Shrove Tuesday
Sandwiched between Collop Monday and Ash Wednesday, Shrove Tuesday represents the final day before the Christian period of abstinence – called Lent – that lasts 40 days, in replication of Jesus’ time spent fasting in the wilderness.
Shrove Tuesday always falls 47 days before Easter Sunday, between 3rd February and 9th March, and in 2010 it takes place on 16th February: when it’s time
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Chinese New Year 2010
Chinese New Year is celebrated in every country where there is a large Chinese population; when the streets of many cities are filled with colourful processions, acrobats, lion and dragon dances, red lanterns and dancing, accompanied by a cacophony of drums and firecrackers.
In 2010 New Year’s Eve – traditionally known as Chuxi – falls on the 14th February and signals the start of the longest Chinese holiday, lasting fifteen days;
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Valentine’s Day
Officially the most romantic day of the year, Valentine’s Day is celebrated on 14th February by lovers and would-be lovers all over the world in a frenzied orgy of cards, love tokens, gifts of chocolate, flowers and champagne or – in these less starry-eyed days – e-cards, computer print-outs and internet love coupons!
Historically, it’s the second largest card sending event of the year behind Christmas, and on the allotted day a total of one billion tenderly inscribed billet-doux will burst through letterboxes all over the UK. Although 85 per cent of them are sent by women, on average, men spend twice as much on cards as their female counterparts.
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Museums in Newcastle upon Tyne
There are a number of interesting museums in the city of Newcastle open to visitors of all ages.
Here are a few of the museums that Newcastle has to offer:
Discovery Museum
The Discovery Museum is located in Blandford Square
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The Sage Gateshead: A Festival Of Music!