holidays-msg - 10/25/09 ਀ഊHalloween, Samhain, other Medieval holidays. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: fairs-msg, Yule-msg, Candlemas-msg, 12th-nite-msg, Christmas-art, 12th-nite-msg, Holiday-Celeb-lnks, Jewsh-Holiday-art, Halloween-lnks, Spring-Celeb-lnks, Valentnes-Day-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊFrom: MS7539 at CONRAD (Stewart, Marie Alston ) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Vampires... Halloween info ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㈀㄀ 䴀愀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㐀 ㈀㌀㨀㌀㄀㨀㈀㔀 䜀䴀吀ഊOrganization: APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY ਀ഊ Greetings all... ਀ഊ Forgive me I do not have the name of the person who posted this ਀琀椀搀戀椀琀Ⰰ  戀甀琀 椀昀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀⸀⸀⸀ 䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀漀瘀攀 琀漀 猀攀攀 琀栀攀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀ഊfor your statement... that... Dressing up at Halloween, All Hallow's, ਀匀愀洀栀愀椀渀⸀⸀⸀ 眀愀猀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀⸀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀ऀ䤀 戀攀最 琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀⸀⸀⸀  ഊ ਀ऀ吀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 瀀爀漀漀昀 漀昀 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 挀愀渀 昀椀渀搀 愀爀攀 愀猀 昀漀氀氀漀眀猀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀㄀⸀  䄀 瀀爀漀挀氀漀洀愀琀椀漀渀 戀礀 儀甀攀攀渀 䔀氀椀稀愀戀攀琀栀 䤀  猀琀愀琀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 爀椀渀最椀渀最 漀昀 戀攀氀氀猀 ഊon Allhallowntide and at Al Souls' Day, with the two nights next before and ਀愀昀琀攀爀Ⰰ 戀攀 瀀爀漀栀椀戀椀琀攀搀∀  ഊ From Strype's "Annals of the Reformation" ਀ഊ2. There is also a series of entries in the Heybridge Parish, near Malden ਀椀渀 䔀猀猀攀砀 琀栀愀琀 挀愀氀氀猀 昀漀爀 愀 渀攀眀 戀攀氀氀 ∀欀渀愀瀀瀀氀攀∀  挀氀愀瀀瀀攀爀 愀渀搀 爀漀瀀攀  ∀愀最攀渀猀琀攀ഊHallowmasse." The entry is dated 1517. ਀ഊ3. A book called "The Festyvall" written in 1511... describes the customs ਀漀昀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 椀渀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 愀渀搀 圀愀氀攀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀⸀⸀⸀  渀漀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 挀漀猀琀甀洀攀猀 椀猀 洀愀搀攀ഊ However, it does make mention of a custom of baking a cake for each ਀洀攀洀戀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀漀甀猀攀⸀⸀⸀ 䠀攀渀挀攀 眀栀礀 䠀愀氀氀漀眀攀攀渀 椀猀 猀琀椀氀氀 欀渀漀眀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 戀愀挀欀 眀愀琀攀爀猀 ഊof Wales as Cake Day... ਀ഊ4. Also Shakespeare's 2 gentlemen of Verona.. describes the tradition of the ਀瀀漀瀀甀氀愀挀攀 琀漀 最漀 愀ⴀ猀漀甀氀椀渀最⸀⸀⸀  吀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 眀栀攀渀 最爀漀甀瀀猀 眀漀甀氀搀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀 昀爀漀洀 瀀愀爀椀猀栀ഊto parish singing and begging soul-cakes... The same cakes as mentioned ਀愀戀漀瘀攀⸀  䈀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 渀漀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 椀猀 搀漀渀攀 椀渀 愀渀礀 昀漀爀洀 漀昀 挀漀猀琀甀洀攀⸀⸀⸀ഊ that is I think there isn't, and drat my copy of the bard is at ਀琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 栀漀甀猀攀⸀⸀⸀  瀀椀昀昀氀攀⸀⸀⸀ 䤀✀氀氀 最漀 氀漀漀欀 琀栀愀琀 漀渀攀 甀瀀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀㔀⸀ 吀栀攀 瀀攀愀猀愀渀琀猀 椀渀 䤀爀攀氀愀渀搀 愀氀猀漀 眀攀渀琀 昀爀漀洀 栀漀甀猀攀 琀漀 栀漀甀猀攀⸀⸀⸀ 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀渀最 昀漀漀搀ഊ(apples and nuts, and cakes) The procession is described as carrying torches ਀愀渀搀 琀栀攀 栀椀氀氀 昀椀爀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 氀椀最栀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 琀漀爀挀栀攀猀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 昀爀漀洀 攀愀挀栀 栀漀甀猀攀猀ഊhearth. Again no mention of costume... sorry... ਀ഊ6. I also have replicas of wood cuts from the 14-15th centuries showing the ਀最愀洀攀 漀昀 戀漀戀戀椀渀最 昀漀爀 愀瀀瀀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 愀氀猀漀 漀昀 猀琀爀椀渀最 愀瀀瀀氀攀猀⸀  伀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀攀眀 洀漀搀攀爀渀ഊparts of Halloween that actually has some mideval roots... ਀ഊ7. The only times that I can find where masks and costumes were popular ਀愀爀攀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䘀攀愀猀琀 漀昀 䘀漀漀氀猀 愀渀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 漀昀 䌀愀爀渀椀瘀愀氀⸀⸀⸀  一攀椀琀栀攀爀 ഊfestival is near August... so ਀ഊ This brings me to the point of all this... saying that the people ਀眀栀漀 挀栀漀漀猀攀 琀漀 搀爀攀猀猀 愀猀 瘀愀洀瀀椀爀攀猀 愀爀攀 樀甀猀琀 搀爀攀猀猀椀渀最 甀瀀 愀猀 琀栀攀礀 眀漀甀氀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ഊmiddle ages for Halloween, is, to me, a weak arguement... ਀ऀ愀氀猀漀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 瀀爀漀漀昀 琀栀愀琀 搀爀攀猀猀椀渀最 愀猀 愀 洀愀氀椀最渀愀渀琀 猀瀀椀爀椀琀ഊwas popular... The instances I have found were generally only in morality ਀瀀氀愀礀猀⸀⸀⸀  猀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 眀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 戀攀 搀漀椀渀最 椀琀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀ऀ伀渀 琀栀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 栀愀渀搀 昀爀漀洀 眀栀愀琀 䤀 欀渀漀眀 漀昀 刀甀猀猀椀愀渀 昀漀氀欀氀漀爀攀⸀⸀⸀ 琀栀攀 愀瘀攀爀愀最攀ഊjoe wouldn't go about saying the name of these creatures, let alone dressing ਀甀瀀 氀椀欀攀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀愀洀渀攀搀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀ऀ匀漀 瀀氀攀愀猀攀Ⰰ  椀昀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 猀漀洀攀 戀椀琀 漀昀 攀瘀椀搀攀渀挀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀爀愀爀礀Ⰰ ഊenlighten me... After all I am here to learn, and share what I know about ਀琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀⸀  ഊ ਀ऀ䄀氀猀漀 椀昀 愀渀礀 瘀愀洀瀀椀爀攀猀 愀爀攀 氀甀爀欀椀渀最 愀渀搀 栀漀瀀攀 琀漀 爀甀渀 椀渀琀漀 洀攀 愀琀ഊPensic... rethink that idea... ਀ഊ Sincerely, and hoping to find out more... ਀ഊ The MacLean of Atlantia ਀ഊ ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊFrom: lynch_c at csvax1.ucc.ie (Conor Lynch (U.C.C. Ireland)) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嘀愀洀瀀椀爀攀猀⸀⸀⸀ 䠀愀氀氀漀眀攀攀渀 椀渀昀漀ഊOrganization: Computer Science Dept. University College, Cork, Ireland. ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㈀㈀ 䴀愀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㐀 ㄀㌀㨀㄀㘀㨀㈀㐀 䜀䴀吀ഊ ਀䤀渀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 㰀㄀㤀㤀㐀䴀愀爀㈀㈀⸀　㐀㔀㌀　㤀⸀㄀㔀㐀㄀㘀 愀琀 猀漀氀⸀挀猀⸀眀洀椀挀栀⸀攀搀甀㸀Ⰰ 䐀愀氀攀 愀琀 猀漀氀⸀挀猀⸀眀洀椀挀栀⸀攀搀甀 ⠀䐀愀氀攀 䜀攀攀⤀ 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ>In article <2mlaod$3er at lester.appstate.edu> MS7539 at CONRAD (Stewart, Marie Alston ) writes: ਀㸀㸀ഊ>>Forgive me I do not have the name of the person who posted thisI would love ਀㸀㸀琀漀 猀攀攀 琀栀攀 搀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀爀 猀琀愀琀攀洀攀渀琀⸀⸀⸀ 琀栀愀琀⸀⸀⸀  䐀爀攀猀猀椀渀最 甀瀀 愀琀 ഊ>>Halloween, All Hallow's, Samhain... was period.... ਀㸀㸀ഊ>It said that tradition of wearing a cosutume or a disguise ਀㸀挀愀洀攀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 洀椀搀搀氀攀 愀最攀猀 眀栀攀渀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 琀栀漀甀最栀琀 琀栀愀琀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 猀瀀椀爀椀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ഊ>nether world rose up and roamed the earth on All Hallows Eve. ਀ഊ>Clynch> The idea of dressing up on the feast of Samhain is as old as the feast ਀漀昀 匀愀洀栀愀椀渀 椀琀猀攀氀昀⸀ 吀栀攀 昀攀愀猀琀 瀀爀攀搀愀琀攀猀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀 琀椀洀攀猀 戀礀 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀漀甀猀愀渀搀ഊyears. Therefore it is period although it would not be period to refer to the ਀昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀 愀猀 䠀愀氀氀漀眀攀攀渀 漀爀 䄀氀氀 䠀愀氀氀漀眀猀 攀瘀攀⸀ ഊSamhain in period was much more a pagan festival than it is today or at least ਀琀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 挀愀猀攀 椀渀 䤀爀攀氀愀渀搀 眀栀攀爀攀 椀琀 昀漀爀洀攀搀 漀渀攀 瀀漀椀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀氀礀 挀礀挀氀攀 漀昀 ഊwhich there were four; Imbolc, Samhain, Bealtane, Lughnasa ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 琀洀愀爀猀栀 愀琀 甀琀椀挀 ⠀吀漀搀搀 䴀愀爀猀栀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䠀攀氀瀀 眀椀琀栀 䐀愀琀攀猀 漀昀 䠀漀氀椀搀愀礀猀ഊDate: 23 Jan 1995 06:06:52 GMT ਀ഊRosayln MacGregor of Glen Orchy wrote: ਀㨀 䄀猀 琀漀 挀愀渀漀渀 瘀猀⸀ 挀椀瘀椀氀Ⰰ 䤀✀搀 戀攀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 欀渀漀眀椀渀最 椀昀 琀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 挀椀瘀椀氀ഊ: holidays observed by Elizabethan English people. ਀ഊOne of the popular civil holidays during Elizabeth's reign was the ਀愀渀渀椀瘀攀爀猀愀爀礀 漀昀 栀攀爀 愀挀挀攀猀猀椀漀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀漀渀攀⸀ ഊ ਀∀䠀攀爀 䄀挀挀攀猀猀椀漀渀 䐀愀礀Ⰰ ㄀㜀 一漀瘀攀洀戀攀爀Ⰰ 戀攀最愀渀 琀漀 戀攀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 愀氀氀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 ഊcountry with bell-ringing and bonfires, feasts and sermons - and this was ਀愀 猀瀀漀渀琀愀渀攀漀甀猀 洀漀瘀攀洀攀渀琀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 椀渀琀漀 戀攀椀渀最 戀礀 愀渀礀 最漀瘀攀爀渀洀攀渀琀 ഊlegislation. Indeed, such was its aura, that the day went on being ਀挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 氀漀渀最 愀昀琀攀爀 栀攀爀 搀攀愀琀栀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 洀漀爀攀 琀栀愀渀 愀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀  䄀琀 琀栀攀 䌀漀甀爀琀 ഊit came to be signalised by the famous Accession Day Tilts, and was an ਀漀挀挀愀椀猀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀 爀攀樀漀椀挀椀渀最㨀 愀 猀攀挀甀氀愀爀 昀攀愀猀琀 最爀愀渀搀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 愀渀礀 漀昀 ✀琀栀攀 ഊPope's holydays'." ਀ഊQuoting from "The Elizabethan Renaissance" by A.L. Rowse, ਀䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀 匀挀爀椀戀渀攀爀✀猀 匀漀渀猀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㜀㄀Ⰰ 䰀䌀 㜀　ⴀ㄀㜀㈀㤀㐀㠀Ⰰ 瀀最 ㌀㐀⸀ഊ ਀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀⨀ഊLord Llywelyn Gruffydd Todd Marsh, MIS Consultant ਀䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀Ⰰ 䈀愀爀漀渀礀 漀昀 䔀氀昀猀攀愀                      琀洀愀爀猀栀 愀琀 甀琀椀挀⸀甀渀椀挀漀洀瀀⸀渀攀琀ഊCadet to Don Robin of Gilwell ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䨀漀 䰀漀爀椀 䐀爀愀欀攀 㰀樀氀搀爀愀欀攀 愀琀 琀愀猀挀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䠀漀氀椀搀愀礀猀㼀ഊDate: 26 Apr 1995 19:08:56 GMT ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 吀䄀匀䌀ഊ ਀吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀氀礀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 戀漀漀欀 漀渀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 䠀漀氀椀搀愀礀猀㨀ഊ ਀䠀甀琀琀漀渀Ⰰ 刀漀渀愀氀搀⸀  刀椀猀攀 愀渀搀 䘀愀氀氀 漀昀 䴀攀爀爀礀 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀㨀 琀栀攀 爀椀琀甀愀氀 礀攀愀爀ഊ1400-1700. Oxford University Press. 1994 ਀ഊI just checked it out of the library last night. It is limited in ਀琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 最攀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀✀猀 最漀琀 最爀攀愀琀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 眀栀愀琀 栀漀氀搀椀搀愀礀猀ഊwere celebrated at this time period and how they were celebrated. ਀ഊThe author uses primary sources almost exclusively, but writes in ਀愀 瘀攀爀礀 氀甀挀椀搀Ⰰ 愀挀挀攀猀猀椀戀氀攀 猀琀礀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀䔀渀樀漀礀℀ഊRhian Lyth ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 搀漀甀最开戀爀甀渀渀攀爀 愀琀 栀瀀ⴀ挀漀爀瘀愀氀氀椀猀⸀漀洀⸀栀瀀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䐀漀甀最 䈀爀甀渀渀攀爀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀猀✀ 䐀愀礀㼀ഊDate: 13 Feb 1996 01:05:51 GMT ਀伀爀最愀渀椀稀愀琀椀漀渀㨀 䠀攀眀氀攀琀琀 倀愀挀欀愀爀搀 䤀渀欀樀攀琀 䌀漀洀瀀⸀ 䐀椀瘀⸀ഊ ਀樀攀昀昀猀 愀琀 戀甀⸀攀搀甀 ⠀䨀攀昀昀 匀甀稀甀欀椀⤀ 眀爀椀琀攀猀㨀ഊ> I'm looking for references on the history of April Fools day, All Fools ਀㸀䐀愀礀Ⰰ 愀 䘀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀 漀昀 䘀漀漀氀猀 愀渀搀 爀攀氀愀琀攀搀 栀漀氀椀搀愀礀猀⸀ഊ ਀    䌀栀攀挀欀 洀攀Ⰰ 䤀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 眀爀漀渀最Ⰰ 戀甀琀 ⴀ⠀渀漀眀 琀栀攀爀攀✀猀 愀 氀攀愀搀 椀渀⤀⸀ 䴀攀洀漀爀礀 猀愀礀猀 琀栀愀琀ഊApril Fool's Day was once New Years. When either the Church or the King ਀挀栀愀渀最攀搀 椀琀 琀漀 䨀愀渀甀愀爀礀 ㄀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 栀攀氀搀 漀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 漀氀搀 眀愀礀猀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀ഊeventually became known as April Poisson(sp?), or April's Fish, in French. ਀吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 愀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 漀昀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀⸀ 伀渀攀 椀猀 ∀䌀甀猀琀漀洀猀 漀昀 䴀愀渀欀椀渀搀∀Ⰰ 眀栀漀✀猀 愀甀琀栀漀爀ഊescapes me , at the moment. The other is something like "Holidays and other ਀攀砀挀甀猀攀猀 昀漀爀 䴀攀爀爀礀 䴀愀欀椀渀最∀⸀ 吀栀攀礀✀爀攀 戀漀琀栀 瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 攀愀爀氀椀攀爀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 ഊcentury, but they're very entertaining, if nothing else. You might also ਀挀栀攀挀欀 漀甀琀 猀漀洀攀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀⸀ ഊ ਀䈀爀甀渀漀 瘀漀渀䈀爀甀渀渀攀爀ഊWoods Crafter/ Merchant ਀吀栀攀 吀攀爀洀椀琀攀 漀昀 匀栀爀攀眀猀戀甀爀礀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: jeffs at bu.edu (Jeff Suzuki) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: History of April Fools' Day? ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㈀㄀ 䘀攀戀 ㄀㤀㤀㘀 ㄀㔀㨀㐀㌀㨀㈀　 䜀䴀吀ഊOrganization: Boston University ਀ഊDoug Brunner (doug_brunner at hp-corvallis.om.hp.com) wrote: ਀㸀 䌀栀攀挀欀 洀攀Ⰰ 䤀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 眀爀漀渀最Ⰰ 戀甀琀 ⴀ⠀渀漀眀 琀栀攀爀攀✀猀 愀 氀攀愀搀 椀渀⤀⸀ 䴀攀洀漀爀礀ഊ> says that : April Fool's Day was once New Years. When either the ਀㸀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀 漀爀 琀栀攀 䬀椀渀最 㨀 挀栀愀渀最攀搀 椀琀 琀漀 䨀愀渀甀愀爀礀 ㄀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 猀琀椀氀氀 栀攀氀搀ഊ> onto the old ways. These : eventually became known as April ਀㸀 倀漀椀猀猀漀渀⠀猀瀀㼀⤀Ⰰ 漀爀 䄀瀀爀椀氀✀猀 䘀椀猀栀Ⰰ 椀渀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀⸀ഊ ਀䤀✀搀 栀攀愀爀搀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 琀栀椀渀最㬀 䈀爀攀眀攀爀✀猀 䐀椀挀琀椀漀渀愀爀礀 漀昀 倀栀爀愀猀攀 愀渀搀 䘀愀戀氀攀ഊgives the following explanation: March 25 (Ladyday) used to be the ਀昀椀爀猀琀 搀愀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀 ⠀椀琀✀猀 爀椀最栀琀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 瘀攀爀渀愀氀 攀焀甀椀渀漀砀⤀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䄀瀀爀椀氀ഊ1 was the end of the "octave" (presumably, the end of the week) of ਀挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀 礀攀愀爀 愀渀搀 椀琀 眀愀猀 愀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 琀椀洀攀 琀漀 瀀氀愀礀ഊtricks on each other. ਀ഊ(In England, the beginning of the year didn't shift until England ਀猀眀椀琀挀栀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䜀爀攀最漀爀椀愀渀 挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀Ⰰ 椀渀 ㄀㜀㔀㈀⸀  吀栀椀猀 氀攀搀 琀漀 猀漀洀攀 愀洀甀猀椀渀最ഊevents, like Shakespeare and Cervantes dying on the same date...eleven ਀搀愀礀猀 愀瀀愀爀琀⸀  䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀猀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀Ⰰ 椀猀 愀氀氀 琀椀攀搀 甀瀀 眀椀琀栀 ∀吀栀椀爀琀礀 䐀愀礀猀 䠀愀琀栀ഊSeptember, all the rest I can't remember..." and someday, someday...) ਀ഊWilliam the Alchymist ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䴀樀挀挀洀挀　㄀ 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊTo: ansteorra at eden.com ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䴀漀渀Ⰰ ㄀㤀 䘀攀戀 ㄀㤀㤀㘀 ഊSubject: Re: Mardi Gras (In Elizabethan England) ਀ഊMardi Gras, or Shrove Tuesday as it was (and is still) called in the ਀䔀渀最氀椀猀栀ⴀ猀瀀攀愀欀椀渀最 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀Ⰰ 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀 琀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 漀渀 琀栀攀ഊTuesday before Ash Wednesday. According to Daily Life In Elizabethan England ਀戀礀 䨀漀栀渀 匀椀渀最氀攀礀 ⠀愀 爀攀愀氀氀礀 昀愀戀甀氀漀甀猀Ⰰ 愀昀昀漀爀搀愀戀氀攀 愀渀搀 栀椀最栀氀礀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀攀搀 戀漀漀欀⤀㨀ഊ ਀∀吀栀椀猀 栀漀氀椀搀愀礀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 搀愀礀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀栀攀 昀愀猀琀椀渀最 猀攀愀猀漀渀 漀昀 䰀攀渀琀⸀  伀渀 琀栀攀ഊContinent, this day was celebrated with wild abandon, reflected in the modern ਀䴀愀爀搀椀 䜀爀愀猀⸀  吀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 洀漀爀攀 猀甀戀搀甀攀搀 戀甀琀 猀琀椀氀氀 椀渀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 爀椀琀甀愀氀ഊfeasting and violence. (Doesn't this sound like an event?) On this day it ਀眀愀猀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 琀漀 攀愀琀 昀爀椀琀琀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 瀀愀渀挀愀欀攀猀⸀  䤀琀 眀愀猀 愀氀猀漀 愀 搀愀礀 昀漀爀 瀀氀愀礀椀渀最ഊfootball (a game much rougher than any of its modern namesakes), and for the ਀猀瀀漀爀琀 漀昀 ∀挀漀挀欀琀栀爀愀猀栀椀渀最∀ 漀爀 ∀䌀漀挀欀猀栀礀猀⸀∀  䤀渀 挀漀挀欀琀栀爀愀猀栀椀渀最Ⰰ 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀渀琀猀ഊtied a cock to a stake and threw sticks at it; they payed the owner of the ਀挀漀挀欀 愀 昀攀眀 瀀攀渀挀攀 昀漀爀 攀愀挀栀 琀爀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 眀栀漀 挀漀甀氀搀 欀渀漀挀欀 搀漀眀渀 琀栀攀 挀漀挀欀 愀渀搀ഊpick it up before the cock regained its feet won the cock as a prize. In ਀琀漀眀渀猀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀 漀昀琀攀渀 愀 搀愀礀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 愀瀀瀀爀攀渀琀椀挀攀猀 琀漀 爀椀漀琀㬀 琀栀攀椀爀 瘀椀漀氀攀渀挀攀 眀愀猀ഊoften aimed against those who transgressed sexual mores, especially ਀瀀爀漀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀猀⸀  吀栀攀 琀眀漀 搀愀礀猀 瀀爀攀瘀椀漀甀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀栀爀漀瘀攀 䴀漀渀搀愀礀 愀渀搀ഊShrove Sunday." ਀ഊAubrey, you may cheerfully ignore that apprentice business. ਀ഊI believe I can find some information regarding Mardi Gras celebration in ਀䤀琀愀氀礀 椀昀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 椀猀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀攀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 欀渀攀眀 爀椀最栀琀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀椀猀 眀愀猀⸀  刀攀瀀氀礀 椀昀 礀漀甀ഊinterested and I'll try to find it. ਀ഊSiobhan Ni'Breoghan Fitzlloyd ਀䠀愀瘀攀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 匀栀爀漀瘀攀 吀甀攀猀搀愀礀 愀渀搀 猀琀愀礀 愀眀愀礀 昀爀漀洀 爀漀漀猀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀瀀瀀爀攀渀琀椀挀攀猀 愀渀搀ഊprostitutes. ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䴀樀挀挀洀挀　㄀ 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀ഊTo: ansteorra at eden.com ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㈀　 䘀攀戀 ㄀㤀㤀㘀ഊSubject: Re: Mardi Gras (In Italy, as requested) ਀ഊIn Italy, Mardi Gras, or carnival, as it was called (which is from the Latin ਀∀挀愀爀渀攀 瘀愀氀攀Ⰰ㨀 漀爀 昀愀爀攀眀攀氀氀 琀漀 洀攀愀琀Ⰰ 椀渀搀椀挀愀琀椀渀最 愀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 漀昀 昀愀猀琀椀渀最 琀漀 昀漀氀氀漀眀⤀ഊwas a much more elaborate affair than in England. The custom was to go to the ਀昀攀猀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀 洀愀猀欀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀猀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀猀 瀀爀漀最爀攀猀猀攀搀 琀栀攀 洀愀猀欀猀 最爀攀眀 洀漀爀攀 愀渀搀 洀漀爀攀ഊelaborate. Originally, this festival was a time to present miracle and ਀洀礀猀琀攀爀礀 瀀氀愀礀猀㬀 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 愀猀 琀栀攀 刀攀渀愀椀猀猀愀渀挀攀 戀攀最愀渀 琀漀 最爀漀眀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 瀀愀最攀愀渀琀猀 戀攀最愀渀ഊto reflect less religious themes, and the pageantry became the sole purpose, ਀眀椀琀栀 渀漀 瀀爀攀琀攀渀猀攀 洀愀搀攀 愀琀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀甀猀 攀搀甀挀愀琀椀漀渀⸀  䤀渀 刀漀洀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀 攀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 漀昀ഊemulating the triumphs of Classical Roman Conquerors, complete with conquered ਀欀椀渀最猀 椀渀 挀栀愀椀渀猀Ⰰ 猀攀渀愀琀漀爀猀Ⰰ 挀栀愀爀椀漀琀猀Ⰰ 眀愀最漀渀猀 氀漀愀搀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 ∀猀瀀漀椀氀猀 漀昀 眀愀爀Ⰰ∀ 攀琀挀⸀ഊ In the Carnival of 1500, Cesare Borgia celebrated the triumph of Julius ਀䌀愀攀猀愀爀 ⠀琀礀瀀椀挀愀氀氀礀 猀甀戀琀氀攀⤀⸀ഊ ਀䤀渀 嘀攀渀椀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 昀攀猀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 渀漀 氀攀猀猀 最爀愀渀搀㬀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 琀漀 戀攀椀渀最ഊunable to even see the water for all the decorated boats. Mock tournaments ਀⠀栀漀爀猀攀猀 愀渀搀 愀氀氀⤀  眀攀爀攀 栀攀氀搀 椀渀 匀琀⸀ 䴀愀爀欀✀猀⸀  䤀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最氀礀Ⰰ 一漀愀栀 眀愀猀 愀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀ഊfigure in Venetian decorations. ਀ഊFlorence, however, outshone them all during the Renaissance. Allegorical and ਀昀愀渀琀愀猀琀椀挀 挀攀爀愀琀甀爀攀猀 瀀愀爀愀搀攀搀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 猀琀爀攀攀琀⸀  䴀漀猀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最甀椀氀搀猀 漀昀  琀栀攀ഊcity were pledged to provide at least ten chariots. Lorenzo de'Medici (The ਀䴀愀最渀椀昀椀挀攀渀琀⤀ 眀爀漀琀攀 ⠀漀爀 椀猀 挀爀攀搀椀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀⤀ 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀漀渀最猀 猀甀渀最 戀礀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀ഊgroups of marchers, and various collections of these are fairly easy to find. ਀ഊGeneral reading on Italian society: Gene Brucker, Ed., The Society of ਀刀攀渀愀椀猀猀愀渀挀攀 䘀氀漀爀攀渀挀攀Ⰰ 䄀 䐀漀挀甀洀攀渀琀愀爀礀 匀琀甀搀礀㬀 䈀甀爀挀欀栀愀爀搀琀Ⰰ 䨀愀挀漀戀Ⰰ 吀栀攀ഊCivilization fo the Renaissance in Italy. New York: The Modern Library, ਀㄀㤀㔀㐀㬀 䠀攀渀椀猀挀栀Ⰰ 䈀爀椀搀最攀琀 䄀渀渀Ⰰ 䘀愀猀琀 愀渀搀 䘀攀愀猀琀㨀 䘀漀漀搀 椀渀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 匀漀挀椀攀琀礀⸀ഊ University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1976. ਀ഊWith best wishes for a happy Mardi Gras, Carnival, and Shrove Tuesday, I'll ਀氀攀愀瘀攀 礀漀甀 眀椀琀栀 愀 昀愀瘀漀爀椀琀攀Ⰰ 椀渀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀椀漀渀㨀ഊ ਀夀漀甀琀栀 椀猀 戀攀愀甀琀椀昀甀氀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀琀 昀氀椀攀猀 愀眀愀礀℀  圀栀漀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 挀栀攀攀爀昀甀氀Ⰰ 氀攀琀 栀椀洀 戀攀㬀 漀昀ഊthe morrow there is no certainty. (Burckhardt, p. 317) ਀ഊFestively, ਀匀椀漀戀栀愀渀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: jeffs at bu.edu (Jeff Suzuki) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Mardi Gras ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㈀㄀ 䴀愀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㜀 ㄀㤀㨀㌀㈀㨀㈀㈀ 䜀䴀吀ഊOrganization: Boston University ਀ഊMary Shafer (shafer at spdcc.com) wrote: ਀㨀 䄀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 䄀猀栀 圀攀搀渀攀猀搀愀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 搀愀礀 漀昀 䰀攀渀琀Ⰰ 椀猀 㐀㜀 搀愀礀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀ഊ: Easter. The 40 days referred to above are the days that are fast ਀㨀 搀愀礀猀⸀  匀甀渀搀愀礀猀 愀爀攀渀✀琀 昀愀猀琀 搀愀礀猀⸀  吀栀甀猀Ⰰ 䰀攀渀琀 椀猀 愀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 漀昀 㐀　 昀愀猀琀ഊ: days (not counting Sundays, which aren't fast days), not 40 calendar ਀㨀 搀愀礀猀⸀ഊ ਀䄀栀⸀  吀栀椀猀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀猀 猀漀洀攀 琀栀椀渀最猀 䤀 眀愀猀 眀漀渀搀攀爀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀⸀ഊ ਀匀攀爀椀漀甀猀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀㨀  椀昀 匀甀渀搀愀礀猀 愀爀攀渀✀琀 昀愀猀琀 搀愀礀猀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀礀㼀ഊ(Insofar as dietary restrictions, etc.) ਀ഊJeffs/William ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 戀攀欀欀愀㄀ 愀琀 椀砀⸀渀攀琀挀漀洀⸀挀漀洀⠀爀攀戀攀挀挀愀 昀椀氀搀攀猀⤀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䴀愀爀搀椀 䜀爀愀猀ഊDate: 20 Mar 1997 02:02:49 GMT ਀ഊ shafer at spdcc.com (Mary Shafer) writes: ਀ഊ ਀ഊ Fast days are not days on which no one can ਀㸀攀愀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 搀愀礀猀 漀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 漀渀攀 挀愀渀渀漀琀 攀愀琀 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀 昀漀漀搀猀Ⰰ 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 洀攀愀琀猀 愀渀搀ഊ>"luxury" foods. ਀ഊ ਀ഊ>Mary Shafer DoD #0362 KotFR shafer at ursa-major.spdcc.com ਀㸀唀刀䰀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀搀昀爀挀⸀渀愀猀愀⸀最漀瘀⼀倀攀漀瀀氀攀⼀匀栀愀昀攀爀⼀洀愀爀礀⸀栀琀洀氀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 昀漀爀最椀瘀攀 洀攀Ⰰ 䴀愀爀礀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 䤀 愀洀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀漀 渀椀琀瀀椀挀欀⸀  夀漀甀爀 爀攀瀀氀礀 眀愀猀ഊquite accurate save for one thing: the confusion of a day of 'fast' ਀眀椀琀栀 愀 搀愀礀 漀昀 ✀愀戀猀琀椀渀攀渀挀攀✀⸀ 匀椀洀瀀氀礀 爀攀瀀氀愀挀攀 椀渀 礀漀甀爀 瀀漀猀琀 ✀愀戀猀琀椀渀攀渀挀攀✀ഊfor 'fast' and you then become completely correct. ਀ ഊA fast day *is* a day when one cannot eat, or must limit the *amount* ਀漀昀 昀漀漀搀 攀愀琀攀渀⸀ഊ ਀䄀 搀愀礀 漀昀 愀戀猀琀椀渀攀渀挀攀 椀猀 愀 搀愀礀 眀栀攀渀 漀渀攀 ⨀愀戀猀琀愀椀渀猀⨀ 昀爀漀洀 攀愀琀椀渀最 挀攀爀琀愀椀渀ഊfoods, such as meat. What you are describing here are days of ਀愀戀猀琀椀渀攀渀挀攀⸀ ഊ ਀䤀渀 洀甀挀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䄀最攀猀Ⰰ 䰀攀渀琀 眀愀猀 愀 琀椀洀攀 漀昀 愀戀猀琀椀渀攀渀挀攀 ⠀渀漀 洀攀愀琀 漀爀ഊeggs, etc) and for many, especially those in religious orders, a time ਀漀昀 昀愀猀琀椀渀最 愀猀 眀攀氀氀⸀ ഊ ਀䤀 愀洀Ⰰ 漀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀Ⰰ 甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䌀愀琀栀漀氀椀挀 搀漀挀琀爀椀渀愀氀 搀攀昀椀渀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀猀ഊ'fast' and 'abstinence', but since we were discussing Lent and Mardi ਀䜀爀愀猀Ⰰ 䤀 昀攀氀琀 䤀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 猀瀀攀愀欀 甀瀀⸀ഊ ਀    吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀 昀漀爀 礀漀甀爀 瀀愀琀椀攀渀挀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀礀 渀椀挀欀瀀椀挀欀椀渀最Ⰰഊ ਀    䰀攀漀昀眀礀渀渀 䌀爀椀漀猀琀愀椀ഊ mka Rebecca Fildes ਀    戀攀欀欀愀㄀ 愀琀 椀砀⸀渀攀琀挀漀洀⸀挀漀洀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: geard at clear.net.nz (J Geard) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: Favors ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ 　㜀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 　㤀㨀㌀㈀㨀㔀㈀ 䜀䴀吀ഊ ਀伀渀 吀甀攀Ⰰ 㜀 䄀瀀爀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 　㈀㨀㌀㄀㨀㌀㤀 ⴀ　㐀　　Ⰰ 昀爀愀猀攀爀猀 愀琀 猀甀爀攀渀攀琀⸀渀攀琀 ⠀䄀⸀ 匀琀攀瀀栀攀渀ഊFraser) wrote: ਀㸀䈀甀琀 䤀 挀愀渀 昀愀挀攀 甀瀀 ഊ>to the fact that even Easter itself is a mixture of Christian and Pagan ਀㸀挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀 ⠀䔀愀猀琀攀爀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 倀愀最愀渀 䜀漀搀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀㬀 吀栀攀 䜀漀搀 ഊ>of fertility I believe - Hence the eggs. Someone correct me on this if ਀㸀䤀✀洀 眀爀漀渀最 瀀氀攀愀猀攀⤀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 洀愀礀 渀漀琀 戀攀 琀栀攀 愀瀀瀀爀漀瀀爀椀愀琀攀 昀漀爀甀洀Ⰰ 戀甀琀⸀⸀⸀ഊ ਀䤀琀 眀愀猀 洀礀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 开漀渀氀礀开 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 愀渀礀眀栀攀爀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀ഊgoddess was by (the very Christian) Bede, who started the ਀猀琀漀爀礀 琀栀愀琀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 眀愀猀 渀愀洀攀搀 昀漀爀 栀攀爀⸀ 䤀✀瘀攀 猀攀攀渀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 琀栀愀琀 猀栀攀 眀愀猀ഊGermanic -- although she doen't turn up in the Eddas, which are ਀漀琀栀攀爀眀椀猀攀 瀀爀攀琀琀礀 昀甀氀氀 漀昀 洀椀渀漀爀 搀攀椀琀椀攀猀 ⴀⴀ 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀渀 愀 挀氀愀椀洀 琀栀愀琀 猀栀攀ഊwas Celtic. I have seen nothing solid to back up any claims about her. ਀䤀 开栀愀瘀攀开 猀攀攀渀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 琀栀愀琀 䈀攀搀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀搀 漀渀氀礀 眀椀琀栀 愀 氀愀爀最攀ഊlump of corroborating evidence. Anyone know of such evidence? ਀ഊYour humble servant, ਀  䄀氀礀猀 氀攀 䌀栀愀甀渀猀琀攀爀ഊ In the final days before Pascha ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䈀爀礀愀渀 䨀⸀ 䴀愀氀漀渀攀礀∀ 㰀戀樀洀㄀　 愀琀 挀漀爀渀攀氀氀⸀攀搀甀㸀ഊNewsgroups: rec.org.sca ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 䘀愀瘀漀爀猀ഊDate: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 10:18:37 -0400 ਀ഊA. Stephen Fraser wrote: ਀㸀 䤀渀搀攀攀搀⸀  䤀✀洀 愀 戀漀爀渀ⴀ愀最愀椀渀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀甀搀 漀昀 椀琀⸀  䈀甀琀 䤀 挀愀渀 昀愀挀攀 甀瀀ഊ> to the fact that even Easter itself is a mixture of Christian and Pagan ਀㸀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀 ⠀䔀愀猀琀攀爀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 倀愀最愀渀 䜀漀搀 䔀猀琀栀攀爀㬀 吀栀攀 䜀漀搀ഊ> of fertility I believe - Hence the eggs. Someone correct me on this if ਀㸀 䤀✀洀 眀爀漀渀最 瀀氀攀愀猀攀⤀ഊ ਀䠀愀瀀瀀礀 琀漀 漀戀氀椀最攀⸀  ∀䔀愀猀琀攀爀∀ 椀猀 琀栀攀 眀攀猀琀攀爀渀 渀愀洀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀 栀漀氀椀搀愀礀ഊthat was known as "Pascha" during the first centuries of the Church. ਀∀倀愀猀挀栀愀∀ 戀攀椀渀最 䜀爀攀攀欀 昀漀爀 ∀倀愀猀猀漀瘀攀爀∀⸀  䤀渀 昀愀挀琀Ⰰ 椀昀 䤀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀氀礀Ⰰഊ"Easter" is not even used in Mediterranean western European countries, ਀戀甀琀 猀漀洀攀 瘀愀爀椀愀渀琀 漀昀 ∀倀愀猀挀愀∀ 椀猀 甀猀攀搀Ⰰ 椀渀猀琀攀愀搀⸀  䔀最最猀 愀爀攀 挀漀氀漀爀攀搀 椀渀ഊGreece and Russia, even though they do not use the term "Easter" at ਀愀氀氀ⴀⴀ眀攀 伀爀琀栀漀搀漀砀 甀猀攀 琀栀攀 琀攀爀洀 ∀倀愀猀挀栀愀∀⸀  吀栀攀 椀搀攀愀 琀栀愀琀 ∀䔀愀猀琀攀爀∀ 椀猀 愀ഊconflation of a Christian event and some kind of pagan holiday sounds ਀氀椀欀攀 洀漀搀攀爀渀 愀渀琀椀ⴀ挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀漀爀礀 瀀爀漀琀攀猀琀愀渀琀 爀攀瘀椀猀椀漀渀椀猀洀⸀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 8 May 1998 11:46:57 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 洀攀爀洀愀礀搀攀 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀 ⠀䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀渀攀 䄀 匀攀攀氀礀攀ⴀ䬀椀渀最⤀ഊSubject: SC - Mother's Day ਀ഊNow, Father's Day is a recent invention (relatively) but Mother's Day is ਀愀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀℀  䔀渀樀漀礀℀ ⠀䠀愀瘀攀 礀漀甀 猀攀渀琀 礀漀甀爀 䴀漀琀栀攀爀✀猀 䐀愀礀 䌀愀爀搀猀㼀⤀ഊ Mistress Christianna ਀ഊMothering Sunday* -Feudal Europe- On Laetare Sunday (mid-Lent) in spring, ਀∀昀漀猀琀攀爀攀搀∀ 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 眀漀甀氀搀 最漀 琀漀 瘀椀猀椀琀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀 昀愀洀椀氀椀攀猀⸀ 䄀 猀眀攀攀琀 挀愀欀攀ഊcalled a "simnel"- named for simila=fine flour, plum cakes or cakes with ਀愀氀洀漀渀搀 瀀愀猀琀攀 戀愀欀攀搀 椀渀猀椀搀攀 眀攀爀攀 琀愀欀攀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀 洀漀琀栀攀爀猀⸀ ⠀吀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀ഊrecipie for " A Simnel Cake for Mothering Sunday" in "How to Cook ਀䘀漀爀猀漀漀琀栀氀礀∀⤀ഊOrigins in the Greek Goddess Cybele, the goddess of nature (whom the ਀䜀爀攀攀欀猀 最漀琀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 倀栀爀礀最椀愀渀猀⤀ 愀渀搀 刀漀洀愀渀 昀攀猀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀 栀攀氀搀 琀漀 栀漀渀漀爀ഊmotherhood. ਀䔀渀最氀愀渀搀ⴀ䤀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㜀琀栀 挀攀渀琀⸀ 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀猀 眀攀渀琀 漀渀挀攀 愀 礀攀愀爀 琀漀 瀀愀礀 琀栀攀椀爀ഊrespects to the Cathedral or 'Mother Church' of their religion. The huge ਀最愀琀栀攀爀椀渀最猀 最愀瘀攀 猀漀 洀愀渀礀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀 挀栀愀渀挀攀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 昀愀洀椀氀礀 爀攀甀渀椀漀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀ഊbegan to call it "going a-mothering", and they brought their mothers ਀昀氀漀眀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 挀愀欀攀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀 搀椀攀搀 漀甀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㠀琀栀 挀攀渀琀⸀ഊBut American soldiers stationed in England during WWII, who observed the ਀唀⸀匀⸀ 䴀漀琀栀攀爀✀猀 䐀愀礀Ⰰ 爀攀洀椀渀搀攀搀 琀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀ഊcontributed to its revival. ਀ഊMother's Day* -United States- (Second Sunday in May) When Anna Jarvis' ਀洀漀琀栀攀爀 搀椀攀搀 椀渀 ㄀㤀　㜀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 倀栀椀氀愀搀攀氀瀀栀椀愀 眀漀洀愀渀 搀攀挀椀搀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 漀渀攀 搀愀礀 攀瘀攀爀礀ഊyear should be dedicated to mothers. She held a memorial service and ਀愀猀欀攀搀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 愀琀琀攀渀搀攀搀 琀漀 眀攀愀爀 眀栀椀琀攀 挀愀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀⸀ 䈀礀 ㄀㤀㄀㐀 猀栀攀 栀愀搀ഊconvinced Congress to proclaim a National day. Some people still wear ਀挀愀爀渀愀琀椀漀渀猀ⴀ 爀攀搀 ⠀漀爀 瀀椀渀欀⤀ 漀渀攀猀 昀漀爀 氀椀瘀椀渀最 洀漀琀栀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 眀栀椀琀攀 漀渀攀猀 昀漀爀ഊthose who've died. ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㘀 䨀甀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 ㄀　㨀㌀㘀㨀㌀㈀ ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: mermayde at juno.com (Christine A Seelye-King) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䈀攀愀渀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䐀攀愀搀㼀ഊ ਀㸀  䄀猀 䤀 猀愀椀搀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀渀搀 愀猀猀愀猀猀椀渀猀 昀攀愀猀琀 猀漀漀渀 愀渀搀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 愀猀欀攀搀 琀漀ഊ>prepare a dish that the autocrat had once at another event which he ਀㸀挀愀氀氀攀搀 ∀䘀愀瘀愀 搀攀 䴀漀爀琀椀∀  眀栀椀挀栀 愀猀 昀愀爀 愀猀 䤀 欀渀漀眀 洀攀愀渀猀 䈀攀愀渀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䐀攀愀搀⸀ഊ The Feastocrat from that event has left the state, and I've never heard ਀漀昀  琀栀椀猀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀甀氀愀爀 搀椀猀栀 戀攀昀漀爀攀⸀  䐀漀攀猀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 欀渀漀眀 眀栀愀琀 䤀✀洀ഊtalking about? ਀㸀䄀渀搀 椀昀 猀漀Ⰰ 挀漀甀氀搀 琀栀攀礀 猀攀渀搀 洀攀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀⸀⸀⸀⸀椀琀  猀漀甀渀搀猀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀⸀椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最⸀ഊ> ਀㸀吀栀愀渀砀ഊ>-Sianan ਀ഊThis is an entry from my book, " 366 Days of Celebrations", for November ਀㈀ 㨀  ∀䤀氀 䜀椀漀爀渀漀 搀攀椀 䴀漀爀琀椀 ⴀ 䤀琀愀氀礀 ⴀ 䤀渀 刀漀洀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䐀愀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀攀愀搀 椀猀 琀栀攀ഊproper time to send engagement rings to their sweethearts, and to ਀愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀 戀攀琀爀漀琀栀愀氀猀⸀  䌀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀昀 琀栀攀礀 爀攀瘀攀爀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 搀攀瀀愀爀琀攀搀ഊfamily throughout the year, they will return with gifts on this festival ਀渀椀最栀琀⸀  ✀䘀愀瘀攀 搀攀椀 䴀漀爀琀椀✀ 漀爀 ∀戀攀愀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀攀愀搀∀ 愀爀攀 爀椀挀栀 愀氀洀漀渀搀 挀愀欀攀猀ഊcolred and flavored with chocolate, orange, or other flavors. They are ਀洀愀搀攀 椀渀琀漀 欀椀搀渀攀礀ⴀ戀攀愀渀 猀栀愀瀀攀猀⸀∀ഊ ਀䤀 眀椀氀氀 猀攀攀 椀昀 䤀 挀愀渀 琀爀愀挀欀 搀漀眀渀 愀 爀攀挀椀瀀椀攀 氀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 愀洀 氀愀琀攀 渀漀眀⸀ഊMistress Christianna MacGrain ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㘀 䨀甀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 ㄀㔀㨀㐀㌀㨀㌀㌀ ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: mermayde at juno.com (Christine A Seelye-King) ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀愀瘀攀 搀攀椀 䴀漀爀琀椀 ⠀䈀攀愀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀攀愀搀⤀ഊ ਀伀欀Ⰰ 栀攀爀攀 礀漀甀 最漀Ⰰ 愀 爀攀挀椀瀀椀攀 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最⸀  吀栀椀猀 椀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀ഊ"Feast-Day Cakes From Many Lands" by Dorothy Gladys Spicer ਀ 挀漀瀀礀爀椀琀攀 ㄀㤀㘀　Ⰰ 䠀漀氀琀Ⰰ 刀椀渀攀栀愀爀琀 愀渀搀 圀椀渀猀琀漀渀Ⰰ 一夀ഊ ਀✀䘀愀瘀攀 搀椀攀 䴀漀爀琀椀 ⠀䈀攀愀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀攀愀搀⤀ ⴀ 䤀琀愀氀礀ഊ ਀        䘀愀瘀攀 搀攀椀 䴀漀爀琀椀Ⰰ 戀攀愀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀攀愀搀Ⰰ 愀爀攀 琀栀攀 氀椀琀琀氀攀 戀攀愀渀ⴀ猀栀愀瀀攀搀ഊcakes that Italians eat on November 2, Il Giorno dei Morti, or All Soul's ਀䐀愀礀⸀  吀栀攀猀攀 猀洀愀氀氀 挀愀欀攀猀Ⰰ 洀愀搀攀 漀昀 最爀漀甀渀搀 愀氀洀漀渀搀猀 愀渀搀 猀甀最愀爀 挀漀洀戀椀渀攀搀 眀椀琀栀ഊegg, butter, flour, and subtle flavorings, are traditionally eaten ਀琀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 䤀琀愀氀礀 漀渀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀攀猀 琀栀攀 最爀愀瘀攀猀 眀椀琀栀ഊflowers and says masses for departed souls. ਀         㰀猀渀椀瀀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 挀栀甀爀挀栀 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 最爀愀瘀攀猀椀搀攀 昀氀漀爀愀氀猀㸀ഊ In spite of the somber beginning of Il Giorno dei Morti, the day ਀椀猀 昀愀爀 昀爀漀洀 最氀漀漀洀礀⸀  吀漀 礀漀甀渀最 洀攀渀 椀渀 愀渀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 刀漀洀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䐀愀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀攀愀搀ഊis the proper time to send engagement rings to sweethearts. And to young ਀挀漀甀瀀氀攀猀 琀栀椀猀 ✀昀攀猀琀愀✀ 椀猀 琀栀攀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀 琀漀 愀渀渀漀甀渀挀攀 戀攀琀爀漀琀栀愀氀猀⸀  䘀愀瘀攀 搀攀椀ഊMorti, sometimes white, or tinted delicate pink, or chocolate color, play ਀愀渀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 瀀愀爀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 爀椀琀攀猀⸀  䘀漀爀 琀栀攀 洀愀渀 猀攀渀搀猀 琀栀攀 爀椀渀最 琀漀 栀椀猀ഊfiancee in a conventional small square white box that is packed in an ਀漀瘀愀氀 挀漀渀琀愀椀渀攀爀Ⰰ 昀甀氀氀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀攀愀渀ⴀ猀栀愀瀀攀搀 挀愀欀攀猀⸀ഊ ਀        䘀愀瘀攀 搀攀椀 䴀漀爀琀椀Ⰰ 戀攀愀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀攀愀搀Ⰰ 愀爀攀 爀椀挀栀 愀渀搀 搀攀氀椀挀愀琀攀 氀椀琀琀氀攀ഊcakes. Despite their macabre origin, you will want them often. Color ਀琀栀攀洀 漀爀愀渀最攀 愀渀搀 猀攀爀瘀攀 琀栀攀洀 愀琀 䠀愀氀氀漀眀攀攀渀 漀爀 吀栀愀渀欀猀最椀瘀椀渀最 瀀愀爀琀椀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 椀挀攀ഊcream goblin or pumpkin molds. Or leave them white and store in tightly ਀挀氀漀猀攀搀 琀椀渀猀Ⰰ 琀漀 猀攀爀瘀攀 眀椀琀栀 挀漀昀昀攀攀 漀爀 琀攀愀 琀漀 甀渀攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 最甀攀猀琀猀⸀ഊ ਀        䘀䄀嘀䔀 䐀䔀䤀 䴀伀刀吀䤀ഊ ਀㄀⼀㈀ 挀甀瀀 猀甀最愀爀ഊ3 tablespoons butter ਀㄀⼀㈀ 挀甀瀀 昀椀渀攀氀礀 最爀漀甀渀搀 愀氀洀漀渀搀猀 ⠀甀渀戀氀愀渀挀栀攀搀⤀ഊ1 egg ਀㈀ 琀愀戀氀攀猀瀀漀漀渀猀 愀氀氀 瀀甀爀瀀漀猀攀 昀氀漀甀爀ഊ1 tablespoon grated lemon rind ਀嘀攀最攀琀愀戀氀攀 挀漀氀漀爀椀渀最Ⰰ 椀昀 搀攀猀椀爀攀搀ഊ ਀䌀漀洀戀椀渀攀 猀甀最愀爀Ⰰ 戀甀琀琀攀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 最爀漀甀渀搀 愀氀洀漀渀搀猀⸀  䈀攀愀琀 攀最最 愀渀搀 愀搀搀 琀漀 漀琀栀攀爀ഊingredients, mixing thoroughly. Add flour and flavoring. Work dough ਀甀渀琀椀氀 猀洀漀漀琀栀 愀渀搀 洀愀欀攀 椀渀琀漀 愀 爀漀氀氀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀ ㄀⼀㈀ 椀渀挀栀攀猀 椀渀 搀椀愀洀攀琀攀爀⸀  圀爀愀瀀ഊin waxed paper and refrigerate 2-3 hours. Then cut off bits of dough and ਀洀漀氀搀 琀栀攀洀 椀渀琀漀 欀椀搀渀攀礀ⴀ猀栀愀瀀攀搀 瀀椀攀挀攀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀猀 氀愀爀最攀 愀猀 氀椀洀愀 戀攀愀渀猀⸀ഊBake on greased cookie sheet in moderate oven (350 degrees) about 15-20 ਀洀椀渀甀琀攀猀Ⰰ 漀爀 甀渀琀椀氀 最漀氀搀攀渀 戀爀漀眀渀⸀ 䌀漀漀氀 㔀 洀椀渀甀琀攀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀 昀爀漀洀ഊpan with spatula. Yield: about 2 dozen small cakes. ' ਀ഊI would infer from the "Add flour and flavoring" line that you should add ਀眀栀愀琀攀瘀攀爀 昀氀愀瘀漀爀 礀漀甀 眀椀猀栀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 猀琀愀最攀Ⰰ 猀甀挀栀 愀猀 挀漀挀漀愀 瀀漀眀搀攀爀Ⰰ 氀攀洀漀渀Ⰰ 攀琀挀⸀ഊ Hope this is what your autocrat had in mind! ਀        䜀漀漀搀 䰀甀挀欀Ⰰഊ Mistress Christianna MacGrain ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㄀㘀 䨀甀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 ㄀㘀㨀㄀㈀㨀㌀㔀 ⴀ　㐀　　 ⠀䔀䐀吀⤀ഊFrom: Gretchen M Beck ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀愀瘀攀 搀攀椀 䴀漀爀琀椀 ⠀䈀攀愀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䐀攀愀搀⤀ഊ ਀䔀砀挀攀爀瀀琀猀 昀爀漀洀 椀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀⸀氀椀猀琀猀攀爀瘀⸀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀㨀 ㄀㘀ⴀ䨀甀渀ⴀ㤀㠀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀愀瘀攀 搀攀椀 䴀漀爀琀椀ഊ(Beans .. by C. Seelye-King at juno.com ਀㸀 伀欀Ⰰ 栀攀爀攀 礀漀甀 最漀Ⰰ 愀 爀攀挀椀瀀椀攀 愀渀搀 攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最⸀  吀栀椀猀 椀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 戀漀漀欀ഊ> "Feast-Day Cakes From Many Lands" by Dorothy Gladys Spicer ਀㸀  挀漀瀀礀爀椀琀攀 ㄀㤀㘀　Ⰰ 䠀漀氀琀Ⰰ 刀椀渀攀栀愀爀琀 愀渀搀 圀椀渀猀琀漀渀Ⰰ 一夀ഊ ਀䰀漀漀欀猀 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 渀愀洀攀 栀愀猀 琀爀愀渀猀昀攀爀爀攀搀 猀椀渀挀攀 ㄀㘀㄀㐀 ⴀⴀ 椀渀 䌀愀猀琀攀氀瘀攀琀琀椀Ⰰ 䘀愀瘀愀ഊdel Morte is actually a sort of fava bean paste. ਀ഊtoodles, margaret ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀甀攀Ⰰ ㈀㠀 䨀甀氀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 　㠀㨀㈀㠀㨀　㤀 ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Decker, Terry D." ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 刀攀猀甀氀琀猀 漀昀㨀 夀椀欀攀猀℀ 䤀✀洀 琀攀愀挀栀椀渀最 愀 挀氀愀猀猀℀ഊ ਀㸀 䴀礀 栀甀猀戀愀渀搀 爀攀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 爀攀愀氀氀礀 氀椀欀攀搀 ∀吀愀爀琀 漀渀 䔀洀戀攀爀 䐀愀礀∀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀攀 戀漀琀栀 眀漀渀搀攀爀攀搀ഊ> what the heck Ember Day is--Ash Wednesday was our guess. ਀ഊFrom the quick ref, Ember Day is a day of pray and fasting occurring on ਀圀攀搀渀攀猀搀愀礀Ⰰ 䘀爀椀搀愀礀 愀渀搀 匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 漀昀 䰀攀渀琀Ⰰ 愀昀琀攀爀ഊWhitsunday, after September 14 and after December 13. The term derives from ਀琀栀攀 伀氀搀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀Ⰰ 礀洀戀爀攀渀搀愀攀最Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 爀漀甀最栀氀礀 洀攀愀渀猀Ⰰ 愀 爀攀挀甀爀爀椀渀最 搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀䈀攀愀爀ഊ ਀ഊSubject: Re: Halloween ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀㈀ 伀挀琀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 ㄀㌀㨀㄀㌀㨀　　 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: burginde at juno.com (deborah e burgin) ਀吀漀㨀 愀琀氀愀渀琀椀愀 愀琀 愀琀氀愀渀琀椀愀⸀猀挀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀㸀倀漀猀琀攀爀㨀 樀猀爀攀挀栀琀猀 愀琀 椀洀愀瀀⸀甀渀挀⸀攀搀甀ഊ>Anyone know about Halloween traditions during the Middle Ages? I also ਀㸀眀漀渀搀攀爀 椀昀 椀琀✀猀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀⸀ഊ>Just curious as I know nothing about this topic! ਀ഊAs for what is currently celebrated in Europe (not the middle ages) - ਀琀栀攀礀 搀漀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀椀猀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 匀眀椀琀稀攀爀氀愀渀搀 渀漀爀 䘀爀愀渀挀攀⸀  䜀攀渀攀瘀愀Ⰰഊhowever, has a wonderful custom on Dec 11 when they celebrate repelling ਀琀栀攀 攀瘀椀氀 匀愀瘀漀礀愀爀搀 ⠀䘀爀攀渀挀栀 樀甀猀琀 愀挀爀漀猀猀 琀栀攀 戀漀爀搀攀爀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 栀愀搀ഊtheir eye on the wonderful valley that is Geneva) in a resounding victory ਀⠀琀栀椀猀 漀挀挀甀爀爀攀搀 戀愀挀欀 椀渀 ㄀㈀㄀㐀 ⴀ 琀栀椀渀欀 瀀攀爀栀愀瀀猀 琀栀攀礀 氀椀欀攀 爀甀戀戀椀渀最 椀琀 椀渀 愀 戀椀琀ഊmuch?). There are all sorts of stories and traditions to go along with ਀椀琀 ⴀ 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 戀攀椀渀最 琀栀愀琀 戀愀渀搀猀 漀昀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 最漀 昀爀漀洀 搀漀漀爀 琀漀 搀漀漀爀 愀渀搀 猀椀渀最ഊsongs about the fierce battle and the good Genevois, etc. in return for ਀眀栀椀挀栀 琀栀攀礀 最攀琀 挀漀椀渀猀Ⰰ 漀爀 昀爀甀椀琀 愀渀搀 挀甀瀀猀 漀昀 栀漀琀 挀椀搀攀爀 漀爀 琀攀愀 ⴀ 渀漀琀 戀愀搀Ⰰഊeh? ਀ഊGisele (who is, in fact, Genevois, and not French as some would have you ਀戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀⤀ഊ ਀ഊSubject: Halloween Customs & Origin ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀㈀ 伀挀琀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 ㄀㐀㨀㐀㄀㨀㈀㈀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: Erick and Sue ਀吀漀㨀 愀琀氀愀渀琀椀愀 愀琀 愀琀氀愀渀琀椀愀⸀猀挀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䄀挀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 琀漀 洀礀 挀漀瀀礀 漀昀 ∀䔀砀琀爀愀漀爀搀椀渀愀爀礀 伀爀椀最椀渀猀 漀昀 䔀瘀攀爀礀搀愀礀 吀栀椀渀最猀∀ 瀀 㘀㈀ⴀ㘀㐀ഊsummed up ਀ഊHalloween was first celebrated in 5th century BC by the Celts. They ਀攀砀琀椀渀最甀椀猀栀攀搀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀攀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 栀漀洀攀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 渀椀最栀琀 漀昀 伀挀琀漀戀攀爀 ㌀㄀ ⠀琀栀攀ഊofficial end of Summer) to deliberately make their homes undesirable to ਀猀瀀椀爀椀琀猀⸀  吀栀攀礀 最愀琀栀攀爀攀搀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀 眀栀攀爀攀 愀 䐀爀甀椀搀 栀愀搀 氀椀琀 愀 栀甀最攀 戀漀渀昀椀爀攀  琀漀ഊhonor the sun god and frighten away any lingering spirits. ਀ഊThe Celts believed that the spirits of all who had died that year assembled ਀琀栀愀琀 渀椀最栀琀 琀漀 挀栀漀漀猀攀 琀栀攀 戀漀搀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 漀爀 愀渀椀洀愀氀 琀栀攀礀 眀漀甀氀搀 椀渀栀愀戀椀琀ഊfor the next 12 months before they could pass peacefully to the afterlife. ਀吀漀 昀爀椀最栀琀攀渀 愀眀愀礀 琀栀攀 爀漀瘀椀渀最 猀漀甀氀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 眀漀甀氀搀 搀爀攀猀猀 愀猀 搀攀愀洀漀渀猀Ⰰ 栀漀最漀戀氀椀渀猀Ⰰഊand other horrors. They would parade inside the cold houses and outside as ਀渀漀椀猀椀氀礀 愀渀搀 搀椀猀琀爀甀挀琀椀瘀攀氀礀 愀猀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 愀渀搀 昀椀渀愀氀氀礀 琀漀 琀栀攀 戀漀渀昀椀爀攀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀ഊtown. ਀ഊRomans adopted the Celtic practices, but in AD 61 they outlawed human ਀猀愀挀爀椀昀椀挀攀 ⠀琀栀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 瀀愀爀琀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䌀攀氀琀椀挀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀猀 洀愀欀攀猀 渀漀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 琀漀ഊhuman sacrifice?), substituting instead, effigies. ਀ഊIrish immigrants brought Halloween customs of costume and mischief to the ਀唀匀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㠀㐀　✀猀ⴀⴀ挀愀氀氀椀渀最 椀琀 洀椀猀挀栀攀椀昀 渀椀最栀琀⸀  吀栀礀攀 愀氀猀漀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀洀ഊthe custome of of a sort of jack-o-lantern. They hollowed out a turnip, ਀挀愀爀瘀攀搀 愀 昀愀挀攀 漀渀 椀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 氀椀最栀琀攀搀 椀琀 眀椀琀栀 愀 挀愀渀搀氀攀 椀渀猀椀搀攀⸀  吀栀攀爀攀 眀攀爀攀 昀攀眀ഊturnips to be found in the new world but numerous pumpkins. ਀ഊThe tern Jack-o'-lantern is of Irish origin, too. The legend goes, a man ਀渀愀洀攀搀 䨀愀挀欀Ⰰ 渀漀琀漀爀椀漀甀猀 昀漀爀 栀椀猀 搀爀甀渀欀攀渀 愀渀搀 氀愀稀礀 栀愀戀椀琀猀Ⰰ 琀爀椀挀欀攀搀 琀栀攀 搀攀瘀椀氀ഊinto climbing a tree. Quickly carving a cross on the truck, Jack trapped ਀匀愀琀愀渀 甀渀琀椀氀 栀攀 猀眀漀爀攀 栀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 渀攀瘀攀爀 愀最愀椀渀 琀攀洀瀀琀 䨀愀挀欀 琀漀 猀椀渀⸀  唀瀀漀渀 栀椀猀ഊdeath, Jack found himself barred from Heaven for his sinning, and also ਀爀攀昀甀猀攀搀 攀渀琀爀愀渀挀攀 椀渀琀 漀 䠀攀氀氀 昀爀漀洀 愀渀搀 甀渀昀漀爀最椀瘀椀渀最 匀愀琀愀渀⸀  䌀漀渀搀攀洀渀攀搀 琀漀ഊwander in frigid darkness until Judgement Day, he implored the devil for ਀攀洀戀攀爀猀 琀漀 氀椀最栀琀 栀椀猀 眀愀礀⸀  吀栀漀甀最栀 匀愀琀愀渀 栀愀搀 攀渀戀攀爀猀 椀渀 猀甀爀瀀氀甀猀Ⰰ 栀攀 愀氀氀漀琀攀搀ഊJack a single coal. Putting the ember into a turnip he had chewed hollow, ਀栀攀 昀漀爀洀攀搀 䨀愀挀欀✀猀 䰀愀渀琀攀爀渀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 眀椀搀攀氀礀 愀挀挀攀瀀琀攀搀 琀栀攀漀爀礀 漀渀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀猀 漀昀 琀爀椀挀欀ⴀ漀爀ⴀ琀爀攀愀琀椀渀最 琀爀愀挀攀猀ഊthe practice to the ninth-century European custom of 'souling' ਀ഊOn All Soul's Day, Christians walked from village to village begging for ਀猀焀甀愀爀攀 戀甀猀挀甀椀琀猀Ⰰ 挀愀氀氀攀搀 猀漀甀氀 挀愀欀攀猀⸀  吀栀攀 戀攀最最愀爀猀 瀀爀漀洀椀猀攀搀 琀漀 漀昀昀攀爀 甀瀀ഊprayers for the dead relatives of the donors, the number of prayers ਀爀攀氀愀琀椀瘀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 搀漀渀漀爀✀猀 最攀渀攀爀漀猀椀琀礀⸀  吀栀攀 焀甀愀渀琀椀琀礀 漀昀 瀀爀愀礀攀爀猀 愀 搀攀愀搀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀ഊamassed was significant in a practical way, for limbo was the penitential ਀氀愀礀漀攀瘀攀爀 猀琀漀瀀 漀渀 琀栀攀 樀漀甀爀渀攀礀 椀渀琀漀 栀攀愀瘀愀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀甀昀昀甀挀椀愀渀琀 瀀爀愀礀攀爀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀 戀礀 愀渀ഊanonymous individual, would shorten the stay. ਀ഊI make no guarantees that all this is accurate, only that I have accurately ਀猀甀洀洀愀爀椀稀攀搀 甀瀀 琀栀攀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 漀昀 䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀 倀愀渀愀琀椀⸀  䤀昀 栀攀 栀愀猀 椀琀 眀爀漀渀最⸀⸀⸀昀攀攀氀 昀爀攀攀ഊto soap up his windows and teepee his house. :) ਀ഊSue ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ 㠀 一漀瘀 ㄀㤀㤀㠀 　㤀㨀㐀　㨀　㄀ 䔀匀吀ഊFrom: LrdRas at aol.com ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 吀愀戀氀攀挀氀漀琀栀猀 愀渀搀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀洀愀猀 昀攀愀猀琀猀ഊ ਀刀攀最愀爀搀椀渀最 䌀栀爀椀猀琀洀愀猀 昀攀愀猀琀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䄀最攀猀⸀  吀漀 瀀甀琀 椀琀 猀椀洀瀀氀礀 琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀ഊuncommon since the early and medieval church put much more emphasis on the ਀搀愀琀攀 漀昀 搀攀愀琀栀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 琀栀愀渀 戀椀爀琀栀⸀  一漀琀攀 琀栀愀琀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 匀愀椀渀琀猀 搀愀礀猀 愀爀攀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀ഊon the date of their death. It was only with much reluctance that the Church ਀攀砀挀攀瀀琀攀搀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀✀猀 戀椀爀琀栀 愀猀 愀 搀愀礀 漀昀 昀攀愀猀琀椀渀最⸀  䤀琀 搀椀搀 猀漀 漀渀氀礀 眀栀攀渀 挀漀渀昀爀漀渀琀攀搀ഊwith the need to incorporate pagan festivals into it's body of traditions ਀戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀 瀀愀最愀渀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀挀攀 椀渀猀椀猀琀攀搀 漀渀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀椀渀最 琀栀攀椀爀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 眀椀渀琀攀爀ഊfire festivals in celebration of the lengthening of the days. ਀ഊIt was during the Middle Ages that these festivals were incorporated into ਀䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀Ⰰ 愀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀 栀愀搀Ⰰ 戀礀 眀愀礀 漀昀 愀 瀀爀漀渀漀甀渀挀攀洀攀渀琀 戀礀 倀漀瀀攀ഊJulius I in 350 C.E., set Dec. 25 as the 'official,' albeit inaccurate, date ਀漀昀 䨀攀猀甀猀 漀昀 一愀稀愀爀攀琀栀✀猀 戀椀爀琀栀⸀  䤀琀 眀愀猀 愀氀氀 椀渀 愀氀氀 愀 爀愀琀栀攀爀 洀椀渀漀爀 搀愀礀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀ഊactual celebrations occurring on Epiphany or Twelfth Night. It most certainly ਀搀椀搀 渀漀琀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀挀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 栀愀猀 挀漀洀攀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀 洀椀搀搀氀攀ഊages until extremely late in period. ਀ഊThe Church's main focus was on the Lenten season. That, and various ਀挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 戀礀 氀漀挀愀氀 猀愀椀渀琀猀 挀甀氀琀猀 戀攀椀渀最 琀栀攀 洀愀樀漀爀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀甀猀 瀀漀椀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊyear. The principle source of this information is from 'The Wordsworth Book ਀漀昀 匀愀椀渀琀猀✀ 戀礀 䄀氀椀猀漀渀 䨀漀渀攀猀 愀渀搀 ✀䠀漀眀 䤀琀 匀琀愀爀琀攀搀✀ 戀礀 圀攀戀 䜀愀洀洀漀渀ഊ ਀刀愀猀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 13:35:52 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀渀攀 䄀 匀攀攀氀礀攀ⴀ䬀椀渀最 㰀洀攀爀洀愀礀搀攀 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: SC - St. David's Day - Not OOP ਀ഊ>Elysant, please tell me more about St. David's Day. Who's the OUR to ਀㸀眀栀椀挀栀 礀漀甀 爀攀昀攀爀㼀ഊ> ਀㸀䰀攀愀渀渀愀 漀昀 匀瀀愀爀爀漀眀栀愀瘀攀渀ഊ>"Any excuse for a party!" ਀ഊI'm not Elysant, but I can give you some information on St. David's Day, ਀愀渀搀 漀渀 漀琀栀攀爀 琀栀椀渀最猀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 漀渀 䴀愀爀挀栀 ㄀猀琀⸀  䤀 眀漀甀氀搀 氀漀瘀攀 琀漀 栀攀愀爀 昀爀漀洀ഊthe lady from England (or Wales, I'm guessing, is the OUR) just what ਀漀琀栀攀爀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 搀漀 漀挀挀甀爀⸀ഊMistress Christianna MacGrain ਀愀甀琀栀漀爀 漀昀 ∀㌀㘀㘀 䐀愀礀猀 漀昀 䌀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 漀爀Ⰰ 䄀 夀攀愀爀 䘀甀氀氀 漀昀 刀攀愀猀漀渀猀 琀漀 吀栀爀漀眀ഊA Party" ਀ഊMARCH 1 ਀䴀愀琀爀漀渀愀氀椀愀Ⰰ 一攀眀 夀攀愀爀✀猀 䐀愀礀 ⴀ 䄀渀挀椀攀渀琀 刀漀洀攀 ⴀ 䴀愀爀挀栀 眀愀猀 渀愀洀攀搀 昀漀爀 䴀愀爀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀ഊwas sacred to both Mars and Juno, wife of Jupiter. Juno is the presiding ਀搀攀椀琀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 搀愀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 礀攀愀爀 愀猀 愀 眀栀漀氀攀⸀  匀栀攀 椀猀ഊseen as a matron, and a virgin mother. The Kalends of March were the last ਀搀愀礀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀 挀愀洀攀 琀漀 戀攀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 䌀愀爀渀椀瘀愀氀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 漀昀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀 昀爀漀洀ഊthe Terminalia to this symbolic first day of Spring. Celebrated until ਀㄀㔀㐀 䈀䌀䔀⸀ 䌀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 嘀攀渀椀挀攀 甀渀琀椀氀 ㄀㜀㤀㜀⸀  ⠀匀攀攀 䘀攀戀⸀ ㈀㌀爀搀⸀⤀ഊFestival of Mars - Ancient Rome - Mars is seen as both war-like and as ਀琀栀攀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀椀昀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瀀爀漀琀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀Ⰰ 愀氀漀渀最 眀椀琀栀 愀最爀椀挀甀氀琀甀爀愀氀ഊand business success of the community. On this day, Mars' Birthday, the ਀瀀爀椀攀猀琀猀 漀昀 䠀椀猀 琀攀洀瀀氀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 挀愀爀爀礀 猀栀椀攀氀搀猀 愀渀搀 氀攀愀瀀 愀渀搀 搀愀渀挀攀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀ഊstreets. This celebration would continue until March 24th. ਀匀琀⸀ 䐀愀瘀椀搀✀猀 䘀攀愀猀琀 䐀愀礀 ⠀㐀琀栀 䌀攀渀琀⤀  倀愀琀爀漀渀 匀愀椀渀琀 漀昀 圀愀氀攀猀 ☀ 倀漀攀琀猀⸀ 䠀椀猀ഊsymbol is the leek, probably because he ate a lot of leeks as part of his ਀瘀攀最攀琀愀爀椀愀渀 搀椀攀琀⸀  䠀攀 攀猀琀愀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 洀愀渀礀 洀漀渀愀猀琀攀爀椀攀猀 愀渀搀  瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀攀搀 猀漀洀攀ഊmiracles. This date commemorates a Welsh victory over the English, when ਀琀栀攀礀 眀漀爀攀 氀攀攀欀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 栀愀琀猀 琀漀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀礀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀洀攀渀⸀ഊSt. Swithbert's Feast Day (8th Cent) Patron Invoked against Angina. ਀䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 洀椀猀猀椀漀渀愀爀礀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䘀爀椀攀猀椀愀渀猀 ⠀猀漀甀琀栀攀爀渀 䠀漀氀氀愀渀搀⤀⸀ഊWhuppity Scoorie Day - Scotland - Church bells start ringing at 6am on ਀䴀愀爀挀栀 ㄀猀琀 愀昀琀攀爀 戀攀椀渀最 猀椀氀攀渀琀 愀氀氀 眀椀渀琀攀爀 氀漀渀最⸀ 䌀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 爀愀挀攀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀ഊchurch with string attached to a paper ball, whirling them at other ਀爀愀挀攀爀猀⸀  伀爀椀最椀渀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 挀甀猀琀漀洀 愀爀攀 氀漀猀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 洀愀礀 戀攀 琀漀 搀爀椀瘀攀 漀甀琀 眀椀渀琀攀爀ഊand evil spirits. ਀刀椀漀 搀攀 䨀愀渀攀椀爀漀Ⰰ 䈀爀愀稀椀氀 䘀漀甀渀搀攀搀 ⠀㄀㔀㘀㔀⤀ഊ ਀ഊSubject: Re: ANST - April Fools ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ 　㄀ 䄀瀀爀 㤀㤀 　㠀㨀㌀　㨀㄀㌀ 䴀匀吀ഊFrom: Mark&Sue ਀吀漀㨀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 愀琀 䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀伀刀䜀ഊ ਀吀愀洀氀椀渀 栀攀爀攀ഊ ਀䨀愀挀欀椀攀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> Morning. Was wondering what the history of this rather blackly humourous ਀㸀 搀愀礀 椀猀⸀⸀⸀愀渀礀漀渀攀 眀愀渀渀愀 琀愀欀攀 愀 猀琀愀戀 愀琀 椀琀㼀ഊ> ਀㸀 唀氀爀椀挀愀 琀栀攀 洀椀猀挀栀攀瘀椀漀甀猀ഊ ਀䄀 嘀䔀刀夀 焀甀椀挀欀 猀攀愀爀挀栀 漀渀 眀眀眀 爀攀瘀攀愀氀攀搀⸀ഊ ਀䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀猀 䐀愀礀㨀 䄀渀 唀渀猀漀氀瘀攀搀 䠀椀猀琀漀爀礀ഊ The first of April, some do say, ਀                    䤀猀 猀攀琀 愀瀀愀爀琀 昀漀爀 䄀氀氀 䘀漀漀氀猀✀ 䐀愀礀⸀ഊ But why the people call it so, ਀                    一漀爀 䤀Ⰰ 渀漀爀 琀栀攀礀 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀 搀漀 欀渀漀眀⸀ഊ But on this day are people sent ਀                    伀渀 瀀甀爀瀀漀猀攀 昀漀爀 瀀甀爀攀 洀攀爀爀椀洀攀渀琀⸀ഊ -- Poor Robin's Almanac (1790) ਀ഊOK, who started it? ਀䐀椀搀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 䘀漀漀氀猀 挀漀洀攀 昀爀漀洀 䘀爀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀Ⰰ 䴀攀砀椀挀漀Ⰰ 匀眀攀搀攀渀 漀爀ഊIndia? The truth, as in any good mystery, lies hidden in the shadows of ਀琀椀洀攀⸀ഊ ਀匀漀洀攀 猀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀猀 䐀愀礀 戀攀最愀渀 椀渀 洀愀渀礀 瀀愀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀ഊsame time, in celebration of the spring equinox. Pranks were a big part ਀漀昀 攀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀 洀漀猀琀 戀漀爀椀渀最 攀焀甀椀渀漀砀 瀀愀爀琀椀攀猀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀爀礀眀栀攀爀攀 昀爀漀洀 匀眀攀搀攀渀 琀漀ഊIndia. ਀ഊOthers argue that the modern April Fool's Day followed the adoption ਀漀昀 愀 爀攀昀漀爀洀攀搀 挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 椀渀 䘀爀愀渀挀攀 挀椀爀挀愀 ㄀㔀㘀㐀⸀ 䤀渀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 琀椀洀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀ഊoctave of New Year's began on March 25 with the eight days of ਀昀攀猀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀 攀渀搀椀渀最 漀渀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㄀⸀ഊ ਀圀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 爀攀昀漀爀洀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 甀渀搀攀爀 䌀栀愀爀氀攀猀 䤀堀Ⰰ 一攀眀 夀攀愀爀✀猀 䐀愀礀ഊwas moved from April 1 to January 1. Due to the slowness of ਀∀猀愀渀搀愀氀ⴀ渀攀琀∀ 挀漀洀洀甀渀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀 戀愀挀欀 琀栀攀渀 愀渀搀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀 爀攀猀椀猀琀愀渀挀攀 琀漀ഊchange, the January 1 date was not fully accepted for several years. ਀吀栀漀猀攀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀椀猀琀猀 眀栀漀 挀氀甀渀最 琀漀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㄀ 愀猀 一攀眀 夀攀愀爀✀猀 䐀愀礀 眀攀爀攀ഊscoffed at as "fools" and sent fake party invitations and prank gifts. ਀ഊWidespread observance in England began in the 18th century. The ਀䔀渀最氀椀猀栀Ⰰ 匀挀漀琀猀 愀渀搀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀 椀渀琀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 琀栀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀 琀漀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀漀氀漀渀椀攀猀 椀渀ഊAmerica. One of our forefathers' favorite jokes was to send someone ਀漀渀 愀 ∀昀漀漀氀✀猀 攀爀爀愀渀搀⸀∀ 䘀漀爀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 洀椀最栀琀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 愀猀欀攀搀 琀漀 最漀 漀甀琀ഊand obtain a copy of "The History of Adam's Grandfather," or bring ਀戀愀挀欀 猀漀洀攀 ∀猀眀攀攀琀 瘀椀渀攀最愀爀⸀∀ഊ ਀䤀渀 匀挀漀琀氀愀渀搀Ⰰ 䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀猀 䐀愀礀 椀猀 㐀㠀 栀漀甀爀猀 氀漀渀最⸀ 吀栀攀 猀攀挀漀渀搀 搀愀礀 椀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀ഊTaily Day and is dedicated to pranks involving the buttocks. Taily ਀䐀愀礀✀猀 最椀昀琀 琀漀 瀀漀猀琀攀爀椀漀爀 瀀漀猀琀攀爀椀琀礀 椀猀 琀栀攀 猀琀椀氀氀ⴀ栀椀氀愀爀椀漀甀猀 ∀䬀椀挀欀 䴀攀∀ 猀椀最渀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 ∀昀漀漀氀椀猀栀∀ 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 䴀攀砀椀挀漀Ⰰ 琀漀漀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 漀渀 愀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀ഊday and for different reasons. "El Dia de los Inocentes," which is ਀䐀攀挀攀洀戀攀爀 ㈀㠀Ⰰ 眀愀猀 猀攀琀 愀猀椀搀攀 愀猀 愀 搀愀礀 昀漀爀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀猀 琀漀 洀漀甀爀渀 䠀攀爀漀搀✀猀ഊslaughter of innocent children. Over time, the tone of that "unluckiest of ਀搀愀礀猀∀ 栀愀猀 攀瘀漀氀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 猀愀搀渀攀猀猀 琀漀 最漀漀搀ⴀ渀愀琀甀爀攀搀 琀爀椀挀欀攀爀礀⸀ 䔀瘀攀渀 琀栀攀ഊmedia join the fun, often running bogus news stories and radio reports. ਀ഊWe may never learn the true origin of April Fools Day. However, the ਀搀攀攀瀀攀爀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀 昀愀挀椀渀最 甀猀 琀漀搀愀礀 椀猀Ⰰ ∀圀栀愀琀✀猀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 最愀最 䤀 挀愀渀 瀀甀氀氀 漀昀昀㼀∀ഊAprilFools.com has some intriguing suggestions. ਀ഊSources Include: The American Book of Days by Jane M. Hatch; The World ਀䠀漀氀椀搀愀礀 䈀漀漀欀 戀礀 䄀渀渀攀氀椀 刀甀昀甀猀㬀 琀栀攀 䔀渀挀礀挀氀漀瀀攀搀椀愀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀渀愀⸀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 19:48:45 EST ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 㰀刀愀挀攀䴀愀爀爀攀 愀琀 愀漀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊTo: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 戀椀爀琀栀搀愀礀猀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 䌀愀琀栀漀氀椀挀 挀栀甀爀挀栀 搀攀洀愀渀搀攀搀 渀愀洀攀猀 昀漀爀 戀愀戀椀攀猀 戀攀 挀栀漀猀攀渀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀攀瀀琀攀搀 ഊsaints, or the baby would not be baptized. Every saint had a specific feast ਀搀愀礀 ⴀ 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀 戀椀爀琀栀搀愀礀Ⰰ 搀愀琀攀 漀昀 搀攀愀琀栀Ⰰ 漀爀 猀漀洀攀 攀瘀攀渀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 ഊlives. In Russia, until the revolution, both a personal birthday and saints ਀搀愀礀 ⠀挀愀氀氀攀搀 渀愀洀攀 搀愀礀⤀ 眀攀爀攀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 攀焀甀愀氀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀挀攀⸀ഊ ਀一愀渀挀礀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:58:06 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䨀漀栀渀渀愀 䠀漀氀氀漀眀愀礀 㰀樀漀栀渀渀愀攀 愀琀 洀愀挀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] Forthcoming titles Fall 2008 LONG ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䄀猀 瀀爀漀洀椀猀攀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀 戀愀挀欀 栀攀爀攀✀猀 愀 氀椀猀琀 漀昀 猀漀洀攀 昀漀爀琀栀挀漀洀椀渀最ഊfall 08- winter 09 ਀琀椀琀氀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 洀椀最栀琀 戀攀 漀昀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀 琀漀 爀攀愀搀攀爀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 氀椀猀琀⸀ഊThey cover a full range of topics. ਀䤀✀瘀攀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀搀 搀攀琀愀椀氀猀Ⰰ 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀猀 漀爀 氀椀渀欀猀 眀栀攀爀攀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀攀洀⸀ഊA number of the lists I used didn't record prices possibly because ਀琀栀攀礀 眀攀爀攀 渀漀琀 礀攀琀 猀攀琀⸀ഊ ਀䨀漀栀渀渀愀攀ഊ ਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഊ ਀䔀渀琀攀爀琀愀椀渀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 䄀渀挀椀攀渀琀 刀漀洀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 匀甀瀀攀爀 䈀漀眀氀 嬀吀眀漀 嘀漀氀甀洀攀猀崀ഊ*Author: *Adamson, Melitta Weiss et al. *Publisher: *Greenwood ਀倀甀戀氀椀猀栀椀渀最 䜀爀漀甀瀀Ⰰ 䤀渀挀漀爀瀀漀爀愀琀攀搀 ⨀ ⨀　ⴀ㌀㄀㌀ⴀ㌀㌀㤀㔀㜀ⴀ　ഊ*** *Oct 2008 *Price: *$199.95 ** ਀㘀㘀㐀 瀀愀最攀猀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀最爀攀攀渀眀漀漀搀⸀挀漀洀⼀挀愀琀愀氀漀最⼀䜀刀㌀㤀㔀㜀⸀愀猀瀀砀ഊThis a two-volume reference set for libraries. Entries tell the history ਀漀昀 眀攀搀搀椀渀最 愀渀搀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀甀猀 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀Ⰰ 栀漀氀椀搀愀礀猀 愀渀搀ഊmodern day get togethers. Entries on ਀䄀渀挀椀攀渀琀 刀漀洀攀Ⰰ 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 攀渀琀攀爀琀愀椀渀椀渀最Ⰰ  攀琀挀⸀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 14:05:40 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀渀攀 䄀 匀攀攀氀礀攀ⴀ䬀椀渀最 㰀洀攀爀洀愀礀搀攀 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: SC - Re: [TY] Easter Celebrations ਀ഊ> Easter eggs were served on Easter day and were colored red ਀㸀 琀漀 猀礀洀戀漀氀椀稀攀 樀漀礀⸀ ⠀一⸀䈀⸀ 琀栀攀 䌀䔀 搀漀攀猀渀✀琀 最椀瘀攀 愀 搀愀琀攀 漀渀 琀栀椀猀 漀渀攀 猀漀ഊ> I will not vouch for its strict periodness) ਀ഊ This is thought to be a result of travelers in the Middle East observing ਀琀栀攀 爀攀搀 攀最最猀 琀栀攀爀攀⸀  䠀攀爀攀 椀猀 琀栀攀 氀椀猀琀椀渀最 昀漀爀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 戀漀漀欀⸀ഊChristianna ਀ഊEaster* - Christian - Celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus. Mary ਀䴀愀最搀愀氀攀渀攀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀 挀漀洀瀀愀渀椀漀渀猀 瘀椀猀椀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 琀漀洀戀 漀昀 䨀攀猀甀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䄀渀最攀氀 漀昀ഊthe Lord appeared and told them He was risen. Legend has it that the sun ਀樀甀洀瀀猀 昀漀爀 樀漀礀 漀渀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 洀漀爀渀椀渀最Ⰰ 猀漀 洀愀渀礀 挀栀甀爀挀栀攀猀 栀愀瘀攀 猀甀渀爀椀猀攀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀⸀ഊIn the 8th century the Venerable Bede suggested that the word "Easter" ਀洀愀礀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀洀攀 昀爀漀洀 䔀漀猀琀爀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䄀渀最氀漀ⴀ匀愀砀漀渀 渀愀洀攀 漀昀 愀 吀攀甀琀漀渀椀挀 最漀搀搀攀猀猀 漀昀ഊspring and fertility. Saxons ate cross-inscribed loaves in her honor. ਀䠀攀爀 猀礀洀戀漀氀 眀愀猀 愀 栀愀爀攀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 洀愀礀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀 琀栀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 栀愀爀攀Ⰰഊor rabbit, who brings Easter eggs. The egg may have become a special ਀䔀愀猀琀攀爀 猀礀洀戀漀氀 漀昀 爀攀戀椀爀琀栀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 攀最最猀 眀攀爀攀 氀漀渀最 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀漀漀搀猀ഊforbidden during Lent. The use of Easter Eggs among Christians came into ਀甀猀攀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 㜀　　 䄀䐀⸀  吀栀攀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 挀漀氀漀爀椀渀最 攀最最猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀礀 戀攀最愀渀 眀椀琀栀ഊmedieval travelers to Egypt and Persia, where people colored eggs for ਀琀栀攀椀爀 猀瀀爀椀渀最 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀猀⸀  刀攀搀 攀最最猀 猀礀洀戀漀氀椀稀攀搀 琀栀攀 䈀氀漀漀搀 漀昀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀Ⰰ 愀ഊchicken meant the fulfillment of one's dreams, the sun presages good ਀氀甀挀欀Ⰰ  昀氀漀眀攀爀猀 昀漀爀 氀漀瘀攀 愀渀搀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最Ⰰ 最漀漀搀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 椀猀 愀猀猀甀爀攀搀 戀礀 愀ഊdeer or a stag, and prosperity by a pig. In Lancastershire, England, the ਀挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀攀 椀渀 倀愀挀攀ⴀ䔀最最椀渀最Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 爀漀氀氀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 攀最最猀 搀漀眀渀 愀ഊhill. It was said to commemorate Christ's tomb stone rolling away from ਀琀栀攀 挀爀礀瀀琀⸀   一漀爀猀攀洀攀渀 愀氀猀漀 栀愀搀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀 䔀漀猀琀甀爀Ⰰ 䔀愀猀琀甀爀Ⰰ 伀猀琀愀爀愀Ⰰ 漀爀 伀猀琀愀爀Ⰰഊmeaning season of the growing sun. (April 25th is the latest day on ਀眀栀椀挀栀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 挀愀渀 漀挀挀甀爀⸀  吀栀攀 攀愀爀氀椀攀猀琀 搀愀礀 漀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 椀琀 挀愀渀 昀愀氀氀 椀猀ഊMarch 22nd.) ਀䰀愀洀戀爀椀⨀ ⴀ 䜀爀攀攀挀攀 ⴀ ∀䈀爀椀最栀琀 䐀愀礀∀ 椀猀 栀漀眀 䜀爀攀攀欀猀 搀攀猀挀爀椀戀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀⸀ 吀栀攀 渀椀最栀琀ഊbefore, all lights go out. At midnight, a priest enters holding a candle, ਀瀀爀漀挀氀愀椀洀椀渀最 琀栀攀 刀攀猀甀爀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀⸀ 䠀椀猀 挀愀渀搀氀攀 椀猀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀 氀椀最栀琀 琀栀攀ഊcandles every person holds. The church bells ring, ships sound their ਀眀栀椀猀琀氀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 昀椀爀攀挀爀愀挀欀攀爀猀 最漀 漀昀昀⸀ 䄀昀琀攀爀眀愀爀搀Ⰰ 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀 眀椀琀栀ഊdancing, roast lamb, and Easter eggs, which Greeks dye red only. ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ ㈀㌀ 䄀瀀爀 ㈀　　　 ㄀㐀㨀　　㨀　　 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Christine A Seelye-King ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 匀䌀 ⴀ 䘀眀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀吀夀崀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 䌀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀ഊ ਀䄀 瘀攀爀礀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 瀀漀猀琀 昀爀漀洀 漀甀爀 䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 氀椀猀琀 椀渀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀猀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀ഊquestion, "How was Easter Celebrated in period?". I though I would share ਀琀栀椀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 氀椀猀琀⸀  ഊ Happy Holy Days, ਀ऀ䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀渀愀ഊ ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ 䘀漀爀眀愀爀搀攀搀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഊFrom: Mark Mettler ਀吀漀㨀 洀攀爀椀搀椀愀渀ⴀ琀礀 愀琀 攀最爀漀甀瀀猀⸀挀漀洀ഊDate: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 22:49:36 -0400 ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀吀夀崀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 䌀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀ഊ ਀䔀愀爀氀礀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀猀 漀戀猀攀爀瘀攀搀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀愀洀攀 搀愀礀 愀猀 倀愀猀猀漀瘀攀爀 ⠀㄀㐀ⴀ㄀㔀ഊNisan, a date governed by a lunar calendar). In the 2d century, the ਀䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 琀爀愀渀猀昀攀爀爀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 琀栀攀 ㄀㐀ⴀ㄀㔀 一椀猀愀渀Ⰰ 椀昀 琀栀愀琀 搀愀礀 昀攀氀氀 漀渀 愀 眀攀攀欀搀愀礀⸀ 伀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 眀愀猀 愀 甀渀椀琀椀瘀攀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 㐀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 䜀漀漀搀 䘀爀椀搀愀礀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 愀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 挀漀洀洀攀洀漀爀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀攀愀琀栀 漀昀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀爀攀愀昀琀攀爀 搀攀瘀漀琀攀搀 攀砀挀氀甀猀椀瘀攀氀礀 琀漀 琀栀攀 爀攀猀甀爀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀⸀ 䄀挀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 嘀攀渀攀爀愀戀氀攀 䈀攀搀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 渀愀洀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 椀猀 搀攀爀椀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 瀀愀最愀渀 猀瀀爀椀渀最 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䄀渀最氀漀ⴀ匀愀砀漀渀 最漀搀搀攀猀猀 䔀漀猀琀爀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 洀愀渀礀 昀漀氀欀 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀 愀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 ⠀昀漀爀 攀砀愀洀瀀氀攀Ⰰ 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 攀最最猀⤀ 愀爀攀 漀昀 瀀愀最愀渀 漀爀椀最椀渀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 渀愀洀攀 琀栀攀渀 昀漀爀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 眀愀猀 倀愀猀挀栀愀氀 䘀攀愀猀琀⸀  䔀愀猀琀攀爀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 昀愀氀氀猀 琀栀攀 䘀椀爀猀琀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 愀昀琀攀爀 愀 昀甀氀氀 洀漀漀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀瀀瀀攀渀猀 漀渀 漀爀 愀昀琀攀爀 䴀愀爀挀栀 ㈀㄀ ⠀吀栀攀 瘀攀爀渀愀氀 攀焀甀椀渀漀砀⤀⸀ഊ ਀䰀攀琀 甀猀 氀漀漀欀 愀琀 漀渀攀 猀椀渀最氀攀 䠀愀渀猀攀愀琀椀挀 琀漀眀渀Ⰰ 䄀琀琀攀渀搀漀爀渀⸀  䄀琀琀攀渀搀漀爀渀ഊflourished in the 13th and 14th centuries mainly thanks to the nine ਀最甀椀氀搀猀Ⰰ 攀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀氀礀 琀栀攀 眀漀漀氀 愀渀搀 氀椀渀攀渀 眀攀愀瘀攀爀猀⸀ 䈀甀琀 琀栀攀 瀀漀氀椀琀椀挀愀氀 愀渀搀ഊecclesiastical position of the town in its function as border fortress ਀愀最愀椀渀猀琀 琀栀攀 渀攀椀最栀戀漀爀椀渀最 䴀愀爀欀 䌀漀甀渀琀礀 愀渀搀 愀猀 猀攀愀琀 漀昀 漀渀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀愀爀最攀猀琀ഊdeaneries in the old archbishopric of Cologne led to the formation of ਀眀攀愀氀琀栀⸀ 䤀渀 ㄀㈀㔀㔀Ⰰ 䄀琀琀攀渀搀漀爀渀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 漀渀氀礀 匀愀甀攀爀氀愀渀搀 琀漀眀渀 琀漀 樀漀椀渀 琀栀攀ഊRhenish confederation of 60 important towns of the empire. ਀ഊHere is how it celebrated Easter: The tunes of a centuries old horn ਀瀀氀愀礀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 挀栀甀爀挀栀 琀漀眀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 戀氀攀猀猀椀渀最 漀昀 戀爀攀愀搀 漀渀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 匀愀琀甀爀搀愀礀Ⰰഊthe putting up and burning of the Easter Fires at the four town gates, ਀琀栀攀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀椀漀渀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀爀攀 琀漀 匀琀⸀ 䨀漀栀渀✀猀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 搀椀猀瀀氀愀礀 漀昀 甀渀甀猀甀愀氀ഊEaster lanterns. ਀ഊThe Easter Egg, or Pace ege, is one of the oldest traditions recorded ਀昀漀爀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 椀渀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀⸀  䄀渀漀琀栀攀爀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀Ⰰ ∀氀椀昀琀椀渀最✀ 漀爀 ✀栀攀愀瘀椀渀最✀ഊcontests. ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀഊLd. Gryffri de Newmarch ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀㈀⸀最愀猀漀甀⸀攀搀甀⼀匀䌀䄀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sun, 23 Apr 2000 14:06:21 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀渀攀 䄀 匀攀攀氀礀攀ⴀ䬀椀渀最 㰀洀攀爀洀愀礀搀攀 愀琀 樀甀渀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: SC - Fw: Re: [TY] Easter Celebrations ਀ഊMore from the Easter discussion. ਀䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀渀愀ഊ ਀ⴀ ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀ 䘀漀爀眀愀爀搀攀搀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഊFrom: "James Pratt" ਀吀漀㨀 洀攀爀椀搀椀愀渀ⴀ琀礀 愀琀 攀最爀漀甀瀀猀⸀挀漀洀ഊDate: Sat, 22 Apr 2000 23:21:56 -0400 ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀吀夀崀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 䌀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀ഊ ਀ऀ䤀渀 琀栀攀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 眀愀猀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀 琀栀攀 瀀爀椀渀挀椀瀀愀氀 ഊfeast on the liturgical calendar. Its celebration over shadowed ਀攀瘀攀渀 琀栀愀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 一愀琀椀瘀椀琀礀⸀  唀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀栀攀洀攀 漀昀 爀攀猀甀爀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 爀攀戀椀爀琀栀ഊit was considered the optimum time for baptism. ਀ഊ The _Catholic Encyclopedia_ makes note of the following as ਀猀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀漀爀攀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀椀渀最 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀 漀甀琀猀椀搀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瀀甀爀攀氀礀 氀椀琀甀爀最椀挀愀氀ഊassociations: ਀ഊ In Bavaria during the 15th. century the custom of "risus ਀倀愀猀挀栀愀氀椀猀∀ ⠀䔀愀猀琀攀爀 氀愀甀最栀琀攀爀⤀ 挀愀洀攀 椀渀琀漀 瘀漀最甀攀⸀  吀栀攀 瀀爀椀攀猀琀 眀漀甀氀搀ഊuse amusing stories to illustrate points of the resurrection story ਀琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀最爀攀最愀琀椀漀渀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 栀漀瀀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀 眀漀甀氀搀 搀爀愀眀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀ഊmoral conclusion. It evidently became so popular that it eventually ਀眀愀猀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀攀搀 愀渀 愀戀甀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀 漀昀 䜀漀搀 愀渀搀 戀愀渀渀攀搀 戀礀 倀漀瀀攀ഊClement X. No respect... ਀ഊ Easter eggs were served on Easter day and were colored red ਀琀漀 猀礀洀戀漀氀椀稀攀 樀漀礀⸀ ⠀一⸀䈀⸀ 琀栀攀 䌀䔀 搀漀攀猀渀✀琀 最椀瘀攀 愀 搀愀琀攀 漀渀 琀栀椀猀 漀渀攀 猀漀ഊI will not vouch for its strict periodness) ਀ഊ The clergy in Germany and France was given leave to vent ਀琀栀攀 猀琀爀椀挀琀 搀椀猀挀椀瀀氀椀渀攀 漀昀 䰀攀渀琀 戀礀 瀀氀愀礀椀渀最 栀愀渀搀戀愀氀氀 搀甀爀椀渀最 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 眀攀攀欀⸀ഊThere is also mention of a dance in which clerics of all ranks took ਀瀀愀爀琀 椀渀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ഊ ਀ऀ伀渀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 䴀漀渀搀愀礀 眀漀洀攀渀 栀愀搀 琀栀攀 爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 猀琀爀椀欀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 栀甀猀戀愀渀搀猀ഊand on Tuesday the husbands could strike their wives. These and ਀漀琀栀攀爀 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀 挀漀渀琀爀愀爀礀 琀漀 琀栀攀 渀漀爀洀愀氀 搀攀挀漀爀甀洀 愀爀攀 氀椀猀琀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ഊarticle but have no specific date. ਀ഊ Bonfires were lit on some high places in celebration of the ਀昀攀愀猀琀㬀 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀 琀攀渀搀攀搀 琀漀 戀愀渀 琀栀攀 愀挀琀椀漀渀猀 愀猀 洀漀爀攀ഊakin to Pagan than Christian practices. ਀ഊ In memory of the Passover association, Easter eve saw the ਀爀椀琀甀愀氀 戀氀攀猀猀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 栀漀甀猀攀⸀ഊ ਀ऀ䤀✀洀 猀甀爀攀 琀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀 愀琀琀攀渀搀愀渀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀㬀ഊhowever the foregoing were the more interesting noted in the ਀愀爀琀椀挀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀䌀愀琀栀愀氀⸀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 10:46:08 -0600 (CST) ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀倀椀砀攀氀Ⰰ 䜀漀搀搀攀猀猀 愀渀搀 儀甀攀攀渀∀ 㰀瀀椀砀攀氀 愀琀 栀甀渀搀爀攀搀ⴀ愀挀爀攀ⴀ眀漀漀搀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊTo: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 刀䔀㨀 䠀愀渀搀氀椀渀最 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 搀椀攀琀 渀攀攀搀猀 愀琀 昀攀愀猀琀猀ഊ ਀䄀挀琀甀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 椀琀✀猀 挀愀氀挀甀氀愀琀攀搀 戀礀 愀 氀甀渀愀爀 挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 眀椀琀栀 渀漀 氀攀愀瀀ഊanything (Jews have a leap month to straighten things out every couple of ਀礀攀愀爀猀 愀渀搀 欀攀攀瀀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀猀 愀渀搀 栀漀氀礀 搀愀礀猀 愀瀀瀀爀漀砀椀洀愀琀攀氀礀 琀栀攀ഊsame time every year), Ramadan moves slowly backwards every year (10 days ਀漀爀 猀漀⤀⸀ 匀漀Ⰰ 攀瘀攀渀琀甀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 椀琀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀甀洀洀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀䴀愀爀最愀爀攀琀ഊ ਀伀渀 圀攀搀Ⰰ 㤀 䨀愀渀 ㈀　　㈀Ⰰ 吀攀爀爀礀 䐀攀挀欀攀爀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> I'm sure you mean "far south." During Ramadan, north of the Arctic Circle ਀㸀 椀琀✀猀 渀椀最栀琀⸀  匀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 昀愀猀琀椀渀最 猀琀愀爀琀猀 愀琀 搀愀眀渀Ⰰ 椀琀 椀猀 氀愀眀昀甀氀 琀漀 攀愀琀⸀  䈀攀氀漀眀ഊ> the Arctic Circle, you get to fast for about 3 to 6 hours, depending on ਀㸀 眀栀攀爀攀 礀漀甀 愀爀攀⸀  倀爀愀椀猀攀 䄀氀氀愀栀Ⰰ 刀愀洀愀搀愀渀 椀猀 渀漀琀 椀渀 猀甀洀洀攀爀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 䈀攀愀爀ഊ> ਀㸀 㸀䤀渀挀椀搀攀渀琀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 搀漀 搀攀瘀漀甀琀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀爀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 䤀猀氀愀洀椀挀 昀愀椀琀栀 搀漀ഊ> >at Ramadon if they live up in the far north where the sun does not set in ਀㸀 㸀圀椀渀琀攀爀㼀㼀㼀  匀琀愀爀瘀攀 昀漀爀 愀 洀漀渀琀栀㼀㼀㼀ഊ> > ਀㸀 㸀䄀欀椀洀 夀愀爀漀猀氀愀瘀椀挀栀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 00:13:52 -0800 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 氀椀氀椀渀愀栀 愀琀 攀愀爀琀栀氀椀渀欀⸀渀攀琀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Spices and the Irish Common folk ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䄀搀愀洀愀渀琀椀甀猀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ> The four big festivals on the Celtic calendar correspond roughly ਀㸀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀漀氀猀琀椀挀攀猀 愀渀搀 攀焀甀椀渀漀砀攀猀㨀 䤀洀戀漀氀挀 椀渀 琀栀攀 眀椀渀琀攀爀Ⰰ 䈀攀氀琀愀渀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀ഊ> spring, Lughnasa in the late summer, and Samhain in the autumn. ਀㸀 䰀甀最栀渀愀猀愀 椀猀 琀栀攀 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀甀渀 最漀搀Ⰰ 䰀甀最栀Ⰰ 洀漀爀攀 漀爀 氀攀猀猀 琀栀攀ഊ> Celtic Apollo, and it doubles as the harvest festival, Lammas in ਀㸀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀⸀ 䔀愀琀椀渀最 挀漀氀挀愀渀渀漀渀 愀琀 䰀甀最栀渀愀猀愀 椀猀 愀氀氀攀最攀搀氀礀 愀渀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀ഊ> tradition (before you guys jump in, there's apparently some evidence ਀㸀 琀漀 猀甀最最攀猀琀 琀栀愀琀 挀漀氀挀愀渀渀漀渀 漀渀挀攀 眀愀猀 洀愀搀攀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 瀀漀琀愀琀漀攀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 䌀攀氀琀椀挀 猀漀氀愀爀 栀漀氀椀搀愀礀猀 昀愀氀氀 䴀䤀䐀ⴀ圀䄀夀 䈀䔀吀圀䔀䔀一 琀栀攀 匀漀氀猀琀椀挀攀猀 愀渀搀ഊEquinoces. Since the Solstices and Equinoces "wobble" a bit on the ਀挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 ⠀昀愀氀氀椀渀最 猀漀洀攀眀栀攀爀攀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㤀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 ㈀㈀ 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀ഊmonth), the Celtic holidays wobble a little too, actually falling ਀洀漀爀攀 漀爀 氀攀猀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 㘀琀栀 漀爀 㜀琀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 洀漀渀琀栀⸀ഊ ਀䴀漀搀攀爀渀 挀漀渀瘀攀渀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 瀀氀愀挀攀猀 琀栀攀洀 漀渀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 搀愀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊprevious month/first of the month (since i've heard the Celtic ਀猀礀猀琀攀洀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀 琀栀攀 䄀渀挀椀攀渀琀 䴀椀搀搀氀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀渀Ⰰ 猀琀愀爀琀猀 搀愀礀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 猀甀渀猀攀琀⤀ഊfor convenience, but since the holidays are astrologically based, ਀琀栀愀琀✀猀 渀漀琀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 刀䔀䄀䰀䰀夀 昀愀氀氀⸀ഊ ਀匀愀洀栀愀椀渀 ⠀洀漀爀攀 漀爀 氀攀猀猀 ∀猀漀眀ⴀ攀渀渀∀⤀ 攀愀爀氀礀 一漀瘀攀洀戀攀爀ഊImbolc early February ਀䈀攀氀琀愀椀渀攀 攀愀爀氀礀 䴀愀礀ഊLughnasa early August ਀ⴀⴀ ഊUrtatim (that's err-tah-TEEM) ਀琀栀攀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀愀 昀漀爀洀攀爀氀礀 欀渀漀眀渀 愀猀 䄀渀愀栀椀琀愀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:03:09 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 吀漀洀 嘀椀渀挀攀渀琀 㰀吀漀洀⸀嘀椀渀挀攀渀琀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Spices and the Irish Common folk ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䨀甀猀琀 琀漀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀 琀栀攀 氀椀猀琀㨀ഊ ਀夀甀氀攀Ⰰ 圀椀渀琀攀爀 匀漀氀猀琀椀挀攀ഊOstara, Spring Equinox ਀䴀椀搀猀甀洀洀攀爀 漀爀 䰀椀琀栀愀Ⰰ 匀甀洀洀攀爀 匀漀氀猀琀椀挀攀ഊMabon, mid Sept. ਀ഊDuriel ਀ഊlilinah at earthlink.net wrote: ਀㸀 匀愀洀栀愀椀渀 ⠀洀漀爀攀 漀爀 氀攀猀猀 ∀猀漀眀ⴀ攀渀渀∀⤀ 攀愀爀氀礀 一漀瘀攀洀戀攀爀ഊ> Imbolc early February ਀㸀 䈀攀氀琀愀椀渀攀 攀愀爀氀礀 䴀愀礀ഊ> Lughnasa early August ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 一愀椀洀愀 㰀氀愀搀礀眀漀氀昀㠀㤀 愀琀 礀愀栀漀漀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊDate: May 14, 2006 1:29:45 PM CDT ਀吀漀㨀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 愀琀 愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊSubject: [Ansteorra] Happy Mothers Day ਀ഊThe earliest Mother's Day celebrations can be traced ਀戀愀挀欀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀瀀爀椀渀最 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 愀渀挀椀攀渀琀 䜀爀攀攀挀攀 椀渀ഊhonor of Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. During the ਀㄀㘀　　✀猀Ⰰ 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 愀 搀愀礀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 ∀䴀漀琀栀攀爀椀渀最ഊSunday". Celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent (the 40 ਀搀愀礀 瀀攀爀椀漀搀 氀攀愀搀椀渀最 甀瀀 琀漀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀⨀⤀Ⰰ ∀䴀漀琀栀攀爀椀渀最 匀甀渀搀愀礀∀ഊhonored the mothers of England. ਀ഊIn the United States Mother's Day was first suggested ਀椀渀 ㄀㠀㜀㈀ 戀礀 䨀甀氀椀愀 圀愀爀搀 䠀漀眀攀 ⠀眀栀漀 眀爀漀琀攀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀ഊBattle hymn of the Republic) as a day dedicated to ਀瀀攀愀挀攀⸀ 䴀猀⸀ 䠀漀眀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 栀漀氀搀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀攀搀 䴀漀琀栀攀爀✀猀 䐀愀礀ഊmeetings in Boston, Mass ever year. ਀ഊRead all about the History of Mothers day including ਀琀栀攀 愀戀漀瘀攀 猀渀椀瀀猀 愀琀㨀ഊhttp://www.holidays.net/mother/story.htm ਀ഊhappy mothers day to all :) ਀ഊSayyida Naima bint Rashid al-Andalusiyya, CGP ਀䠀椀猀琀漀爀椀愀渀ഊBarony of Bjornsborg ਀吀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 氀椀瘀攀 戀礀 琀栀攀 猀眀漀爀搀Ⰰ 搀椀攀 戀礀 琀栀攀 挀氀漀琀栀礀愀爀搀 猀栀愀昀琀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:23:07 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀吀攀爀爀礀 䐀攀挀欀攀爀∀ 㰀琀⸀搀⸀搀攀挀欀攀爀 愀琀 眀漀爀氀搀渀攀琀⸀愀琀琀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Celebrating April Fools day ਀吀漀㨀 ∀䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀∀ 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀㰀㰀㰀 匀漀 栀漀眀 ⨀椀猀⨀ 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㄀⼀䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀猀 搀愀礀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀 琀栀攀猀攀 搀愀礀猀⸀ ഊUnless it is another one of those urban legends I thought it originated ਀椀渀 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 挀栀愀渀最攀猀 渀攀愀爀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 漀甀爀  瀀攀爀椀漀搀⸀ 䤀 琀栀椀渀欀 琀栀攀爀攀 ഊis some info on it in the Florilegium. However, I don't remember a lot ਀愀戀漀甀琀 栀漀眀 椀琀 眀愀猀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀搀 琀栀攀渀 漀爀 渀漀眀⸀ഊ ਀匀琀攀昀愀渀 㸀㸀㸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀 漀昀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 昀漀漀氀✀猀 䐀愀礀⼀䄀氀氀 䘀漀漀氀✀猀 䐀愀礀 椀猀 甀渀欀渀漀眀渀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀 ഊvery good possibility that it is tied to the Gregorian Calendar reform of ਀㄀㔀㠀㈀⸀  吀栀攀 爀攀昀漀爀洀 眀愀猀 椀渀愀挀琀攀搀 琀漀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 猀栀椀昀琀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 搀愀琀攀 漀昀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀Ⰰ ഊwhich is based on the Easter moon, whose first appearance can be between ਀䴀愀爀挀栀 㔀 愀渀搀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㈀⸀  䔀愀猀琀攀爀 戀攀椀渀最 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 ㄀㔀琀栀 搀愀礀 漀昀 ഊthe Easter moon (if my notes are correct). Presumably, anyone still using ਀琀栀攀 䨀甀氀椀愀渀 䌀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 眀愀猀 愀渀 ∀䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀⸀∀ഊ ਀䤀琀 椀猀 愀氀猀漀 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 戀愀猀椀挀 椀搀攀愀 漀昀 愀渀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 漀昀 愀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 ഊwho planted his crops before May 1, which could possibly make the original ਀挀漀渀挀攀瀀琀 一攀漀氀椀琀栀椀挀 椀渀 漀爀椀最椀渀⸀ഊ ਀倀爀漀琀攀猀琀愀渀琀 挀漀甀渀琀爀椀攀猀 搀椀搀渀✀琀 愀搀漀瀀琀 琀栀攀 䜀爀攀最漀爀椀愀渀 䌀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀 ㄀㠀琀栀 ഊCentury, so April Fool's Day may not have been celebrated in those countries ਀甀渀琀椀氀 愀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀礀 愀搀漀瀀琀攀搀 琀栀攀 渀攀眀 挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 椀昀 琀栀攀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 氀攀最攀渀搀 椀猀 琀爀甀攀⸀  吀栀攀 ഊgeneral practice of the celebration is hoaxes and pranks. ਀ഊBear ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㌀㄀ 䨀甀氀 ㈀　　㠀 ㄀　㨀　㐀㨀㐀㄀ ⴀ　㔀　　ഊFrom: "Terry Decker" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䌀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀渀最 䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀猀 搀愀礀ഊTo: "Cooks within the SCA" ਀ഊMy copy of the OED shows the first written use of April Fool as being from ਀㄀㘀㠀㜀⸀  吀栀椀猀 瀀爀攀搀愀琀攀猀 琀栀攀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀 愀搀漀瀀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䜀爀攀最漀爀椀愀渀 䌀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 戀礀 琀栀攀 ഊBritian and its territories in 1752. It doesn't eliminate the possibility ਀琀栀愀琀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀 椀猀 琀椀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀栀愀渀最攀猀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 戀礀 琀栀攀 䜀爀攀最漀爀椀愀渀 䌀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀Ⰰ ഊbut it suggests that the original usage may be more tied to April being the ਀昀椀爀猀琀 洀漀渀琀栀 漀昀 匀瀀爀椀渀最 愀渀搀 猀攀攀渀 愀猀 昀椀挀欀氀攀 愀渀搀 挀栀愀渀最攀愀戀氀攀 琀栀愀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 ഊchange. It's an interesting puzzle. ਀ഊBear ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㌀㄀ 䨀甀氀 ㈀　　㠀 ㄀㘀㨀㔀㐀㨀㔀　 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: Johnna Holloway ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䌀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀渀最 䄀瀀爀椀氀 䘀漀漀氀猀 搀愀礀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊWhen I did my calendar custom series, I came across this ਀焀甀漀琀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 伀䔀䐀㨀ഊ ਀∀圀栀愀琀Ⰰ 栀愀猀 栀攀 戀攀攀渀 栀攀爀攀㼀 琀栀愀琀✀猀 漀渀攀 漀昀 䰀漀瘀攀猀 䄀瀀爀椀氀ⴀ昀漀漀氀猀Ⰰ 椀猀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 甀瀀漀渀 ഊsome errand that's to no purpose, ever embarking in Adventures" ਀ഊThis from Congreve as quoted in 1692's The Old Bachelour ਀ഊChamber's Book of Day's is online now and can be searched. It's ਀挀攀爀琀愀椀渀氀礀 眀漀爀琀栀 氀漀漀欀椀渀最 愀琀⸀ഊ ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀琀栀攀戀漀漀欀漀昀搀愀礀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀洀漀渀琀栀猀⼀愀瀀爀椀氀⼀㄀⸀栀琀洀ഊ ਀䨀漀栀渀渀愀攀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 22:05:01 -0300 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 匀甀攀礀 㰀氀漀爀搀栀甀渀琀 愀琀 最洀愀椀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] New Year's Eve/Day repast ਀吀漀㨀 猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䨀攀渀渀椀昀攀爀 䌀愀爀氀猀漀渀 眀爀漀琀攀㨀ഊ<<< My mother actually calls her children on New Year's Day to make sure we've all eaten our black-eyed peas. . . >>> ਀ഊIn Spain a Chinese china pill box containing lentils is given to each ਀最甀攀猀琀 甀瀀漀渀 攀渀琀攀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 栀漀洀攀 漀渀 一攀眀 夀攀愀爀✀猀 䔀瘀攀 琀漀搀愀礀 昀漀爀 最漀漀搀 氀甀挀欀 戀甀琀 䤀 ഊbelieve chickpeas were served in the 15th Century. ਀ഊSuey ਀ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀䌀栀椀愀爀愀 䘀爀愀渀挀攀猀挀愀∀ 㰀挀栀椀愀爀愀⸀昀爀愀渀挀攀猀挀愀 愀琀 最洀愀椀氀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊDate: January 6, 2009 9:37:35 AM CST ਀吀漀㨀 ∀✀䬀椀渀最搀漀洀 漀昀 䄀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 ⴀ 匀䌀䄀Ⰰ 䤀渀挀⸀✀∀ 㰀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊSubject: [Ansteorra] Happy Epiphany! ਀ഊJanuary 6 - Epiphany ਀ഊThe Feast of the Epiphany, or Twelfth Day, marks the end of Yule ਀昀攀猀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 眀漀爀搀 椀猀 渀漀琀 猀瀀攀挀椀昀椀挀 琀漀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀椀琀礀Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 愀猀 娀攀甀猀✀猀ഊalias, "Epiphanes," can attest. It comes from the Greek epiphaneia, meaning ਀∀洀愀渀椀昀攀猀琀愀琀椀漀渀∀ 漀爀 ∀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀愀渀挀攀⸀∀ഊ ਀䤀渀 琀栀攀 挀栀甀爀挀栀Ⰰ 䔀瀀椀瀀栀愀渀礀 挀漀洀洀攀洀漀爀愀琀攀猀 琀栀攀 洀愀渀椀昀攀猀琀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䨀攀猀甀猀✀ 搀椀瘀椀渀攀ഊnature to the Magi, the three wise men or kings. In many countries, Three ਀䬀椀渀最猀 䐀愀礀 椀猀 愀 琀椀洀攀 漀昀 最椀昀琀 最椀瘀椀渀最⸀ 吀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 昀愀爀攀 椀猀 愀 猀瀀椀挀攀 䬀椀渀最 䌀愀欀攀ഊwith a lucky bean baked in it. ਀ഊTradition advises the removal of Christmas greens by Epiphany to avoid bad ਀氀甀挀欀⸀ഊFrom the Farmer's Almanac ਀ഊBaronessa Chiara Francesca Arianna d'Onofrio ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 匀甀渀Ⰰ ㄀㔀 䴀愀爀 ㈀　　㤀 ㄀㈀㨀　㌀㨀　㔀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊFrom: "Kingstaste" ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 伀戀猀攀爀瘀愀渀挀攀猀ഊTo: "'Cooks within the SCA'" ਀ഊI have been collecting information about holiday celebrations and ਀漀戀猀攀爀瘀愀琀椀漀渀猀 昀漀爀 洀愀渀礀 礀攀愀爀猀⸀  䄀 氀漀琀 漀昀 椀琀 椀猀 爀愀渀搀漀洀 愀渀搀 甀渀攀搀椀琀攀搀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 䤀 愀洀ഊgoing to throw it out here to see if it rings any bells for anyone. I am ਀愀氀眀愀礀猀 椀渀琀攀爀攀猀琀攀搀 琀漀 栀攀愀爀 昀愀洀椀氀礀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 攀椀琀栀攀爀 挀漀渀昀椀爀洀 漀爀 搀攀戀甀渀欀ഊwhat I've found. ਀ഊChristianna ਀ഊ ਀䴀䄀刀 ㈀㄀ ഊ ਀嘀攀爀渀愀氀 䔀焀甀椀渀漀砀Ⰰ 䘀椀爀猀琀 䐀愀礀 漀昀 匀瀀爀椀渀最ഊ ਀䴀漀琀栀攀爀椀渀最 匀甀渀搀愀礀⨀ ⴀ 䘀攀甀搀愀氀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀 ⴀ 伀渀 䰀愀攀琀愀爀攀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 ⠀洀椀搀ⴀ䰀攀渀琀⤀ 椀渀 猀瀀爀椀渀最Ⰰഊ"fostered" children would go to visit their own families. A sweet cake ਀挀愀氀氀攀搀 愀 ∀猀椀洀渀攀氀∀ⴀ 渀愀洀攀搀 昀漀爀 猀椀洀椀氀愀㴀昀椀渀攀 昀氀漀甀爀Ⰰ 瀀氀甀洀 挀愀欀攀猀 漀爀 挀愀欀攀猀 眀椀琀栀ഊalmond paste baked inside were taken to their mothers. ਀ഊOrigins in the Greek Goddess Cybele, the goddess of nature (whom the Greeks ਀最漀琀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 倀栀爀礀最椀愀渀猀⤀ 愀渀搀 刀漀洀愀渀 昀攀猀琀椀瘀椀琀椀攀猀 栀攀氀搀 琀漀 栀漀渀漀爀 洀漀琀栀攀爀栀漀漀搀⸀  ഊ ਀䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 ⴀ 䤀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㜀琀栀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀Ⰰ 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀猀 眀攀渀琀 漀渀挀攀 愀 礀攀愀爀 琀漀 瀀愀礀 琀栀攀椀爀ഊrespects to the cathedral or mother church of their religion. The huge ਀最愀琀栀攀爀椀渀最猀 最愀瘀攀 猀漀 洀愀渀礀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 愀 挀栀愀渀挀攀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 昀愀洀椀氀礀 爀攀甀渀椀漀渀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀礀ഊbegan to call it "going a-mothering", and they brought their mothers flowers ਀愀渀搀 挀愀欀攀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 漀挀挀愀猀椀漀渀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀 搀椀攀搀 漀甀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㠀琀栀 挀攀渀琀⸀ 䈀甀琀ഊAmerican soldiers stationed in England during WWII, who observed the U.S. ਀䴀漀琀栀攀爀✀猀 䐀愀礀Ⰰ 爀攀洀椀渀搀攀搀 琀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 漀昀 琀栀攀椀爀 漀眀渀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 琀漀ഊits revival. ਀ഊ ਀䴀䄀刀 ㈀㜀ഊ ਀䌀攀爀攀洀漀渀礀 漀昀 圀愀猀栀椀渀最 ⴀ 䄀渀挀椀攀渀琀 刀漀洀攀 ⴀ 吀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀 匀瀀爀椀渀最 䌀氀攀愀渀椀渀最 䐀愀礀ഊ ਀嘀椀欀爀愀洀愀 匀愀洀瘀愀琀 ⨀ ⴀ 䠀椀渀搀甀 ⴀ  吀栀攀 戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最 漀昀 匀瀀爀椀渀最Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 䜀漀搀搀攀猀猀 漀昀ഊNature is bedecked as a divine bride. A combination of bitter neem leaves ਀愀渀搀 猀眀攀攀琀 樀愀最最攀爀礀 椀猀 攀愀琀攀渀Ⰰ 琀漀 猀椀最渀椀昀礀 挀漀渀昀氀椀挀琀椀渀最 愀猀瀀攀挀琀猀 漀昀 栀甀洀愀渀 氀椀昀攀㨀ഊjoy and sorrow, success and failure, ecstasy and agony. ਀ഊHoli* - Hindu - To celebrate the end of the spring harvest and the end of ਀眀椀渀琀攀爀 椀渀 䤀渀搀椀愀 愀渀搀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 猀愀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 氀漀渀最 愀最漀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 攀瘀椀氀 眀椀琀挀栀ഊHolika was burned, people light bonfires on the eve of Holi. The next day ਀挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 愀渀搀 愀搀甀氀琀猀 琀栀爀漀眀 眀愀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 挀漀氀漀爀攀搀 瀀漀眀搀攀爀猀 愀琀 攀愀挀栀 漀琀栀攀爀⸀ 匀漀漀渀ഊeveryone is covered with the colors of spring. It is a holiday of mirth and ਀洀攀爀爀椀洀攀渀琀⸀  䜀愀洀攀猀 搀攀瀀椀挀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 瀀爀愀渀欀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀愀渀琀 䬀爀椀猀栀渀愀 愀爀攀 瀀氀愀礀攀搀 戀礀ഊboys singing and dancing. ਀ഊFestival of Ostara - Saxon - "Season of the Growing Sun". A 2 day 'Coming ਀漀昀 匀瀀爀椀渀最✀ 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀⸀   ഊ ਀䄀氀瀀 䄀甀昀稀甀最⨀ ⴀ 匀眀椀琀稀攀爀氀愀渀搀 ⴀ ∀䄀猀挀攀渀琀∀ 洀愀爀欀猀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 眀栀攀渀 栀攀爀搀猀洀攀渀 氀攀愀搀 琀栀攀椀爀ഊgoats and cattle up to mountain pastures for the summer. Considered the ਀戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最 漀昀 猀瀀爀椀渀最Ⰰ 攀瘀攀爀礀漀渀攀 眀攀愀爀猀 戀爀椀最栀琀 挀漀猀琀甀洀攀猀Ⰰ 搀攀挀漀爀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀ഊanimals with flowers, and parade with the pails and cheese-making equipment. ਀ഊ ਀匀甀渀搀愀礀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀ഊ ਀倀愀氀洀 匀甀渀搀愀礀⨀ ⴀ 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀 ⴀ 䌀漀洀洀攀洀漀爀愀琀攀猀 䨀攀猀甀猀✀ 攀渀琀爀礀 椀渀琀漀 䨀攀爀甀猀愀氀攀洀⸀ 倀攀漀瀀氀攀ഊgreeted Him by waving palm branches, and today many churches distribute and ਀戀氀攀猀猀 瀀愀氀洀猀 愀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀⸀ ഊ ਀倀愀砀 䌀愀欀攀猀 䐀椀猀琀爀椀戀甀琀椀漀渀⨀ ⠀㄀㘀琀栀 䌀攀渀琀⤀ 䠀攀爀攀昀漀爀猀栀椀爀攀Ⰰ 䔀渀最氀愀渀搀 ⴀ 唀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 眀椀氀氀ഊof Lady Scudomore, cakes and ale were presented to the congregation at the ਀倀愀氀洀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀 琀漀 瀀爀漀洀漀琀攀 瀀攀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 最漀漀搀 昀攀氀氀漀眀猀栀椀瀀⸀  ഊ ਀匀攀猀挀栀猀攀氀愀甀琀攀渀⨀ ⴀ 匀眀椀琀稀攀爀氀愀渀搀 ⴀ 伀渀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 搀愀礀 漀昀 娀甀爀椀挀栀✀猀 匀瀀爀椀渀最 䘀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀ⰀഊThe "Six O' Clock Ringing", there's a children's parade through town. On the ਀猀攀挀漀渀搀 搀愀礀Ⰰ 搀爀攀猀猀攀搀 椀渀 洀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 挀漀猀琀甀洀攀猀 愀渀搀 挀愀爀爀礀椀渀最 戀愀渀渀攀爀猀Ⰰ 洀攀洀戀攀爀猀 漀昀ഊthe town's historic craft guilds march the same route. The tailors chase the ਀挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 眀椀琀栀 栀甀最攀 猀挀椀猀猀漀爀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 戀愀欀攀爀猀 栀愀渀搀 漀甀琀 瀀愀猀琀爀椀攀猀⸀ 䄀琀 㘀瀀洀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀ഊbells chime, everyone gathers in the town square where the Boegg, a big ਀眀栀椀琀攀 昀椀最甀爀攀 漀昀 眀椀渀琀攀爀 猀琀甀昀昀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 猀琀爀愀眀 愀渀搀 昀椀爀攀挀爀愀挀欀攀爀猀Ⰰ 最漀攀猀 甀瀀 椀渀 愀ഊburst of flames. ਀ഊRa-Ra* - Haiti - Every day between Palm Sunday and Easter groups of ਀瀀攀漀瀀氀攀ⴀ吀栀攀 刀愀ⴀ刀愀ⴀ 挀漀洀攀 搀漀眀渀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 栀椀氀氀猀 琀漀 搀愀渀挀攀 昀漀爀 洀漀渀攀礀⸀ 䔀愀挀栀 搀愀渀挀攀爀ഊis dressed in a red shirt and carries a red flag. Some of them beat drums; ਀猀漀洀攀 挀爀愀挀欀 眀栀椀瀀猀㬀 猀漀洀攀 挀愀爀爀礀 欀攀爀漀猀攀渀攀 氀愀渀琀攀爀渀猀⸀ 䄀猀 猀漀漀渀 愀猀 琀栀攀 挀爀漀眀搀 猀攀攀猀ഊthe group's leader, they cry "Ra-Ra!" The dance celebrates spring but also ਀洀漀甀爀渀猀 琀栀攀 搀攀愀琀栀 漀昀 䨀攀猀甀猀⸀ 吀栀爀漀甀最栀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 ㌀ 搀愀礀猀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 刀愀ⴀ刀愀ഊdance intensely, and on Easter Sunday they stop. ਀ഊMaundy Thursday, Royal Maundy (14th Cent) Britain's oldest charity, it was ਀猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 戀礀 䔀搀眀愀爀搀 䤀䤀䤀⸀  唀渀琀椀氀 ㄀㘀㠀㤀 琀栀攀 猀漀瘀攀爀攀椀最渀 眀攀渀琀 琀漀 圀攀猀琀洀椀渀猀琀攀爀 䄀戀戀攀礀ഊthe day before Good Friday to wash the feet of the poor. Since James II, ਀猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 洀椀渀琀攀搀 挀漀椀渀猀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 漀甀琀 椀渀猀琀攀愀搀⸀  ഊ ਀䜀爀攀攀渀 吀栀甀爀猀搀愀礀 ⴀ 吀栀攀 吀栀甀爀猀搀愀礀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 䨀攀猀甀猀 眀愀猀栀攀搀 琀栀攀ഊfeet of the disciples. In Czechoslovakia, "Judases"- cakes made to look ਀氀椀欀攀 琀眀椀猀琀攀搀 爀漀瀀攀猀ⴀ 愀爀攀 洀愀搀攀 愀渀搀 搀椀瀀瀀攀搀 椀渀 栀漀渀攀礀 琀漀 猀甀最最攀猀琀 琀栀攀 昀愀琀攀 漀昀ഊJudas on this day. Honey is a preventative against disaster. On this day ਀琀栀攀礀 愀氀猀漀 戀愀欀攀 愀 氀愀洀戀ⴀ猀栀愀瀀攀搀 挀愀欀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 䰀愀洀戀 漀昀 䜀漀搀 琀漀 戀攀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 漀渀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀ഊSunday. ਀ഊGood Friday* - Christian - Commemorates the day Jesus was convicted of ਀琀爀攀愀猀漀渀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 琀栀攀 刀漀洀愀渀 䔀洀瀀椀爀攀 愀渀搀 挀爀甀挀椀昀椀攀搀⸀ 䴀愀渀礀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 漀戀猀攀爀瘀攀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀ഊwith solemn services or processions that reenact Jesus' walk to His death, ਀挀愀爀爀礀椀渀最 栀椀猀 漀眀渀 挀爀漀猀猀⸀ 匀甀瀀瀀漀猀攀搀氀礀 漀渀 䠀椀猀 眀愀礀 琀漀 䜀漀氀最漀琀栀愀Ⰰ 䠀攀 猀琀漀瀀瀀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀ഊdoor of a woman who was baking and asked for bread. She thought he was just ਀愀 瀀漀漀爀 洀椀猀昀漀爀琀甀渀愀琀攀 猀攀渀琀攀渀挀攀搀 琀漀 搀椀攀Ⰰ 猀漀 猀栀攀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 栀椀洀 椀渀 愀渀搀 最愀瘀攀 栀椀洀ഊbread and water. Legend says He has blessed all women who bake on Good ਀䘀爀椀搀愀礀⸀  ഊ ਀䠀漀琀 䌀爀漀猀猀 䈀甀渀猀 ⴀ 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀愀氀氀礀 愀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 䜀漀漀搀 䘀爀椀搀愀礀⸀  䔀愀爀氀礀 䔀最礀瀀琀椀愀渀猀ഊoffered their moon goddess cakes marked with horns symbolic of the horned ox ਀琀栀攀礀 猀愀挀爀椀昀椀挀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 愀氀琀愀爀⸀ 䔀愀爀氀礀 䜀爀攀攀欀猀 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀搀 栀漀爀渀ⴀ椀渀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀 挀愀欀攀猀 琀漀ഊAstarte and other deities. The Romans ate cross-bread at sacrificial ਀昀攀愀猀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 匀愀砀漀渀猀 椀渀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀 氀漀愀瘀攀猀 眀椀琀栀 愀 挀爀漀猀猀 椀渀 栀漀渀漀爀 漀昀 䔀漀猀琀爀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀ഊgoddess of light (See Easter). ਀ഊMarble Championship - Tinsley Green, Sussex, England - In 1600 two rivals ਀搀甀攀氀攀搀 漀瘀攀爀 愀 氀漀瘀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 愀 最愀洀攀 漀昀 洀愀爀戀氀攀猀⸀  匀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 愀ഊmarbles championship held in their memory. ਀ഊBermuda - In the 19th century, a teacher who had trouble explaining Jesus' ਀䄀猀挀攀渀猀椀漀渀 椀渀琀漀 栀攀愀瘀攀渀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 栀椀猀 挀氀愀猀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀椀最栀攀猀琀 栀椀氀氀 漀渀 琀栀攀 椀猀氀愀渀搀Ⰰഊwhere he launched a kite with an image of Jesus. When the line ran out, he ਀挀甀琀 椀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 栀愀瘀攀 昀氀漀眀渀 欀椀琀攀猀 漀渀 䜀漀漀搀 䘀爀椀搀愀礀 攀瘀攀爀 猀椀渀挀攀⸀ ഊ ਀嘀椀最椀氀 漀昀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀⨀ 䴀愀渀礀 挀栀甀爀挀栀攀猀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 搀愀礀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 䨀攀猀甀猀✀ 䌀爀甀挀椀昀椀砀椀漀渀ഊand His Resurrection, with an Easter vigil service. Worshipers reflect on ਀䠀椀猀 猀甀昀昀攀爀椀渀最 愀渀搀 搀攀愀琀栀⸀ 䴀攀砀椀挀漀ⴀ 洀愀渀礀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 洀愀欀攀 甀最氀礀 攀昀昀椀最礀 漀昀 䨀甀搀愀猀Ⰰഊstuff it with firecrackers, and hang it over a street. Then they ignite the ਀攀瘀椀氀 䨀甀搀愀猀 愀渀搀 栀攀 攀砀瀀氀漀搀攀猀⸀ 䌀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 猀挀爀愀洀戀氀攀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 挀愀渀搀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 氀椀琀琀氀攀ഊgifts that spurt out of him. ਀ഊWhite Saturday - Czechoslovakia - is the favorite time to decorate the eggs ਀琀栀愀琀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 琀愀欀攀渀 琀漀 挀栀甀爀挀栀 愀渀搀 戀氀攀猀猀攀搀⸀ഊ ਀䔀愀猀琀攀爀⨀ ⴀ 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀 ⴀ 䌀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀猀 琀栀攀 刀攀猀甀爀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䨀攀猀甀猀⸀ 䴀愀爀礀 䴀愀最搀愀氀攀渀攀ഊand some companions visited the tomb of Jesus, and the Angel of the Lord ਀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀攀搀 愀渀搀 琀漀氀搀 琀栀攀洀 䠀攀 眀愀猀 爀椀猀攀渀⸀ 䰀攀最攀渀搀 栀愀猀 椀琀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 猀甀渀 樀甀洀瀀猀 昀漀爀ഊjoy on Easter morning, so many churches have sunrise services. In the 8th ਀挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 琀栀攀 嘀攀渀攀爀愀戀氀攀 䈀攀搀攀 猀甀最最攀猀琀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀 ∀䔀愀猀琀攀爀∀ 洀愀礀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀洀攀ഊfrom Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon name of a Teutonic goddess of spring and ਀昀攀爀琀椀氀椀琀礀⸀ 匀愀砀漀渀猀 愀琀攀 挀爀漀猀猀ⴀ椀渀猀挀爀椀戀攀搀 氀漀愀瘀攀猀 椀渀 栀攀爀 栀漀渀漀爀⸀  䠀攀爀 猀礀洀戀漀氀 眀愀猀 愀ഊhare, which may explain the custom of the Easter hare, or rabbit, who brings ਀䔀愀猀琀攀爀 攀最最猀⸀ 吀栀攀 攀最最 洀愀礀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀挀漀洀攀 愀 猀瀀攀挀椀愀氀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 猀礀洀戀漀氀 漀昀 爀攀戀椀爀琀栀ഊbecause eggs were long one of the foods forbidden during Lent. The use of ਀䔀愀猀琀攀爀 䔀最最猀 愀洀漀渀最 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀猀 挀愀洀攀 椀渀琀漀 甀猀攀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 㜀　　 䄀䐀⸀  吀栀攀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀ഊcoloring eggs probably began with medieval travelers to Egypt and Persia, ਀眀栀攀爀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 挀漀氀漀爀攀搀 攀最最猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀椀爀 猀瀀爀椀渀最 昀攀猀琀椀瘀愀氀猀⸀  刀攀搀 攀最最猀 猀礀洀戀漀氀椀稀攀搀ഊthe Blood of Christ, a chicken meant the fulfillment of one's dreams, the ਀猀甀渀 瀀爀攀猀愀最攀猀 最漀漀搀 氀甀挀欀Ⰰ  昀氀漀眀攀爀猀 昀漀爀 氀漀瘀攀 愀渀搀 甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最Ⰰ 最漀漀搀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 椀猀ഊassured by a deer or a stag, and prosperity by a pig. In Lancastershire, ਀䔀渀最氀愀渀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀 瀀愀爀琀椀挀椀瀀愀琀攀 椀渀 倀愀挀攀ⴀ䔀最最椀渀最Ⰰ 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 爀漀氀氀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀ഊeggs down a hill. It was said to commemorate Christ's tomb stone rolling ਀愀眀愀礀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 挀爀礀瀀琀⸀   一漀爀猀攀洀攀渀 愀氀猀漀 栀愀搀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀搀 䔀漀猀琀甀爀Ⰰ 䔀愀猀琀甀爀Ⰰ 伀猀琀愀爀愀Ⰰ 漀爀ഊOstar, meaning season of the growing sun. (This is the latest day on which ਀䔀愀猀琀攀爀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 挀愀渀 漀挀挀甀爀⸀  吀栀攀 攀愀爀氀椀攀猀琀 搀愀礀 漀渀 眀栀椀挀栀 椀琀 挀愀渀 昀愀氀氀 椀猀 䴀愀爀挀栀ഊ22nd.) ਀ഊLambri* - Greece - "Bright Day" is how Greeks describe Easter. The night ਀戀攀昀漀爀攀Ⰰ 愀氀氀 氀椀最栀琀猀 最漀 漀甀琀⸀ 䄀琀 洀椀搀渀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 愀 瀀爀椀攀猀琀 攀渀琀攀爀猀 栀漀氀搀椀渀最 愀 挀愀渀搀氀攀Ⰰഊproclaiming the Resurrection of Christ. His candle is used to light the ਀挀愀渀搀氀攀猀 攀瘀攀爀礀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 栀漀氀搀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀栀甀爀挀栀 戀攀氀氀猀 爀椀渀最Ⰰ 猀栀椀瀀猀 猀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀椀爀ഊwhistles, and firecrackers go off. Afterward, people celebrate with dancing, ਀爀漀愀猀琀 氀愀洀戀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀 攀最最猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 䜀爀攀攀欀猀 搀礀攀 爀攀搀 漀渀氀礀⸀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:46:21 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 䨀漀栀渀渀愀 䠀漀氀氀漀眀愀礀 㰀樀漀栀渀渀愀攀 愀琀 洀愀挀⸀挀漀洀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Easter Observances ਀吀漀㨀 䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀䤀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀 戀漀漀欀猀 漀渀 挀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀 愀渀搀 昀漀氀欀氀漀爀攀⸀ഊNot all on foods either; many have to do with the topic ਀漀昀 瀀氀愀礀 愀渀搀 猀攀愀猀漀渀愀氀 挀甀猀琀漀洀猀⸀ഊ ਀ 䈀攀猀椀搀攀猀 䜀漀漀最氀攀 戀漀漀欀猀 琀栀攀猀攀 搀愀礀猀Ⰰ 漀渀攀 挀愀渀 甀猀攀 琀栀攀 漀渀氀椀渀攀ഊBook of Days which was designed to consist of: ਀䴀愀琀琀攀爀猀 挀漀渀渀攀挀琀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀 䌀愀氀攀渀搀愀爀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 倀漀瀀甀氀愀爀 ഊFestivals, Saints' Days, and other Holidays, with illustrations of ਀䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀 䄀渀琀椀焀甀椀琀椀攀猀 椀渀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀㬀ഊhttp://www.thebookofdays.com/indexes/traditions.htm ਀ഊSaints and Catholic customs can be found at ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀渀攀眀愀搀瘀攀渀琀⸀漀爀最⼀挀愀琀栀攀渀⼀ഊ ਀䨀漀栀渀渀愀攀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:35:18 -0500 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀吀攀爀爀礀 䐀攀挀欀攀爀∀ 㰀琀⸀搀⸀搀攀挀欀攀爀 愀琀 愀琀琀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Easter Observances ਀吀漀㨀 ∀䌀漀漀欀猀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 琀栀攀 匀䌀䄀∀ 㰀猀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀 愀琀 氀椀猀琀猀⸀愀渀猀琀攀漀爀爀愀⸀漀爀最㸀ഊ ਀㰀㰀㰀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀渀最 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 愀戀漀甀琀 栀漀氀椀搀愀礀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀椀漀渀猀 愀渀搀ഊobservations for many years. A lot of it is random and unedited, but I am ਀最漀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀爀漀眀 椀琀 漀甀琀 栀攀爀攀 琀漀 猀攀攀 椀昀 椀琀 爀椀渀最猀 愀渀礀 戀攀氀氀猀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀漀渀攀⸀  䤀 愀洀ഊalways interested to hear family traditions that either confirm or debunk ਀眀栀愀琀 䤀✀瘀攀 昀漀甀渀搀⸀ഊ ਀䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀渀愀ഊ ਀䴀漀琀栀攀爀椀渀最 匀甀渀搀愀礀⨀ ⴀ 䘀攀甀搀愀氀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀 ⴀ 伀渀 䰀愀攀琀愀爀攀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 ⠀洀椀搀ⴀ䰀攀渀琀⤀ 椀渀 猀瀀爀椀渀最Ⰰഊ"fostered" children would go to visit their own families. A sweet cake ਀挀愀氀氀攀搀 愀 ∀猀椀洀渀攀氀∀ⴀ 渀愀洀攀搀 昀漀爀 猀椀洀椀氀愀㴀昀椀渀攀 昀氀漀甀爀Ⰰ 瀀氀甀洀 挀愀欀攀猀 漀爀 挀愀欀攀猀 眀椀琀栀ഊalmond paste baked inside were taken to their mothers. >>> ਀ഊThis is misleading. It references Feudal Europe and roughly describes a ਀洀漀搀攀爀渀 猀椀洀渀攀氀 挀愀欀攀⸀  吀栀攀 琀攀爀洀 猀椀洀渀攀氀 昀椀爀猀琀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 琀栀攀 ㄀㌀琀栀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀 ഊand it describes a small loaf of bread (possibly filled with almond paste ਀愀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 洀礀 漀瀀椀渀椀漀渀 椀猀 琀栀愀琀 椀琀 挀愀洀攀 氀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 ㄀㜀琀栀 䌀攀渀琀甀爀礀⤀ ഊbaked in a hand raised pastry shell which forms the bottom and sides of the ਀氀漀愀昀⸀  吀栀攀 攀愀爀氀椀攀猀琀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀猀 挀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 猀椀洀渀攀氀 琀漀 戀攀 ∀琀眀椀挀攀 戀愀欀攀搀⸀∀ 戀甀琀 ഊlater descriptions give the simnel as boiled, then baked. The pastry shell ਀昀椀爀猀琀 搀椀猀愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 椀渀 愀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀 昀爀漀洀 ㄀㠀㤀㐀⸀ഊ ਀䄀 眀漀漀搀 挀甀琀 椀渀 䌀栀愀洀戀攀爀猀 䈀漀漀欀 漀昀 䐀愀礀猀 ⠀㄀㠀㘀㐀⤀ 猀栀漀眀猀 氀愀爀最攀 愀渀搀 猀洀愀氀氀 猀椀洀渀攀氀猀 ഊhaving a copped outer crust and a filled center.(Fig. 1) Chambers describes ਀猀椀洀渀攀氀猀 愀猀㨀ഊ ਀∀⸀⸀⸀爀愀椀猀攀搀 挀愀欀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 挀爀甀猀琀 漀昀 眀栀椀挀栀 椀猀 洀愀搀攀 漀昀 昀椀渀攀 昀氀漀甀爀 愀渀搀 眀愀琀攀爀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 ഊsufficient saffron to give it a deep yellow colour, and the interior is ਀昀椀氀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀猀 漀昀 愀 瘀攀爀礀 爀椀挀栀 瀀氀甀洀ⴀ挀愀欀攀Ⰰ 眀椀琀栀 瀀氀攀渀琀礀 漀昀 挀愀渀搀椀攀搀 ഊlemon peel, and other good things. They are made up very stiff; tied up in a ਀挀氀漀琀栀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 戀漀椀氀攀搀 昀漀爀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 栀漀甀爀猀Ⰰ 愀昀琀攀爀 眀栀椀挀栀 琀栀攀礀 愀爀攀 戀爀甀猀栀攀搀 漀瘀攀爀 眀椀琀栀 ഊegg, and then baked. When ready for sale the crust is as hard as if made of ਀眀漀漀搀⸀⸀⸀∀ഊ ਀䌀⸀ 䄀渀渀攀 圀椀氀猀漀渀 琀栀椀渀欀猀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 猀椀洀渀攀氀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀 挀漀洀戀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 昀漀爀 ഊplacenta and emeum and is a continuation of the Roman holiday baking. ਀ഊAnd to quote myself, "Mothering Sunday has been a common name for Laetare ਀匀甀渀搀愀礀 猀椀渀挀攀 琀栀攀 䐀愀爀欀 䄀最攀猀⸀  伀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 䰀攀渀琀 挀漀洀洀攀渀挀攀搀 漀渀 匀栀爀漀瘀攀 匀甀渀搀愀礀 愀渀搀 ഊconsisted of was thirty-six days of fasting. Laetare Sunday occurred at ਀䴀椀搀ⴀ䰀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 愀猀 愀 戀爀攀愀欀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 愀甀猀琀攀爀攀 昀愀猀琀椀渀最 爀甀氀攀猀 漀昀 䰀攀渀琀⸀ ഊApprentices were free to visit their families and gifts were given to the ਀䴀漀琀栀攀爀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀⸀  䘀漀甀爀 搀愀礀猀 眀攀爀攀 愀搀搀攀搀 琀漀 攀愀爀氀礀 漀渀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 ഊMothering Sunday continued and was brought into the Protestant churches with ਀愀氀琀攀爀攀搀 洀攀愀渀椀渀最⸀ഊ ਀䤀琀 眀愀猀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 愀洀漀渀最 琀栀攀 刀漀洀愀渀猀 琀漀 洀愀欀攀 最椀昀琀猀 愀渀搀 猀愀挀爀椀昀椀挀攀猀 漀昀 昀椀渀攀 ഊpastries, including placenta, during religious festivals. It is likely that ਀琀栀攀 挀甀猀琀漀洀 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀攀搀 甀渀搀攀爀 䌀栀爀椀猀琀椀愀渀椀琀礀 愀渀搀 椀琀 椀猀 瀀爀漀戀愀戀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 猀椀洀渀攀氀 ഊis an evolution of placenta used in the old Roman fashion as a gift at ਀䴀椀搀ⴀ䰀攀渀琀 漀爀 䔀愀猀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀椀氀攀 愀戀猀漀氀甀琀攀 瀀爀漀漀昀 漀昀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀椀洀渀攀氀 椀猀 氀漀猀琀 琀漀 甀猀Ⰰ 椀琀 愀瀀瀀攀愀爀猀 ഊrelated to the Roman pastry placenta in that it has a hard outer shell and a ਀猀漀昀琀 椀渀渀攀爀 戀爀攀愀搀 昀椀氀氀椀渀最⸀  䰀椀欀攀 瀀氀愀挀攀渀琀愀Ⰰ 猀椀洀渀攀氀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 最椀昀琀 昀漀爀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀甀猀 ഊholidays, possibly with an enriched filling for Mid-Lent. If Wilson's idea ਀琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 猀椀洀渀攀氀 椀猀 搀攀爀椀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀眀漀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 椀猀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀渀 琀栀椀猀 ഊwould the first step in its evolution." (Simnels: From Fine Bread to Fancy ਀䌀愀欀攀Ⰰ 瀀爀攀猀攀渀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 匀攀爀瘀攀 䤀琀 䘀漀爀琀栀℀ ㌀爀搀 䌀漀渀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 漀渀 䔀甀爀漀瀀攀愀渀 䌀漀漀欀椀渀最ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀 刀漀洀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 刀攀渀愀椀猀猀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ ㈀　　㔀⤀⸀ഊ ਀䈀攀愀爀ഊ ਀ഊDate: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:31:43 -0400 ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 ∀倀栀椀氀 吀爀漀礀 ⼀ 䜀⸀ 吀愀挀椀琀甀猀 䄀搀愀洀愀渀琀椀甀猀∀ 㰀愀搀愀洀愀渀琀椀甀猀㄀ 愀琀 瘀攀爀椀稀漀渀⸀渀攀琀㸀ഊSubject: [Sca-cooks] An overlooked feast day of culinary ਀ऀ猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀挀攀⸀⸀⸀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊWednesday, June 24th, was the feast of Saint John the Baptist. ਀ഊFor those of you who celebrate such things, a belated happy one to ਀礀漀甀⸀ 䘀漀爀 琀栀漀猀攀 漀昀 礀漀甀 眀栀漀 搀漀渀✀琀Ⰰ 礀漀甀 挀愀渀 猀琀椀氀氀 挀攀氀攀戀爀愀琀攀 琀栀攀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀  ഊdate which, according to Le Menagier, you begin gathering your green ਀眀愀氀渀甀琀猀 昀漀爀 洀愀欀椀渀最 洀椀砀攀搀 瀀爀攀猀攀爀瘀攀猀⼀挀漀洀瀀漀猀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀 戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最 漀昀  ഊcherry season in a number of countries/cultures, and the official ਀欀椀挀欀漀昀昀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀椀最 䐀愀渀椀猀栀 栀攀爀爀椀渀最 猀攀愀猀漀渀 ⠀愀猀 椀渀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 昀氀攀攀琀猀 最漀  ഊout, people eat raw fillets with funky garnishes while dancing in the ਀猀琀爀攀攀琀猀 漀昀 䌀漀瀀攀渀栀愀最攀渀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 攀挀漀渀漀洀椀挀 搀漀洀椀渀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䠀愀渀猀攀愀琀椀挀 䰀攀愀最甀攀  ഊis once again safeguarded, or something like that, etc.) ਀ഊAdamantius ਀ഊ ਀㰀琀栀攀 攀渀搀㸀ഊEdited by Mark S. 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