The tradition of the roast lamb

The roast lamb dinner that many eat on Easter Sunday goes back earlier than Easter to the first Passover of the Jewish people. The sacrificial lambwas roasted and eaten, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs in hopes that the angel of God would pass over their homes and bring no harm. As Hebrews converted to Christianity, they naturally brought along their traditions with them. The Christians often refer to Jesus as The Lamb of God. Thus, the traditions merged.

Handsel Monday

Handsel Monday is the first Monday of the year, particularly as used to be celebrated in Scotland and northern England. Among the rural population of Scotland, Auld Hansel Monday, is traditionally celebrated on the first Monday after the 12th of January.
The "handsel" refers to small tips and gifts of money that it was customary to give at the beginning of the first working week of a new year. In this respect it is somewhat similar to Boxing Day. If the handsel was a physical object rather than money, tradition said that the object could not be sharp, or it would "cut" the relationship between the giver and the recipient.

Delicious, aren't they?

These are cream custard tarts. They are very popular among us and they are one of the reasons why we are also getting fatter and fatter. They are everywhere. They are really democratic. They can appear on a King's table or on the poor man's table too. Everybody knows them. Everybody has already tasted one at least once. They are incredibly delicious. Even a toothless baby could eat one of this delicious tart.
Some old cake shops are very famous for baking these tarts in a very special way. Visit one of these and you will become addicted to cream custard tarts for ever!
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