HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN
History of Halloween, like any other festival’s history is inspired through traditions that have transpired through ages from one generation to another. We follow them mostly as did our dads and grandpas. for more click here
10/11/2008
St. Giles’ Cathedral
A prominent feature of the Edinburgh skyline, St. Giles’ Cathedral or the High Kirk of Edinburgh is a Church of Scotland place of worship decorating the midpoint of the Royal Mile with its highly distinctive hollow-crown tower. The church has been one of Edinburgh’s religious focal points for approximately 900 years. Today it is sometimes regarded as the mother church of Presbyterianism. for more click here
10/10/2008
Greyfriars Kirkyard
Greyfriars Kirkyard is the graveyard surrounding Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is in the hands of a separate trust from the church. For many people, the graveyard is associated primarily with Greyfriars Bobby, the loyal dog who guarded his master’s grave. Though Bobby’s headstone is at the entrance to the Kirkyard, he is actually buried at a grassy verge by a wall nearby, as the Kirk authorities would not allow his burial on consecrated ground. The dog’s famous statue is opposite the graveyard’s gate, at the junction of George IV Bridge, and Candlemaker Row. for more click here
Covenanters Prison-Greyfriars,Edinburgh
(c) John Arthur
The Covenanters formed an important movement in the religion and politics of Scotland in the 17th century. In religion the movement is most associated with the promotion and development of Presbyterianism as a form of church government favoured by the people, as opposed to Episcopacy, favoured by the Crown. In politics the movement saw important developments in the character and operation of the Scottish Parliament, which began a steady shift away from its medieval origins. The movement as a whole was essentially conservative in tone, but it began a revolution that engulfed Scotland, England and Ireland, the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. for more click here
The following inscription is from a plaque erected at Greyfriars’ Churchyard, Edinburgh, and unveiled on 30 November 2007 by John Campbell, Treasurer of the Scottish Covenanter Memorials Association. for more click here