The wedding vows as practised in most English-speaking countries derive ultimately from the Sarum rite of medieval England. The first part of the vows of the Sarum rite is given in Latin, but is instructed to be said by the priest “in linguam materna”, i.e. in the “mother tongue” of those present. Marriage vows, as […]
Monthly Archives: April 2022
RESEARCH
The Babylonians Developed The 7 Days of The Week System 2,300 Years Before The Biblical Christ was Born
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Babylonia was a state in ancient Mesopotamia. It was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in central-southern Mesopotamia and parts of Syria. The name “Babylon” is derived from the Akkadian word babilu meaning “gate of god.” Akkad was the northern (or northwestern) division of ancient Babylonia. The early inhabitants of this region were […]
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Mobile libraries can be traced as far back as 1850’s England with a horse-drawn “Perambulating Library.” A similar mode of transporting reading material was active in Washington County, Maryland, in 1905, the first of its kind in the United States. In 1904 the People’s Free Library of Chester County, South Carolina served the rural areas […]
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The Nestlé company which manufactured MILO is headquartered in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. It’s a multinational food and drink processing conglomerate which was established in 1866. They are the largest publicly held food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. MILO In 1934, during the Great Depression, Nestle Australia wanted […]