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Egyptian Days
During the Middle Ages in Europe, Egyptian days ( la, dies Ægyptiaci) were certain days of the year held to be unlucky. The Egyptian days were: *January 1, 25 *February 4, 26 *March 1, 28 *April 10, 20 *May 3, 25 *June 10, 16 *July 13, 22 *August 1, 30 *September 3, 21 *October 3, 22 *November 5, 28 *December 7, 22 These were days considered unlucky to begin any enterprise. Physicians were especially discouraged from performing bloodletting on the Egyptian days. See also *Tycho Brahe days In the Scandinavian folklore, folklore of Scandinavia, Tycho Brahe days (Danish language, Danish: ''Tycho Brahes-dage''; Norwegian language, Norwegian: ''Tycho Brahedager''; Swedish language, Swedish: ''Tycho Brahe-dagar'') are calendar date, days ... Notes Bibliography * * * * * {{cite journal , first = Robert , last = Steele , title = Dies Aegyptiaci , journal = Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine , year = 1919 , volume = 12 , issue = Suppl , pages = 108†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calendarium Parisiense
Calendarium Parisiense (English: ''The Parisian Calendar'') is an illuminated manuscript from the 14th century, containing a calendar. The manuscript was produced in late 14th century, probably in one of the scriptoriums in Paris. It was brought to Poland from France by Józef Andrzej Załuski in the first half of the 18th century and placed in the Załuski Library, first Polish National Library. After the Kościuszko Insurrection the Russians took the manuscript to St Petersburg, together with the Załuski Library. It was recovered after the Treaty of Riga (1921) and transferred to the National Library of Poland. Evacuated to Canada in 1939, it returned to Poland in 1959. From May 2024, the manuscript is presented at a permanent exhibition in the Palace of the Commonwealth. The manuscript is an example of French medieval illuminated manuscript. It contains a liturgical calendar with the days dedicated to specific saints clearly indicated. The manuscript consists of twelve pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralized authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the Middle East—most recently part of the Eastern Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodletting
Bloodletting (or blood-letting) is the withdrawal of blood from a patient to prevent or cure illness and disease. Bloodletting, whether by a physician or by leeches, was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and other bodily fluids were regarded as "Humorism, humours" that had to remain in proper balance to maintain health. It is claimed to have been the most common medical practice performed by surgeons from Ancient history, antiquity until the late 19th century, a span of over 2,000 years. In Europe, the practice continued to be relatively common until the end of the 19th century.B.) Anderson, Julie, Emm Barnes, and Enna Shackleton. "The Art of Medicine: Over 2,000 Years of Images and Imagination [Hardcover]." The Art of Medicine: Over 2, 000 Years of Images and Imagination: Julie Anderson, Emm Barnes, Emma Shackleton: : The Ilex Press Limited, 2013. The practice has now been abandoned by modern-style medicine for all except a few very specific medical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tycho Brahe Days
In the folklore of Scandinavia, Tycho Brahe days (Danish: ''Tycho Brahes-dage''; Norwegian: ''Tycho Brahedager''; Swedish: ''Tycho Brahe-dagar'') are days judged to be especially unlucky, especially for magical work, and important business transactions (and personal events). Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) was a Danish astronomer, astrologer, and alchemist and as such achieved some acclaim in popular folklore as a sage and magician. Origins The idea that certain calendar dates are lucky or unlucky is of ancient origin, going back as far as the Mesopotamian civilizations. Tables that identify lucky and unlucky days are sometimes known by their German category name ''Tagwählerei''. * The Coligny calendar identifies certain calendar dates as lucky (''mat'') or unlucky (''anmat''). * The Roman calendar marks many days and parts of others as '' dies nefasti'', religiously unsuitable for the conduct of public business. * Contemporary North America has a tradition that Friday the 13th is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Folklore
European folklore or Western folklore refers to the folklore of the Western world, especially when discussed comparatively. The history of Christendom during the Early Modern period has resulted in a number of traditions that are shared in many European ethnic and regional cultures. This concerns notably common traditions based on Christian mythology, i.e. certain commonalities in celebrating Christmas, such as the various Christmas gift-bringers, or customs associated with All Souls' Day. In addition, there are certain apotropaic gestures or practices found in large parts of the Western world, such as the knocking on wood or the fingers crossed gesture. History Many tropes of European folklore can be identified as stemming from the Proto-Indo-European peoples of the Neolithic and Bronze Age, although may originate from even earlier traditions. Examples of this include the ‘Chaoskampf’ myth-archetype as well as possibly the belief in knocking on wood for good luck. The cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luck
Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at any time, both due to random and non-random natural and artificial processes, and that even improbable events can happen by random chance. In this view, the epithet "lucky" or "unlucky" is a descriptive label that refers to an event's positivity, negativity, or improbability. Supernatural interpretations of luck consider it to be an attribute of a person or object, or the result of a favorable or unfavorable view of a deity upon a person. These interpretations often ''prescribe'' how luckiness or unluckiness can be obtained, such as by carrying a lucky charm or offering sacrifices or prayers to a deity. Saying someone is "born lucky" may hold different meanings, depending on the interpretation: it could simply mean that they have been born into a good family or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unofficial Observances
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Superstitions
A superstition is any belief or practice considered by non-practitioners to be irrational or supernatural, attributed to fate or magic, perceived supernatural influence, or fear of that which is unknown. It is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck, amulets, astrology, fortune telling, spirits, and certain paranormal entities, particularly the belief that future events can be foretold by specific (apparently) unrelated prior events. Also, the word ''superstition'' is often used to refer to a religion not practiced by the majority of a given society regardless of whether the prevailing religion contains alleged superstitions or to all religions by the antireligious. Contemporary use Definitions of the term vary, but commonly describe superstitions as irrational beliefs at odds with scientific knowledge of the world. Stuart Vyse proposes that a superstition's "presumed mechanism of action is inconsistent with our understanding of the physical world", wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
