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Beware the Ides of March
Months of the Roman calendar were arranged around three named days and these were reference points from which the other (unnamed) days were calculated: Kalends (1st day of the month). Nones (the 7th day in March, May, July, and October; the 5th in the other months). Ides (the 15th day in March, May, July, and October; the 13th in the other months). According to Plutarch, a seer … Read entire article »
Saint Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th. It is an Irish Holiday, and is widely celebrated in America, regardless of one’s ancestry. To the Irish, it is a day to commemorate the Patron Saint of Ireland, St. Patrick. All children should wear green on St. Patrick’s Day for good luck. If you don’t wear green, beware! You might get pinched by someone else as a kind of playful punishment for not wearing … Read entire article »
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Babies and Birth
See also Pregnancy and Predicting the Sex of the Baby Birth is made easier if all the locks in the house are open and you keep an axe under the bed. A child born feet first or breech, will be lamed in an accident. A baby that is born feet first will have healing abilities. Firstborn children are protected from witchcraft. Babies born at midnight can see ghosts. A baby born when the moon is rising will be a girl. Thursday has one lucky hour, just before sunrise, for birth. Babies born on Sunday cannot be harmed by evil spirits. Babies born at night will stay awake at night. A baby born from a red water sac is believed to have great powers and double sight. A baby born with big ears will be generous. A baby born with open hands and … Read entire article »
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