Next Sunday in November and every Sunday in December, till Christmas,
the shop will be open from 1pm to 4.30pm
Parking is free on Sundays in Dun Laoghaire, and is a good chance to walk around the town
Looking forward to seeing all our customers back!
to all our
friends and customers
From Saffron & Sapphire
for a peaceful time, full of hope and joy
Thank You
for your help and support throughout the year
We promote the participation to the International Yoga Day, in Dublin and all over the world, as announced and set in 2015 by the Indian Prime Minister, Mr N. Modi
A week long celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses. Drop by our shop if you are in the vicinities ! ….
Bloomsday is a celebration that takes place both in Dublin and around the world. It celebrates Thursday 16 June 1904, which is the day depicted in James Joyce’s novel Ulysses. The day is named after Leopold Bloom, the central character in Ulysses.
At Holi Hindus celebrate spring and certain events in Hindu mythology. It’s also known as the ‘Festival of Colours’ due to the practice of throwing and applying coloured water and powders on friends and family. This ritual is said to be based on the story of Krishna and Radha. Krishna would ask his mother why Radha was fair while he was dark, and she advised him to apply colour to Radha’s face to see how her complexion changed. At Holi images of Krishna and Radha are carried through the streets.
March Equinox is on Sunday, 20 March 2016, 04:30 GMT
The March equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from south to north. It has long been celebrated as a time of rebirth in the Northern Hemisphere. Many cultures celebrate spring festivals like Easter and Passover
“2016 is the year of the Monkey according to the Chinese Horoscope Calendar. It is a Male Fire Monkey. Chinese apply Five Elements (Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth) into the Chinese calendar. Male Fire is in the Fire group. The color of Fire is connected to Red. Therefore, 2016 is the Red Fire Monkey Year.
In relation to the imagery of I-Ching Hexagrams and according to the Chinese Five Elements Horoscope – the prediction for 2016 Year of Monkey is that the Monkey contains Metal and Water. Metal is connected to gold. Water is connected to wisdom and danger. Therefore, we will deal with more financial events in the year of the Monkey. Monkey is a smart, naughty, wily and vigilant animal. If you want to have good return for your money investment, then you need to outsmart the Monkey. Metal is also connected to the Wind. That implies the status of events will be changing very quickly. Think twice before you leap when making changes for your finance, career, business relationship and people relationship”
GOOD LUCK AND PROSPERITY TO EVERYBODY!
We are travelling with our group to Kerala
The Shop will be closed from the 25th December
till the 13th of January (included)
We apologise for any inconvenience
to all our
friends and customers
From Saffron & Sapphire
for a peaceful time, full of hope and joy
Thank You
for your help and support throughout the year
The winter solstice, the rebirth of the Sun, is an important turning point, as it marks the shortest day, when the hours of daylight are at their least. It also the start of the increase in the hours of daylight, until the Summer Solstice – when darkness becomes ascendant once more. it is on this the longest night of the winter, ‘the dark night of our souls’, that there springs the new spark of hope, the Sacred Fire, the Light of the World.
Fire festivals, celebrating the rebirth of the Sun, held on the Winter’s Solstice can be found throughout the ancient world, from the Roman to the Persian, the Nordic and Greek populations.
Wishing you all a significant day and wishful thoughts for the new year ahead
