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Feb 2nd should be a boating holiday
February 2.
Halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Celebrated for thousands of years by most advanced religious traditions. Has been westernized as St. Brigid's Day: St Brigid was supposedly the daughter or employee of the inkeeper in Bethlehem. When Mary and Joseph arrived, the hotel was full and the well had gone dry. The innkeeper left Brigid in charge, with strict instructions not to sell any portion of the meager food and water reserves to anybody. According to legend, Brigid obeyed the innkeeper and did not sell them any food or drink-- but she gave freely of her own personal loaf of bread and flask of drinking water. The legend says that after the holy family left to go to the stable, Brigid noticed that her loaf of bread, which had been almost entirely consumed by Mary and Joseph was fully restored, and her water flask was brimming with cool, clear water. Charming tale. Also previously known as Candlemass, marking the end of Mary's ritual purification period following the birth of Jesus. Also previously known as a heck of an excuse to party, while recognizing any number of polytheistic dieties. :-) Now popularly known as "Groundhog Day." Any of the old stories are more interesting than some tradition about a burrowing animal and a shadow. Ought to be a boating holiday. It's halfway between solstice and equinox, boating weather and longer daylight hours are returning to the northern latitudes. |
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