The Latest News & Views from Rose Calendars
Interesting information and news about relevant dates and events, with facts relating to topical or seasonal themes. We explore the sources of historic events, festivals and celebrations from around the world and look at why these take place and where they originate.
Marketing After Adversity – How to Recover Stronger
In this article, we share our experience of marketing after (and during) adversity – and give you our tips on how to recover stronger.
King Charles III Visits Colchester
King Charles III visits Colchester today, 7th March 2023 to celebrate city status. Find out what else Charles and Camilla will be up to on their visit to the city, home of Rose Calendars.
The Colourful Festivities & Traditions of Mardi Gras
This year, Mardi Gras takes place on Tuesday 21 February. However, in New Orleans, carnival season always begins on the Feast of Epiphany in January, and culminates in Mardi Gras, which is an official holiday in Louisiana. Here in the UK it’s better known as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day.
A Year of Calendar ‘Trips’
Read about how calendar recipients Julie and Jeff, decided to use our Northern Pride calendar as the basis for six weekends away to discover the exact spot each image was taken. Did they achieve their goal?
Winter Solstice
See how different nationalities at different festivals celebrate the point in the year when our earth finally starts tilting nearer the sun. The shortest day of the year and the turning point when daylight hours start to get longer.
The Strange Disappearance of Agatha Christie
On 3 December 1926, famed crime writer Agatha Christie went missing from her home in Sunningdale, Berkshire, not to be seen again for 11 days. On this day in history we take a look at the story of her disappearance, which sparked one of the biggest organised searches for a missing person, in a plot that could have come straight out of one of her novels.
