During the

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 ...

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 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 flu ...

on the Egyptian days.

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* * * * * {{cite journal , first = Robert , last = Steele , title = Dies Aegyptiaci , journal = Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine , year = 1919 , volume = 12 , issue = Suppl , pages = 108–121 , pmid = 19980815 , pmc = 2067117 European folklore Luck Unofficial observances Superstitions nl:Egyptische dagen

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