OPEN DAY Thursday April 11th
Secure your future in a rewarding and respected profession!
If you are interested in acupuncture, Chinese medicine or perhaps wellness and relaxation massage, this is your opportunity to find out more about the courses available at the NZ College of Chinese Medicine.
Come to our Auckland Campus OPEN DAY on Thursday 11th of April – enjoy a campus tour, obtain course information and if you wish, have free acupuncture services in our clinic.
(Phone the clinic on 09 969 4328 to make a reservation for treatment between 9am and 12noon - bookings are essential.)
The College is offering significant early payment refunds on Tuition Fees for all courses starting 22 July.
Contact 09 580 2376 for our course information.
Poll: Are quality products on the decline?
Gift-giving looks a lot different these days when you can pick up super-cheap goods made overseas. But do they last?
Do you have any old items like appliances, electronics or clothing that have stood the test of time? Share below!
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90.1% Yes
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8.4% No
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
Christmas Carols- A brief history
Hello,
As we head into Christmas and the long holidays, the unmistakable carol music of Christmas will be heard. From shopping malls to radio stations to homes where tree decorating missions are underway not to mention seeds of an argument that reaches it zenith on Christmas Day!
But where did it all originate ( not the argument!), the carols?
Here at the Flea FM, each week we will post a few short snippets* we have curated so that you can appreciate when you hear a carol, a little history about the simple Christmas carol. Enjoy.
* attributes provided at last post.
In medieval times, the word ‘carol’ referred to a round dance with musical accompaniment (‘carole’ in French). It later developed into a song form of verses and a refrain. Not all the original texts had Christmassy words but many were associated with Mary, Advent and Christmas. The term has since come to be applied to all Christmas songs, whether or not in carol form.
Christmas Carols were introduced to formal church services by St. Francis of Assisi.
‘One of the oldest printed English Christmas carols is the Boar's Head Carol, sung as the traditional dish is carried in on Christmas Day at Queen's College, Oxford; it was printed in 1521.’ (Oxford Dictionary of Music)
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