*Ø* Blogmanac May 11 - 15 | Germany's ice saints days
Eisheilige (ice saints), southern Germany (May 11 - 15)
The presence of these 'Strong Lords' bring unseasonably cold and/or wet weather – a reversion to the days of Winter, or an opposite to an 'Indian Summer'. These are the 4th- and 5th-Century saints Mamertius, Pancratius (Pancras), Servatus (Servatius), Boniface of Tarsus (Bonifatius), and ‘Cold Sophie’. These Christian names are versions of the Swabian presiding spirits of these days. Today’s ice saint is St Mamertius (Archbishop of Vienne, France, c. 461-475 CE).
Due to the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, the actual phenomena of Nature associated with these dates are not the same as when the Eisheilige were contrived centuries ago ...
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Eisheilige (ice saints), southern Germany (May 11 - 15)
The presence of these 'Strong Lords' bring unseasonably cold and/or wet weather – a reversion to the days of Winter, or an opposite to an 'Indian Summer'. These are the 4th- and 5th-Century saints Mamertius, Pancratius (Pancras), Servatus (Servatius), Boniface of Tarsus (Bonifatius), and ‘Cold Sophie’. These Christian names are versions of the Swabian presiding spirits of these days. Today’s ice saint is St Mamertius (Archbishop of Vienne, France, c. 461-475 CE).
Due to the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, the actual phenomena of Nature associated with these dates are not the same as when the Eisheilige were contrived centuries ago ...
This is just a snippet of today's stories. Read all about today in folklore, historical oddities, inspiration and alternatives, with more links, at the Wilson's Almanac Book of Days, every day. Click today's date when you're there.
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