About Elizabeth Rose
Marketing Manager at Rose Calendars, Elizabeth has many years experience in PR and Marketing, and is extremely committed to sustainability. With a passion for the family business and communication, Elizabeth enjoys creating content to promote the range of Rose Calendars.
Articles by Elizabeth Rose
Why is Christmas Day on 25 December?
On 25 December more than a third of the world’s population will celebrate Christmas Day. But this is not the only date on which the birth of Christ is remembered. In many eastern countries people will celebrate Christmas on 7 January, while in Armenia the date will be 6 January.
So why do we celebrate on 25 December and what are the reasons for the different dates for Christmas?
A Trio of Awards at The Calies
At a ceremony which took place at the very apt Stationers’ Hall in London last week, the winners of the annual ‘Calies’ were announced, with Rose Calendars coming away with a trio of awards.
Calendar publishers attended the UK’s only dedicated awards ceremony for calendars. The Calies, launched last year superseded the National Calendar Awards, to recognise and reward excellence in the calendar industry, from retail calendar titles to Business to Business Promotional Calendars, Bespoke Calendars, diaries and advent calendars.
Armistice Day: Bells Ring Out One Hundred Years on
This Sunday 11th November, in cities, towns and villages, bells will once again ring for peace, beginning with a slow toll in memory of those who died, and then ringing the changes to produce the joyful peal that is such a distinctively British sound.
Day of the Dead – Dia de los Muertos
Images and symbols from Mexico’s Day of the Dead or Dia de los Muertos are an increasingly familiar sight, thanks to the media and some recent major films. Less understood are its centuries-old significance and the symbolic meanings behind the rituals. We learn more about this ‘deadly’ tradition……
Newspapers for 365 Days a Year for St Helena Hospice
Loving all things printed means that considering sponsoring newspapers for a whole year for our local hospice did not require a second thought. 365 days of newspapers.
A Calendar within a Calendar
A 30m high step pyramid dominates this world-renowned site, within a cluster of pyramids and temples, representing an astronomical calendar where the total number of levels, terraces, platforms and stairways add up to 365.
