Oops! The number of deeds seen, with John the Baptist, and I forgot his
date. Should have remembered after my up-bringing. Thanks, Paul.
GMcS.
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From: "Paul Betteridge" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: Happy New Year?
>
> >Not more importantly. Lisa is right. The reason it was a Quarter Day was
the
> >Christian significance (see all the other Holidays [Holy Days] except
> >Midsummer which was a convenient 'quarter' point.
>
> June 24th (Midsummer) is also a day of "Christian
> significance" - the Nativity of St John the Baptist.
>
> (It may not be celebrated with chocolate or mistletoe,
> but in places with a more lively sense of the Christian
> calendar than usual in England, it is a major feast.)
>
> It is clearly linked to both March 25th and
> December 25th - see chapter 1 of St Luke's gospel:
> http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/k/kjv/kjv-idx?type=DIV1&byte=4609530
>
> especially verse 26, which shows that the Annunciation
> happened 3 months before St John was born, and hence
> Christmas was 6 months after St John's birthday.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Paul
>
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> Paul Betteridge, Leafield, Oxfordshire
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