Wednesday, 23 January 2019

It Really Could Be Christmas Every Day

IF you think Christmas does not last long enough in the UK, head to Mariánské Lázně - the festive decorations are still up all over town.
Sparkling reindeer and a Christmas tree
A waitress at Churchill's Pub & Restaurant explained it is because they get a lot of Russian visitors, and the Russian Orthodox Christmas currently falls on January 7 (the late date compared to Catholic and Protestant Christmases is due to differences between the Gregorian and Julian calendars).
There were no glad tidings of comfort and joy when it came to my chess this afternoon - I lost horribly to an 1898 German, being outplayed positionally and tactically.

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