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The Masonic Calendar
All Freemasons will have noticed that Freemasonry follows a specific calendar, known as the Masonic Calendar. This calendar is mainly used for ritual purposes and to date the minutes of...
Hiram and Father Christmas/Santa Claus
Do you believe in Father Christma/Santa Claus? And do you believe in Hiram? Strange questions at first glance, but not so much on closer inspection. Hiram and Father Christmas/Santa Claus...
Acacia in Freemasonry
In addition to the working tools borrowed from operative masons' tradition, reminiscences of the Temple of Solomon, such as the B and J columns, and the Pythagorean emblem of the...
The Five Cartouches of the Fellowcraft Degree
The Five Cartouches that appear at the reception ceremony of the Fellowcraft degree will not necessarily appeal to Anglo-Saxon or Nordic Freemasons, but it is a commonplace for a large...
Origin and meaning of the Director of Ceremonies' cane
Each time the Director of Ceremonies moves ritually around the Lodge, he carries a cane, which he must hold in his right hand. This applies to almost all Masonic workings,...
Hiram and Halloween
Halloween is only a few days away and our shops and streets are already overflowing with pumpkins, skulls, skeletons and all manner of ghoulish and morbid displays, often inspired by...
The Order of the Eastern Star
The Order of the Eastern Star (OES) is an appendant body to Freemasonry open to both men and women. Originating in the United States, the Eastern Star has spread throughout...
Who are the Shriners ?
The Shriners. For many Europeans, including Freemasons, the name of this para-Masonic order does not evoke much. The same cannot be said of the Shriners in the United States, where...
Masonic Lodge Officers
A Masonic Lodge is led by Officers. This term is sometimes surprising because it is not used much in everyday language and seems to be reserved for the army and...
Secret in Freemasonry
One subject that has caused a lot of ink to flow is the Secret in Freemasonry. The idea that there is a Secret in Freemasonry is often intriguing, sometimes disturbing,...
The origin of the Word MB in Freemasonry
In Freemasonry, the Master's Word was originally a MB word, i.e. a word in two parts, the first of which begins with M and the second with B. These initials...
Death in Freemasonry
Death seems to be omnipresent in Freemasonry. Many Masonic regalia and ritual accessories are adorned with a skull and two crossed tibias, particularly at the Master Mason degree. Is this...
