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  The “Lunar New Year” on 1 February 2022,  moving into spring season in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the beginning of the Year of the Tiger. The tiger is a symbol of strength, braveness, and the banishment of all evils. It is celebrated in Asia with children wearing hats or shoes with a tiger image for good luck.  Previous Tiger Years were 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950, 1938, 1926, 1914, and, 1902.  I’m celebrating by wearing a tiger’s eye gemstone bracelet and with my tiger night light – which reminds me of British poet William Blake’s 1794 poem, The Tyger, that begins:. Tyger Tyger, burning bright, In the forests of the night; What immortal hand or eye, Could frame thy fearful symmetry? Artist: Eugene Delacroix, A Young Tiger Playing with its Mother (1830), The Louvre, Paris MARTINA NICOLLS MartinaNicollsWebsite   Martinasblogs Publications Facebook Paris Website Animal Website Flower Website SUBSCRIBE TO MARTINA NICOLLS FOR NEWS AND UPDATES    MARTINA NICOLLS   is an interna

  Cheese tasting at Le Bistrot d'Henri was twice as interesting due to it being opposite the famous Club Castel on rue Princesse (Princess Street) in Paris. Jean Castel established Castel in 1961 as a private nightclub for the rich and famous. It has been frequented by people such as Pierre Bergé, Serge Gainsbourg, Sacha Distel, Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Jean Dujardin, Jack Nicholson, Mick Jagger, and Salvador Dali.  Castel sold the nightclub in 1997. It still exists as a club, bar and restaurant, after a collective of 16 personalities renovated and redesigned the club in 2014.