As the sun rises in Africa on Easter Sunday about 70 million Christians in Africa will start a big celebration including decorating the churches with butterflies and singing Christian hymns to the beating of African drums. Image credit: Andy Brunner/Unsplash

I thought Passover could be celebrated on the AnArt4Life blog this year by showcasing a few paintings done by the remarkable African artist Irma Stern, born in 1894 in the Transvaal to German-Jewish parents. Image credit: artnet.com

What is the meaning of Boxing Day? Check out some opinions in today's post and enjoy a humorous interpretation by George Cruikshank (1792-1878). Image credit: meisterdrucke.uk

Wishing all our subscribers and supporters around the world a Very Happy Christmas with family and friends.

The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", more commonly known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, was first published anonymously in 1823 and later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837. Image credit: youthareawesome-com

At this time of the year most of us are thinking about Christmas and the joy of sharing happy times with friends and families. Today let's explore some Christmas connections and trivia. Image credit: Denise Johnson/Unsplash

We all know that Santa lives at the North Pole – but it’s a big place so where exactly does he hang out? He lives close to Rovaniemi, which is 800kms north of Helsinki across the forests of Finland in Lapland and the Arctic Circle. Image credit: Travel Lapland magazine Feb 2019

Celebrating the art work of Poldi Mimovich who is being remembered this year with her art work featured on two of the Australia Post Christmas stamps. Image credit: melbourneartcritic.worldpress

Today we celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah and send everyone our loving thoughts and best wishes. Including a recipe for classic latkes. Credit Image: Unsplash/Josh Appel

Celebrating the anniversary of Julie joining the AnArt4Life blog. She has a love of Impressionist paintings, aeroplanes, trains and her dog Foxy. Today we thank Julie for her wonderful contribution to our blog.

Celebrating Diwali - the "Festival of Lights" where we acknowledge that light does triumph over darkness, good over evil and knowledge of ignorance. The AnArt4Life blog sends best wishes to all our devoted subscribers and followers across the social media network. Photo: Hari Shankar/Unsplash

Continuing on from yesterday as we celebrate the AnArt4Life blog's 3rd birthday. Today you will see some of Julie's past posts and Anne will conclude the celebration. Thank you to all our subscribers who have made this day possible.

It's the blog's 3rd birthday and we want to send a huge thank you to all our subscribers and followers because without you there would not be a blog. Art is all around us to discover, learn from and share. Thank you - Anne, Jane, Caroline, Julie.