Med-Co Group

25/12/2024

🎅 Merry Christmas! Christmas is a time to come together, share joy, and spread love. From all of us, we wish you a Merry Christmas filled with warmth, joy, and memories with loved ones! 🎄❤️

24/12/2024

🎄 Christmas Eve fun: In many cultures, Christmas Eve (December 24th) is just as important as Christmas Day. Families come together for festive meals and often attend midnight Mass to celebrate the holiday. 🍽️⛪

23/12/2024

🎄 Londoners and visitors alike probably know the iconic spruce that stretches to the sky in Trafalgar Square each year, but few realize it’s an equally iconic holiday gift. Since 1947, the city of Oslo in Norway has given the tree to London as a token of gratitude for Britain’s support during World War II. 🎄

22/12/2024

🐴 🎵 Mari Lwyd: In Wales, during the 12 days of Christmas, you might get a visit from Mari Lwyd - traditionally a real horse's skull, usually decorated with coloured ribbons and rosettes, with glass bottle eyes and a lower jaw fixed on a spring. Knocking on people’s doors to engage in a musical verse battle; both parties take turns singing until one side gives up. The horse skull tries to convince people to let it into their homes to eat and drink, while the defender looks for reasons why right now really isn’t a good time. 🍗🍷

21/12/2024

☀️ 🌙 Winter Solstice 2024: The winter solstice marks the shortest day of the year and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the start of Yule, a 12-day celebration that begins on the eve of the winter solstice and ends with the new year, celebrating the return of light and warmth after the long winter nights. 🕯️🗓️

20/12/2024

🎁 Holiday lights: The tradition of decorating homes with Christmas lights started in the 17th century with candles on trees. But electric Christmas lights became popular in the 20th century, brightening up the holidays like never before! 💡🎄

19/12/2024

🎄 Christmas in space: In 1965, astronauts on Gemini 6 became the first people to celebrate Christmas in space! They played “Jingle Bells” over the radio, making it a memorable holiday for everyone watching. 🚀🎶

Spending Christmas far from friends and family can be hard, so what's it like spending the day high above Earth's surface?

18/12/2024

🎁 Gift-giving traditions: The tradition of giving gifts at Christmas has deep roots in the story of the Magi, who gave gifts to the baby Jesus. Today, we continue this tradition of exchanging gifts to spread joy and love. 🎁❤️

17/12/2024

🎶 Holiday fun: The song “Silent Night” was first performed in 1818 in a small church in Austria. It was written by Joseph Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber, and today, it’s one of the most famous Christmas carols of all time. 🎶✨

16/12/2024

🎄 Christmas in July? Christmas in Australia falls in the middle of summer! In fact, many Australians celebrate with BBQs and beach parties, a far cry from snowy winter celebrations in other parts of the world. 🌞🎅

15/12/2024

🎅 Beloved characters: Santa’s sleigh and reindeer were first introduced in the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also known as "The Night Before Christmas", written by Clement Clarke Moore in 1823), before Rudolph joined the team in 1939. 🦌🎅