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This month we are celebrating Saint Lucia's National Day on December 13th. with all our members and friends.

Saint Lucia, formerly known as The Windward Islands, was first discovered by Europeans in the late 15th century.  The first settlers were French and they named the island after Saint Lucia. Her Latin name derives from the same as that for light - lux, and this made her feast day a popular day as it fell on the Winter Solstice in the Julian calendar - the longest night of the year, when you want all the light-based help you can get.

Indeed in Saint Lucia, The National Festival of Lights and Renewal starts on the evening before Saint Lucy's day heralding the Christmas period. Castries, the capital of Saint Lucia is illuminated by many light numerous decorative lights. Local workers will compete to make the best-decorated lantern and festivities end with a fireworks display.

Interestingly, Saint Lucia is also the patron saint of another small island - Malta, which also has a public holiday on December 13th. This is Republic Day, which marks the day in 1974 when Malta became a republic. She is the patron saint of the blind, throat infections, epidemics, writers, and salesmen.

This month, we celebrate St. Andrews Day on November 30th with all our Scottish Members and Friends.

Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, is a key figure in Scotland’s history and St Andrew’s Day is an excellent opportunity to introduce learners to this important piece of Scotland’s history and heritage.

St. Andrew's Day is usually a celebration of general Scottishness with traditional food, music (especially bagpipes) and dancing, and of course good Scotch. St. Andrew’s Day also marks the beginning of winter festivals such as Hogmanay and Burns Night.