April 23rd is the feast day of Saint George, patron saint of England, butchers and boy scouts! Yet are you familiar with his legend which tells how he rescued Princess Cleolinda of Libya from a dragon; killing the monster and converting 15,000 men in the process? Oh, and of course, he got the girl and married […]
Category: Saints Day’s
Lady Day March 25th
March the 25th is Lady Day; no it’s not a time to done some frivolous fashion and hot-foot it down to the nearest equine Olympics it is a quarter day and a religious one at that. Lady Day March 25th Originally it was known as Our Lady’s Day but in time the name was condensed […]
St David’s Day 1st March 2012
St David’s Day on the 1st March 2012, and with the March winds and since we have just entered the Chinese year of the Dragon this seems the ideal time to explore the folklore of you guessed it, the daffodil…er sorry the dragon, not just any old dragon though, the stately red one which stands on […]
The Cuckoo – a divinationary insight
In the UK many people feel the Spring really has arrived when they hear the call of the cuckoo. People even write to the press simply to claim the honour of being the first person to hear the bird’s call!
St Patrick’s Day 2012
Today, the 17th March, is St Patrick’s Day. Strange as it may seem St. Patrick the patron saint of Ireland was born in the west of Britain, circa 390.
St David’s Day…
Saint David’s Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant) is held on 1st March, it is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales who was born during the 5th century.
St Valentine’s Day Horoscopes…
Yes folks, it’s Valentine’s Day today and whatever your unique circumstances, you’ll either think of it as a commercialised rip off, wonderfully enchanting, or as chance to spoil rotten the one you love….
Sunday 13th February…
The Moon in Gemini makes some delicious angles to several other planets today and this can be really helpful, especially for Air and Fire signs.
St David's Day…
Saint David’s Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant) is held on 1st March, it is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales who was born during the 5th century.
St Patrick’s Day a history
Strange as it may seem St. Patrick the patron saint of Ireland was born in the west of Britain, circa 390, furthermore, as a young man he showed little interest in religion.
His life took a dramatic turn when he was sixteen years old as he was captured by pirates and taken to be a slave in Ireland.