultures! Okay ...can you remind me what Easter is exactly? It is the most...

If you go for a walk in Ireland on the 17 th March you would probably see plenty of shamrocks, and people wearing green, drinking beer or participating in a parade, on the occasion of Saint Patrick's Day ! Basically, Saint Patrick's Day is a Christian...

Are you curious about what this day can be? Let's discover it in this article! If you visit Wales on the 1 st of March you will see a lot of red in the street, Welsh people in national dress and daffodils used as accessories. Maybe you will hear Welsh...

Hi everyone ! I truly hope you’re fine. Today, we’re going to talk about a subject that is a little bit more serious than the last Thursday. Indeed, we’re going to talk about a holiday that is specific to the USA. The US… this big country that we’ve been...

Burns Night is annually celebrated in Scotland on or around January 25th. It commemorates the life of the poet Robert Burns. The day also celebrates Burns' contribution to Scottish culture. Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland, on January 25th,...

Martin Luther King Day is celebrated in the USA on the third Monday of January. This year it was the 18 th of January and in 2017 it will be the 16 th of January. This is a national holiday which marks his birthday the 15 th January 1929. I'm going to...

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