Experience the History and Traditions of Medieval Christmas in Riga Latvia - Anno 1510
(ContentDesk) May 17, 2006 -- It's never too early to start Christmas Holiday plans.Built around the legend of the First Christmas Tree story which took place in medieval Riga, Latvia in the year 1510; Patricia Tourist Office invites young and old to visit Riga this Christmas to experience and re-live the medieval holiday celebration. (http://www.firstchristmastree.com)Based on detailed recorded activities and events in the House of Blackheads Fraternity chronicles of the year 1510 now housed in the Latvian State Archives; a series of activities and tours are being planned to give the visitor a realistic feeling of what it was like in medieval Riga so many years ago.Of course this will be a combination of folklore, pagan and Christian traditions and most likely a visit of modern day Santa Claus as well. Patricia Tourist Office has been in contact with Santa's workshop in Finland to check his busy holiday schedule.In addition, visitors may shop and enjoy the tastes of traditional Latvian food in the Riga Old City Christmas Market held in The square adjacent to Dome Church. (http://www.riga-christmasmarket.com)This will be an exciting opportunity for visitors of all faiths to experience the traditions of the medieval time.Patricia Tourist Office headquartered in Riga, Latvia, was founded in 1991 by a Latvian Tourism professional. Operating with joint Latvian and American management since 2000, Patricia Tourist office is excited about the possibilities of this new tourism program productcalled Home of the First Christmas Tree.(http://www.friendinbaltics.com)Travel agents and travel club planners may contact representatives of Patricia Tourist Office for additional information to start their planning now for 2006 and 2007 events.Sponsors; manufacturers and distributors interested in product opportunities to carry the Fist Christmas Tree logo are welcome to contact the First Christmas Tree project offices.Latvia is a reborn destination after 50 difficult years under Soviet Occupation.
It us a must stop in your visit to the Baltic countries. (http://www.whylatvia.com)Riga and Latvia is becoming a destination of choice for International meetings and conferences of all types. Currently, Riga is host to the 2006 IIHF World Hockey Championship. (http://www.rigalatvia.net)According to Mike Johnson, the American General Manager of Patricia Tourist Office, the House of Blackheads was characteristically a fraternity of young, unmarried merchants and ship captains in the Hansa cities, which chose St. Maurice to be their patron Saint.
St. Mauritius was an imaginary African black moor (from this the name of the brotherhood the Blackheads comes). Due to their exceptional status, the Blackheads played an important role in the society life and traditions; many VIPs of that time (including Russian tsars) took part in events organized by the Blackheads. As a German merchant club the Brotherhood of Blackheads existed in Riga from about 1334 until 1939."First Christmas Tree" (Figurative) & "Home of the First Christmas Tree" (word) trademark applications have been filed with the European Union; while, "... your friend in the Baltics!" is covered under a figurative trademark application by Patricia Tourist Office in Latvia..
Virtual Assistants... Even Santa Needs One!
Trying to fit all the planning and preparing and celebrating of the holiday season into an already busy schedule can bring a lot of stress to a time of year that's supposed to be full of peace. These days, even Santa needs help making his list and checking it twice!Fortunately, help is available. Virtual Assistants, or VA's, offer a wide range of services designed to save you time and lighten your workload, which is more important than ever at this busy time of year. Here are a few ways a VA can help make your Christmas merry:
- Research gifts online
- Plan work for the new year
- Online Christmas shopping
- Send e-greetings to your contacts
- Make holiday travel arrangements
- Plan your Christmas event or party
- Add special holiday content to your website
- Send out announcements of your holiday promotions
- Send out "handwritten" Christmas or New Year cards
- Handle some of your office staff's regular work so you can give them some time off
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Never Pay Full Price for a Book!
Are you an avid reader? Are you trying to instill a love of reading in your children? My whole family loves to read! Right before bedtime every night, every one of us can be found with our nose in a book! It would be very easy for us to spend a fortune every month on books. But, since we don't have a fortune to spend every month, over the years I've found several ways to get good books and never pay full price! 1. Garage and yard sales are a prime source for both hardback and paperback books. There are people who will buy a book, read it once, and they're ready to get rid of it. I pick up lots of books at yard sales and never pay more than 50 cents each.
2. Used bookstores are another place to find good reading material. Store policies differ but most do something like sell the books at half the cover price. If you bring in books to trade, a store will usually give you credit for one-fourth of the original purchase price. I sometimes buy books at garage sales for 50 cents, read...
Never Pay Full Price for a Book!
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Christmas in a Candy Kitchen
Attn Warriors:You are welcome to reprint this article as long as you include myresource box with the active link to my website and don'tchange the content of the article.DIFFERENT DESIGNS/DIFFERENT FILLINGS by Jane M. D. OsinskiChristmas in a candy kitchen...surely a child's dream come true.And so it was in the Devendorf household, with Alice Devendorf's Candies.
Chocolate coated delicacies were chosen and packed in rows beside chocolate and vanilla caramels.
Her vanilla, coffee, chocolate, peppermint, and wintergreen creams were mailed from Asheville, North Carolina all around the world.
But busy as Mother was at Christmas time, there was always time enough for the Devendorf children to earn candy gifts for friends by shelling containers for her candies and helping Daddy wrap packages.
Lively music accompanied the tck-tck of her candy fork on the chocolate buckets.Candy boxes were laid out to be packed and delivered to the...
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Blackberry Ringtones - Resonant Beats To Go!
Blackberries seem to be just one more status symbol in the business world.
Some people have cell phones and some are important enough to have blackberries, allowing the company they work for to invade their lives on a whole different level.
My dad got one last year and I remember he played with it like a little kid plays with a
new toy on Christmas for about a week.
Then the next thing I know he is swearing at it and telling it to shut up.
Why is this you ask, well now instead of only getting his email on his computer it goes to his blackberry as well, therefore bothering him throughout the entire day with every new addition to his inbox.
Blackberries are cool but I have a feeling they are a nuisance as well.
There is one thing I find funny about blackberries and that is that they have ringtones like any cell phone.
I think I find this amusing because I normally associate blackberries with successful...
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