medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture They were making them at Gumfreston in west Wales a couple of years ago (I have one) Maddy Dr Madeleine Gray Senior Lecturer in History School of Education/Ysgol Addysg University of Wales, Newport/Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd Caerleon Campus/Campws Caerllion, Newport/Casnewydd NP18 3QT Tel: +44 (0)1633.432675 'You may not be able to change the world but at least you can embarrass the guilty' (Jessica Mitford) ________________________________ From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture on behalf of jbugslag Sent: Mon 02/02/2009 3:36 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 1. February medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Conrad, Are St Brigid's Crosses still actively being made these days? The coinsidence of the death date with > a major seasonal change has helped successive generations to continue > and develop the celebration. If, that is, it were a coincidence and not a case of syncretism. If the date of Christ's death could, essentially, have been fudged in the 4th century to coincide with an already established "seasonal change", why not St Brigid? Cheers, Jim ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html