WINE & DINE WITH ANGELA LANSBURY

 Angela dressed as a chef with an ostrich egg, giving a speech. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. A The word croissant means 1 Crescent, in French 2 Cooked, in French 3 Cross shaped in French 4 Crescent in Italian  B Spumante means 1 Sparkling in Italian 2 Sparkling in French 3 Spilled in Spanish C Rose means 1 Rose coloured in French 2 Rose shaped in Spanish 3 Rose perfumed in Italian D Whiskey 1 Comes from Scotland 2 Comes from Ireland 3 Comes from Native Indians E Whisky 1 Comes from Scotland 2 Comes from Ireland 3 Comes from Antarctica F Christmas Pudding 1 Traditionally contains a silver sixpence 2 Traditionally contains a penny 3 Traditionally contains a gold coin or gold foil wrapped fruit G Christmas Crackers 1 Are named after the sound they make when pulled 2 Are named after the two creases 3 Are named after their appearance when pulled apart H Christmas Crackers were invented by  1 Tom Smith 2 Tom Jones 3 Billy Bunter I In England at tea time you eat 1 Christ...

Hanukiah with nine branches, and a six point star of David. Table top size. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.  The Hanukah festival is also known as the feast, the Festival of Lights, and was celebrated by Jesus, according to the New Testament, gospel according to John 10:22 (numbers of the sections, in case you want to look it up).  You might have seen Hanukah greeting cards in shops and supermarkets and online. Also the nine branch or candelabra symbol or a real one in shop windows and in synagogues and places serving or selling kosher foods or in Jewish areas. In modern times it is celebrated in homes for eight days. The festival starts at sunset on the first day with the lighting of the first candle with the helper candle. Hanukah & Christmas The festival moves around following the traditional lunar calendar, not in sync with the Gregorian calendar, so Hanukah sometimes overlaps with Christmas but other times is earlier. Children look forward to Hanukah when homes a...