Christianity – Page 4

December 7, 2022November 25, 2025

“A Christmas Carol” by Christina Rossetti

With Christmas approaching, for this post I've selected “A Christmas Carol” (better known as “In the Bleak Midwinter”), first published in 1872. Set to music by Gustav Holst in 1906, this poem / church hymn has since become part of the classic repertoire of Christmas carols.

February 26, 2022August 16, 2024

The key vocabulary of Lent and Easter

In this post we’ll get to learn a couple of key words connected with the major Christian holiday of Easter, as well as the days preceding it. Some of them have a really interesting origin, so we’ll also take a quick look at their etymology and cultural background.