Did you know, St George, patron Saint of England, wasn’t English? And St Andrew, patron Saint of Scotland, wasn’t Scottish. Meanwhile, St Patrick (Ireland), was foretold of the birth of St David (Wales) 30 years before St David was born. We’ve been researching the four Patron Saints’ on the UK&I.
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A beginners guide to Jewish New Year
A quick guide to Jewish New Year, also known as Rosh Hashanah.
A beginners guide to Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)
What is Raksha Bandhan, how is Rakhi celebrated, what’s the history… your questions about Rakhi are answered here.
Brand New Bollywood Pictogram cards
We've just launched a brand new range of Bollywood related cards called the Bollywood Pictogram range. If you know your Bollywood films then these cards are for you! Featuring some of the great iconic dialogues from films such as Sholay, Deewar and Shree...
They are back! Desi Cards That Make You Chuckle
When Davora launched back in 2005, our first range was a set of cartoon character cards for the Asian community. This fun range was well received, and we took them to The Asian Lifestyle shows in Birmingham and London.
A beginners guide to Vaisakhi
Diwali is the biggest event in the Hindu & Sikh calendar. In this post, we’ll tell you all about this colourful festival.
A Beginners Guide to Passover
Read our beginners guide to one of the the most important festivals in the Jewish calendar, full of tradition and history.
A beginners guide to Eid
What is Eid, how is Eid celebrated, what’s the history… your questions about Eid are answered here.
Halloween Is Coming!
It’s Friday the 13th! They say it’s unlucky for some, but if you’ve been thinking about planning a Halloween party, then there’s no better day to get started, and we’ve got the perfect printed Invitations for you.
The 2016 Bollywood Henries, sponsored by Davora
Last night, London's Lancaster Hotel hosted what can only be described as the Oscars of the Greeting Card industry - The Henries Awards. But this year, we at Davora were given the opportunity to stamp our mark on the occasion making this a night that will be...
A beginners guide to Thanksgiving
Want to know what Thanksgiving is all about? You’re in the right place! Here’s a beginners guide to Thanksgiving.
A beginners guide to Diwali
Diwali is the biggest event in the Hindu & Sikh calendar. In this post, we’ll tell you all about this colourful festival.
Davora helps launch Thinking Of You Week site
Thinking Of You Week is an initiative created by the Greeting Cards Association to encourage everyone to "create a wave of love, caring and happiness". And what better way to do this than to send greeting cards? Since the event was launched 2 years ago, more and more...
Taking our distribution to the next level
Over the years, as our business has steadily grown, so have our stock levels. While we don't aim to keep too much stock, the Greeting Card business is a volume based business. In order to keep our unit costs low, we need to print in high volumes and this inevitably...
A beginners guide to Hanukkah
Read our beginners guide to Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Light.
Davora : A Case Study by Sage
We use Sage 50 Accounts to manage our business, and we were one of the early adopters of Sage Drive. Sage paid us a visit to do a case study on how we use Sage Drive and the impact it’s had on our business. They even made a video!