SPRING
THE
PULSE
l
7
Let
the
good
times
roll
Easter
Sunday
,
23
March
When
you8217v
e
finished
gorging
yourself
on
chocolate
and
watching
James
Bond
films
on
TV
,
there
are
plenty
of
hills
in
Edinburgh
for
that
other
great
Easter
tradition:
egg
rolling.
Tr
aditionally
,
the
event
is
symboli
c
of
Jesu
s8217
resurre
ction
,
as
he
rolled
the
stone
back
from
the
cave
entrance.
The
eggs
must
be
hard-bo
iled,
of
course,
and
should
be
decor
ated.
Slope
off
to
one
of
the
followi
ng
locations:
Ar
thur
8217s
Seat,
Corstor
phine
Hill,
Blackford
Hill
or
Cock
elroi
in
Linlithgow
.
Fi
nd
plenty
to
fire
your
imagination
this
spring
from
weird
science
to
Beltane
rites
and
even
ghosts
CA
LEND
AR
Mothering
Sunday
,
2
March
It8217s
that
time
of
year
again
when
Mum8217s
ver
y
much
the
word.
Ke
ep
an
eye
out
for
special
Mothering
Sunday
meal
deals
at
the
Capital
8217s
restaurants,
or
maybe
just
an
unexpected
visit
will
be
enough
to
mak
e
her
day
special.
Or
how
about
paying
for
her
to
have
a
well-earned
week
end
break?
Several
companies
are
offering
special
Mother
8217s
Day
deals.
But
nothing
says
Thank
Yo
u
better
than
a
big
bunch
of
your
mum8217s
favourite
flowers
8211
except,
perhaps,
a
large
box
of
tasty
chocolates.
But,
most
impor
tantly
of
all,
don
8217t
forget
to
buy
her
a
card
8211
the
more
flower
y
the
better
.
Time
to
treat
Mum
It8217s
a
wonderful
world
Edinburgh
Interna
tional
Science
Fe
stival,
25
March
8211
5
April
The
return
of
the
ever
-popular
event
which
explodes,
sometimes
literally
,
the
myth
that
learning
can
8217t
be
fun
.
A
whole
host
of
exciting
science-
themed
activities
for
people
of
all
ages
will
be
taking
place
throughout
the
city
.
This
year
8217s
events
include
Wo
nderama
at
the
Assembly
Ro
oms,
Discover
Scien
ce
with
the
Univers
ity
of
Edinb
urgh@
The
Museu
m,
as
well
as
talks
from
figur
es
such
as
telev
ision
present
er
,
Kirsty
Wa
rk,
and
Big
Brother
psychiatrist,
Dr
Ra
j
Pe
rsaud.
Fo
r
a
detailed
programme
on
the
events
taking
place,
visit
www
.science
festival.co
.uk
1015210152
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