#Czech calendar customs

[pagan-stitches]

Here we see costumes that are worn at Shrovetide (or Masopust), the season before Easter. This holiday celebrates the turning of winter to spring, with themes of fertility, health, and a good harvest. It is also the season before Lent, so there is a good deal of feasting in preparation for the Lenten fast. The Shrovetide carnivals include a range of costumes and masks, as well as feasting on pork and other holiday foods. In the Hlinecko area of eastern Bohemia, Shrovetide processions go from house to house:

Village men and boys, disguised in masks that depict traditional characters (red masks for boys and black for married men), go from door to door around the village, accompanied by a brass band. The procession stops at each house and four of the men perform a ritual dance, with the householder’s permission, to secure a rich harvest and prosperity for the family. In return, the masked men receive treats and collect a fee. A symbolic ‘Killing of the Mare’ ritual takes place after the last house has been visited, during which a mare is condemned for its alleged sins and a humorous and topical testament is read out. Following the ‘execution’ the mare is revived with alcohol, signalling the commencement of a dance as the masks frolic with onlookers. via UNESCO

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The Feast of the Three Kings

Google translated from the thesis ��Czech and Moravian Christmas Customs by Veronika Mrtkova

Due to my foot injury I’ll be doing Three Kings on the old date this year (Thursday) so I can hobble down to the creek to collect some holy water.

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Holidays 1.30

Holidays

Bloody Sunday (a.k.a. Bogside Massacre Anniversary Day; Northern Ireland)

Cash Register Day

Change Your Voicemail Greeting Day

Congressional Brawl Day

CTE Awareness Day

Day of Azerbaijani Customs (Azerbaijan)

Day of Saudade (Brazil)

Denise D’Ascenzo Day (Connecticut)

Draw A Dinosaur Day [ website ]

Escape Day

Festival of Peace

Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)

Hi-Yo, Silver Day

Inane Answering Message Day

International Day of Electronic Technicians

Ka Moloka’i Makahiki (Hawaii)

Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

Martyrs' Day (India)

National Escape Day

National Flirt A Little Bit Day

National Maxwell Day

National Write to Congress Day

Primate Day (Indonesia)

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (Spain)

Season for Nonviolence begins [thru 4.4]

Social Media Day (UN)

Teacher’s Day (Spain)

Women Peerage Day (UK)

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Yodel For Your Neighbors Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Croissant Day

5th & Last Monday in January

Aukland Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day [Last Monday]

Independence Days

Republic of Westland (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Adelelmus of Burgos (Christian; Saint)

Aldegondes (Christian; Saint)

Anthony the Great (Coptic Church)

Armentarius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Barsimaeus (Christian; Saint)

Balthildes (Christian; Saint)

Charles, King (Various Provinces of the Anglican Communion; Martyr)

Exercise Your Brain Day (Pastafarian)

Februalia begins (Purification Festival; Ancient Rome) [through 2.2]

Fox, Chicken & Bear (Muppetism)

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Hyacintha Mariscotti (Christian; Saint)

Ice T Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Martina (Christian; Saint)

Matthias of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Mutien-Marie Wiaux (Christian; Saint)

Pax (Ancient Roman Festival of Peace)

Saraswati Day (Goddess of Knowledge; Bali)

Savina (Christian; Saint)

Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox)

Tyrtæus (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because Hitler was elected.)

Premieres

The Americans (TV Series; 2013)

Around the World in 80 Days (Novel; 1873)

Blue Suede Shoes, recorded by Elvis Presley (Song; 1956)

City Lights (Film; 1931)

The Darktown Strutters’ Ball, recorded by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Song; 1917)

The Double: A Petersburg Poem, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1846)

Great Expectations (Film; 1998)

Honey, recorded by Bobby Goldsboro (Song; 1968)

I Fall to Pieces, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Show; 1933)

Outrageous Fortune (Film; 1987)

Red Hot, recorded by Billy Lee Riley (Song; 1956)

Rooftop Concert, by The Beatles (Live Concert; 1969)

Taken (Film; 2009)

Today’s Name Days

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)

Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)

Zdislava (Czech Republic)

Valerius (Denmark)

Valmo, Valter (Estonia)

Valtteri (Finland)

Gildas (France)

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)

Varsamia (Greece)

Adél (Hungary)

Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)

Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)

Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)

Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)

Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)

Ignatie (Romania)

Gašpar (Slovakia)

Valerio, Valero (Spain)

Diana (Sweden)

Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 30 of 2023; 335 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 5 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 9 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 9 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 8 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 8 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 30 Aer; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 16 January 2023

Moon: 71%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Homer (2nd Month) [Tyrtæus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 40 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 9 of 30)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.30

Holidays

Bloody Sunday (a.k.a. Bogside Massacre Anniversary Day; Northern Ireland)

Cash Register Day

Change Your Voicemail Greeting Day

Congressional Brawl Day

CTE Awareness Day

Day of Azerbaijani Customs (Azerbaijan)

Day of Saudade (Brazil)

Denise D’Ascenzo Day (Connecticut)

Draw A Dinosaur Day [ website ]

Escape Day

Festival of Peace

Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)

Hi-Yo, Silver Day

Inane Answering Message Day

International Day of Electronic Technicians

Ka Moloka’i Makahiki (Hawaii)

Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi

Martyrs' Day (India)

National Escape Day

National Flirt A Little Bit Day

National Maxwell Day

National Write to Congress Day

Primate Day (Indonesia)

School Day of Non-Violence and Peace (Spain)

Season for Nonviolence begins [thru 4.4]

Social Media Day (UN)

Teacher’s Day (Spain)

Women Peerage Day (UK)

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day

Yodel For Your Neighbors Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Croissant Day

5th & Last Monday in January

Aukland Day (New Zealand) [Monday closest to 29th]

Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day [Last Monday]

Independence Days

Republic of Westland (Declared; 2010) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Adelelmus of Burgos (Christian; Saint)

Aldegondes (Christian; Saint)

Anthony the Great (Coptic Church)

Armentarius of Pavia (Christian; Saint)

Barsimaeus (Christian; Saint)

Balthildes (Christian; Saint)

Charles, King (Various Provinces of the Anglican Communion; Martyr)

Exercise Your Brain Day (Pastafarian)

Februalia begins (Purification Festival; Ancient Rome) [through 2.2]

Fox, Chicken & Bear (Muppetism)

Hippolytus of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Hyacintha Mariscotti (Christian; Saint)

Ice T Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Martina (Christian; Saint)

Matthias of Jerusalem (Christian; Saint)

Mutien-Marie Wiaux (Christian; Saint)

Pax (Ancient Roman Festival of Peace)

Saraswati Day (Goddess of Knowledge; Bali)

Savina (Christian; Saint)

Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox)

Tyrtæus (Positivist; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Uncyclopedia Bad to Be Born Today (because Hitler was elected.)

Premieres

The Americans (TV Series; 2013)

Around the World in 80 Days (Novel; 1873)

Blue Suede Shoes, recorded by Elvis Presley (Song; 1956)

City Lights (Film; 1931)

The Darktown Strutters’ Ball, recorded by The Original Dixieland Jazz Band (Song; 1917)

The Double: A Petersburg Poem, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Novel; 1846)

Great Expectations (Film; 1998)

Honey, recorded by Bobby Goldsboro (Song; 1968)

I Fall to Pieces, by Patsy Cline (Song; 1961)

The Lone Ranger (Radio Show; 1933)

Outrageous Fortune (Film; 1987)

Red Hot, recorded by Billy Lee Riley (Song; 1956)

Rooftop Concert, by The Beatles (Live Concert; 1969)

Taken (Film; 2009)

Today’s Name Days

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef, Valerius (Austria)

Tvrtko, Valerije, Zdeslav, Zdravko (Croatia)

Zdislava (Czech Republic)

Valerius (Denmark)

Valmo, Valter (Estonia)

Valtteri (Finland)

Gildas (France)

Gerd, Gerhard, Josef (Germany)

Varsamia (Greece)

Adél (Hungary)

Aquilino, Costanzo, Valerio, Vitale (Italy)

Aivars, Valērijs (Latvia)

Aivaras, Girkantas, Valerijus, Žibutė (Lithuania)

Herdis, Hermann, Hermod (Norway)

Franciszek Salezy, Gilda, Hanna, Walerian, Waleriana, Waleriusz, Zdzisław (Poland)

Ignatie (Romania)

Gašpar (Slovakia)

Valerio, Valero (Spain)

Diana (Sweden)

Gilda, Goldie, Sheldon, Shelley, Shelly, Shelton, Ophrah, Oprah (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 30 of 2023; 335 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 5 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 9 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 9 (Wu-Zi)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 8 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 8 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 30 Aer; Lastday [30 of 30]

Julian: 16 January 2023

Moon: 71%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 2 Homer (2nd Month) [Tyrtæus)

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 5 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 40 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 9 of 30)

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[pagan-stitches]

Happy Tučný čtvrtek (Fat Thursday)

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[goadthings]

Photo #1: Consecration of water springs

Photo #2: Burning Cross with a Hromnice candle

Photo#3:  The fight of Perun against Winter Demon, 1993. Artist: Korolkov, Viktor Anatolievich

Hromnice (Czech Groundhog Day/Imbolc/Brigid’s Day)

“The first furrow ceremoniously plowed at Hromnice. Wells and springs were blessed to provide enough water. And they all hoped to hear the lark, the messenger of Spring.

People were afraid of the storm, but they were waiting for the first spring. With a thunder, the mighty Perun comes with his ax, banishes the rages and summons a new life. They tried to help him. They lit sacred fires, drove axes into the ground, pounded hammers on Perun's consecrated oaks. Women pounded with household tools. The men lifted heavy objects to give Perun strength. After all, the habit of lifting something heavy during a storm has persisted to this day.”

https://nasregion.cz/hromnice-obetovani-pane-nebo-imbolc-zahadny-svatek-plny-vesteni-a-ocekavani-jara-84629/?__cf_chl_f_tk=QOHkLgY_nEA_R3RstXejsAa1NK4L4K9LCKrMVhj.HEI-1642443546-0-gaNycGzNCD0

“The Czech name Hromnice refers to a special type of candles called hromničky. It used to be a celebration of the upcoming spring and the aim of the festivities was to secure protection from fire, storm and thunder (thunder – hrom). One of the customs was the consecration of the aforementioned candles which were placed on the window during the storms to protect the household from the element which caused a lot of damage and death.

A Czech proverb says: “Na Hromnice o hodinu více.” It translates as “One more hour on Candlemas” and refers to the fact that on this day we can already enjoy one more hour of daylight since the winter solstice.”

https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/hromnice-the-czech-answer-to-groundhog-day

“Hromnice is related to the Czech word “hrom,” which means “thunder.” Candles would be consecrated at a Christian mass, and then put on windowsills and lit during storms to protect homes from lightning strikes and fire. Poland has a similar tradition called Gromnice.

While Feb. 2 was originally associated by Slavic pagans with Perun, the god of thunder and lightning, the same day for Christians was the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus, also known as Candlemas.

Candles are blessed in recognition of Jesus being the light of the world, and are lit throughout the year for purely devotional purposes. In countries outside the Slavic lands, the candles are not used to protect against lightning.

According to the pagan tradition, Perun arises from his winter sleep on Feb. 2 and announces his return with thunder and lightning, which drives away the winter darkness and jolts nature back to life. Thunderstorms are rare during winter but common in the spring.

People were supposed to do some some noisy spring cleaning, especially of fireplaces and the barn, to scare the winter spirits. Fires were lit to drive away last of the the dark winter. A bit of folk magic was to write down one’s problems on a piece of paper and then throw it in the fire. While it burns, the person should think of how their life will become better.

Another tradition was to go into the woods with a rock or hammer to knock on the sides of oak trees, one of Perun’s symbols, to remind him to wake up. People would also lift heavy objects such as a pig or a family member to give Perun strength.”

https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/hromnice-the-czech-answer-to-groundhog-day

“Predicting the length of winter - Svítí-li slunce na Hromnice, bude zimy o šest neděl více. - If the sun is shining on Hromnice, there will be six more weeks of winter. - Hromnice-li jasné, čisté, potrvá déle zima jistě. Pakli sněží nebo hřímá, jaro jistě v blízku dlívá. - If Hromnice is bright and clear, winter is sure to linger. If there is snow or thunder, spring must be near. - Jihne-li na Hromnice, přilož do kamen; mrzne-li, po zimě amen. - If the snow is melting on Hromnice, add more wood to the fire; if it's freezing, the winter is over. - O Hromnicích déšť - na jaře sníh; o Hromnicích sníh - na jaře déšť. - Rain on Hromnice - snow in the spring; snow on Hromnice - rain in the spring. - Zelené Hromnice - bílé Velikonoce. - Green Hromnice - white Easter.

Animal "forecasters" - Vyjde-li jezevec o Hromnicích z díry, za čtyři neděle zpátky zas pílí. - If the badger comes out of his hole on Hromnice, he'll be rushing back four weeks later. - Jest-li o Hromnicích teplo, staví medvěd boudu; pakli o Hromnicích zima, bourá medvěd boudu. - If Hromnice is warm, the bear builds himself a shed. If Hromnice is cold, the bear tears down his shed. - Na Hromnice husa po vodě - na velikonoce po ledě. - If the goose swims on water on Hromnice, it will walk on ice at Easter. - Jak dlouho skřivan před Hromnicemi zpívá, tak dlouho po nich bude mlčet. - However long before Hromnice the skylark sings, that's how long it will be silent after Hromnice.

Marking the middle of winter - Na Hromnice zimy polovice. - Hromnice - the middle of winter. - Na Hromnice půl krajíce a půl píce. - Have half of your loaf and half of your fodder left on Hromnice. - O Hromnicích anebo okolo Hromnic jistá zima bývá; odkuž mnozí chtějí, že jest toho času polovice zimy. - On or around Hromnice it is certain to be cold; which makes many believe that this is the middle of winter.

The days are getting longer, nature is awakening - Na Hromnice o hodinu více. - On Hromnice, the day becomes an hour longer (than on winter solstice). - Na Hromnice zima s jarem potkává se. - On Hromnice, winter and spring meet. - Na Hromnice musí skřivánek vrznout, i kdyby měl zmrznout. - On Hromnice, the skylark must sing even if it were to freeze to death.

Predicting the year's crops - Pošmourné Hromnice sedláku milé jsou velice. - Cloudy Hromnice makes the farmer happy. - Kdyby o Hromnicích napadlo jen tolik sněhu, co je na černé krávě znát, bude úrodný rok. - If as little snow falls on Hromnice as can be noticed on a black cow, the year will be fertile. - Na Hromnice kalužky, budou jabka i hrušky. - If there are puddles of water on Hromnice, there will be apples and pears. - Jestli na Hromnice mrzne a sněží, úrodný rok na to běží. - If Hromnice is freezing and snowy, a fertile year will follow. - Na Hromnice má sedlák raději vlka ve chlévě i ženu na marách než slunce. - On Hromnice, a farmer would rather have a wolf in his barn or a wife dead than the sun in the sky.”

http://www.myczechrepublic.com/czech_culture/czech_holidays/hromnice.html

[zetorna]

New ZETOR calendars

The release of ZETOR calendar has become a traditional autumn event. Customers and fans of the brand know that for next year they can choose between two editions: product edition and limited edition. Product edition offers an overview of the current portfolio of ZETOR tractors. Limited edition comes in a fresh new conception.

The highly professional photo concept of iconic ZETOR tractors attracts a lot of attention. “The leading motif of the limited edition of the calendar is the idea that we make history together. It reflects the long history of the ZETOR brand, which has been one of the leading Czech industries in EUROPE. It also stresses the task that our tractors have towards business partners and customers,” says Petr Konštacký, Sales and Marketing Director, ZETOR TRACTORS a.s. Calendars of the limited edition present four pages of tractors including the first model in the brand’s history, ZETOR 25, and the current ZETOR FORTERRA HSX 140. They are joined by other machines of iconic brands connected to Czech industry: ŠKODA TRANSPORTATION a.s., TATRA TRUCKS a.s., AERO Vodochody AEROSPACE a.s., and Aircraft Industries, a.s.

The product edition of the calendar offers twelve pages of current product portfolio of tractors in the new design ZETOR by Pininfarina. The motif focuses on spring and summer field work and maintenance of surfaces. The photos were shot in real environment.

“We are really proud that the ZETOR brand enters its 75th year of existence. It is hard to imagine the historic milestones that have been passed by our tractors. In all the decades, worse and better, there has been one wish – to reflect the needs of customers in our tractors. It is only thanks to them that we are still here and keep creating history together,” says Marián Lipovský, Managing Director of ZETOR TRACTORS a.s.

[cruger2984]

Dankira and its Saints

When I heard of Dankira ended its service yesterday, I think it's about time for them to show their feast days in this latest installment to commemorate this occasion. So here it is.

[Merry Panic]

August 20 - Sora Asahi

St. Bernard of Clairvaux: 12th century French abbot and confessor, and a major leader in the revitalization of Benedictine monasticism through the nascent Order of Cistercians. There he preached an immediate faith, in which the intercessor was the Virgin Mary. In 1139, Bernard assisted at the Second Council of the Lateran. He subsequently denounced the teachings of Peter Abelard to the pope, who called a council at Sens in 1141 to settle the matter. Bernard was the first Cistercian placed on the calendar of saints, and was canonized by Pope Alexander III in 1174, and Pope Pius VIII bestowed Bernard the title of Doctor of the Church. His major shrine can be found in Troyes Cathedral.

March 20 - Mahiru Hinata

St. John Nepomucene (John of Nepomuk): 14th century priest and martyr who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (Czech Republic). Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against defamation and, because of the manner of his death, a protector from floods and drowning. He is the patron saint of the Spanish Naval Infantry.

November 24 - Reiji Yano

The Vietnamese Martyrs: The Vatican estimates the number of Vietnamese martyrs at between 130,000 and 300,000. Pope St. John Paul II decided to canonize those whose names are known and unknown, giving them a single feast day. One of the most prominent person of the group is Andrew Dũng-Lạc, who was born to a peasant family and is ordained a priest in 1823. Many years later in 1998, he and the rest of the martyrs were canonized by Pope St. John Paul II. Among the number of the martyrs, there were 97 Vietnamese, 11 Dominican missionaries from Spain, and 10 French belonged to the Paris Foreign Mission Society; 59 were lay people and the rest of them are religious and or members of the clergy.

[Étoile]

February 17 - Akira Shido

Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order: The seven holy founders consisted of Alexis Falconieri, Amadeus of the Amidei, Hugh dei Lippi Uggucioni, Benedetto dell' Antella, Gherardino di Sostegno, Buonfiglio dei Monaldi and Giovanni di Buonagiunta. On January 1888, Pope Leo XIII canonized all seven of them, and their feast was inserted in the General Roman Calendar for celebration on 11 February, the anniversary of the granting of canonical approval to the order in 1304. In the 1969 revision of the calendar, 17 February, the date of death of Alexis Falconieri was judged to be more appropriate.

December 11 - Noel Gekkoin

Pope St. Damasus I: 37th bishop of Rome who reigned for 18 years. He presided over the Council of Rome of 382 that determined the canon or official list of sacred scripture, and spoke out against major heresies in the church (including Apollinarianism and Macedonianism) and encouraged production of the Vulgate Bible with his support for Jerome. He helped reconcile the relations between the Church of Rome and the Church of Antioch, and encouraged the veneration of martyrs.

June 27 - Kei Kagemiya

Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Our Lady of Perpetual Succour): A Marian title represented in a celebrated 15th-century Byzantine icon also associated with the same Marian apparition. The icon is originated from the Keras Kardiotissas Monastery and has been in Rome since 1499, and today, it is permanently enshrined in the Church of Saint Alphonsus, where the official Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help text is prayed weekly. In 1867, Pope Pius IX granted the image its Canonical Coronation along with its present title. The Redemptorist Congregation of priests and brothers are the only religious order currently entrusted by the Holy See to protect and propagate a Marian religious work of art. Due to promotion by the Redemptorist Priests since 1865, the image has become very popular among Roman Catholics, and modern reproductions are oftentimes displayed in residential homes, commercial establishments, and public transportation.

[Theater Bell]

May 12 - Seito Tsubaki

Bl. Imelda Lambertini: Italian laywoman, virgin and mystic. Her parents were devout Catholics and were known for their charity and generosity to the underprivileged of Bologna. On her fifth birthday, she requested to receive Holy Eucharist; however the custom at the time was that children did not receive their First Holy Communion until it reached the age of fourteen. On the day of the vigil of the Ascension, she knelt in prayer and the 'Light of the Host' was reportedly witnessed above her head by the Sacristan, who then fetched the priest so he could see. After seeing this miracle, the priest felt compelled to admit her to receiving the Eucharist. Immediately after receiving it, Lambertini went back to her seat, and decided to stay after mass and pray. Later when a nun came to get Lambertini for supper, she found Lambertini still kneeling with a smile on her face. The nun called her name, but she did not stir, so she lightly tapped Imelda on the shoulder, at which Imelda collapsed to the floor dead. Beatified by Pope Leo XII in 1826, she is the patroness of First Communicants.

July 20 - Soma Yagami

St. Apollinaris of Ravenna: 1st century Syrian bishop and martyr, whom the Roman Martyrology describes as 'a bishop who, according to tradition, while spreading among the nations the unsearchable riches of Christ, led his flock as a good shepherd and honored the Church of Classis near Ravenna by a glorious martyrdom.' A noted miracle worker, Apollinaris is considered especially effective against gout, venereal disease and epilepsy. His relics are at the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo and the 6th century Benedictine Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, both in Ravenna and in Saint Lambert's church in Düsseldorf, Germany.

November 11 - Nozomu Miki

St. Martin of Tours: Confessor and the third bishop of Tours. One of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints in Western tradition. Martin converted to Christianity at a young age and served in the Roman cavalry in Gaul, but left military service at some point prior to 361, when he became a disciple of Hilary of Poitiers, establishing the monastery at Ligugé. He is best known for the account of his using his military sword to cut his cloak in two, to give half to a beggar clad only in rags in the depth of winter. His shrine in Tours became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. He is the patron of beggars, wool-weavers and tailors, as well as the patron of the United States Army Quartermaster Corps even though he detested violence.

[Sanzensekai]

September 18 - Yukari Wakakusa

St. Joseph of Cupertino: Italian friar from the Conventual Franciscans, a branch of the Franciscan order. He was said to have been remarkably unclever, but prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstatic visions that left him gaping. Canonized as saint by Pope Clement XIII in 1767, he is the patron of mental handicaps, examinations, aviation and astronauts.

June 13 - Mitsukuni Minamoto

St. Anthony of Padua: Franciscan Portuguese friar and priest who is noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most quickly canonized saints in church history. Although he is known as the patron of lost items, his major shrine can be found in Padua, Italy. In January 1946, he is proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII, and is given the title of Doctor Evangelicus (Evangelical Doctor).

April 28 - Oboro Kiriyama

St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (Louis de Monfort): French priest and confessor, who was known in his time as a preacher and was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. As well as preaching, he found time to write a number of books which went on to become classic Catholic titles and influenced several popes, and he is known for his particular devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the practice of praying the Rosary. He is considered as one of the early writers in the field of Mariology. His most notable works regarding Marian devotions are contained in Secret of the Rosary and True Devotion to Mary. Monfort is canonized as a saint two years after World War II under the pontificate of Pope Pius XII.

[TOXIC]

October 9 - Ageha Kurenai

St. Louis Bertrand: Spanish Dominican friar, confessor, missionary, and religious brother who is known as the 'Apostle of South America.' After his ordination by St. Thomas of Villanova, he went to South America for his missionary work. According to legend, a deadly draught was administered to him by one of the native priests. Through Divine interposition, the poison failed to accomplish its purpose. There is a town festival, called La Tomatina in Buñol, Valencia, in his honor along with Mare de Déu dels Desemparats.

April 12 - Shiki Janome

Pope St. Julius I: 35th successor of St. Peter who reigned for 15 years and is credited with splitting the birth of Christ into two distinct celebrations (Epiphany and the Nativity) as well as asserting the authority of the pope over the Arian Eastern bishops. After his death in 352 AD, he is succeeded by Pope Liberius.

January 12 - Tsukumo Busujima

St. Marguerite Bourgeoys: French nun who is known as the founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France, now part of the province of Québec in Canada.  She is also significant for developing one of the first uncloistered religious communities in the Catholic Church. She was canonized in 1982 and declared a saint by the Catholic Church, the first female saint of Canada.

[Black Meteor Camp (B.M.C.)]

January 31 - Atago Rentaro

St. John Bosco: Italian priest, educator, confessor and writer who is popularly known as 'Don Bosco' as well as the 'Father and Teacher of Youth'. While working in Turin, where the population suffered many of the ill-effects of industrialization and urbanization, he dedicated his life to the betterment and education of street children, juvenile delinquents, and other disadvantaged youth. He developed teaching methods based on love rather than punishment, a method that became known as the Salesian Preventive System. John was an ardent devotee of Mary, mother of Jesus, under the title Mary Help of Christians. He later dedicated his works to De Sales when he founded the Salesians of Don Bosco, based in Turin. He also founded the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, a religious congregation of nuns dedicated to the care and education of poor girls together with Maria Domenica Mazzarello, and he taught Dominic Savio, of whom he wrote a biography that helped the young boy be canonized.

September 6 - Habashiri Ginko

Zechariah the Prophet: He was a person that can be found in the Hebrew Bible and traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the 11th of the Twelve Minor Prophets. He was a prophet of the Kingdom of Judah, and, like the prophet Ezekiel, was of priestly extraction. The Roman Catholic Church honors him with a feast day assigned to this date.

August 4 - Tsubaki Kento

St. John Vianney: French priest and confessor who is known as the patron saint of parish priests. He is often referred to as the 'Curé d'Ars', internationally known for his priestly and pastoral work in his parish in Ars, France, because of the radical spiritual transformation of the community and its surroundings. Catholics attribute this to his saintly life, mortification, persevering ministry in the sacrament of confession, and ardent devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. His major shrine can be found in Ars-sur-Formans.

[makduf]

I just needed to write it down, you can keep scrolling, it's nothing.

At days like this I usually think if I'm dreaming or if my life is real.

After graduation I decided to move into completely different city, almost 5hrs away by train from my hometown. Far away from family and anyone I would know. I started studying Czech and at my first year there was only 10 students.

At my 2nd year I became a head of student's council at my department. I used to feel powerful, I was going to these important meetings and absolutely screwing up my studies. It was the beginning of my panic problems. More more and more responsibilities, every day in my calendar looked like nightmare - I didn't realized it then, I know it now. From 8am to 8pm at university and then from 8pm to 12pm work at call center. I wanted to be on my own, little take off from my parents shoulders.

Panic attacks keep coming and sometimes I barely know what's going on and where am I. I kept failing exams, missing meetings, my work was exhausting me emotionally - almost every customer was yelling at me, insulting me just because they want to.

Between I kind of was dating with my very first boyfriend. I didn't know he would be interested in someone like me. He was handsome - that kind of guy which probably would have any other girl. I met him at one of the student's council meetings. We occasionally started talking and I realized that his whole image was a fasade, he actually was kind of shy and nerdy. We were a couple (well. kind of, it was just two weirdos hanging out around sometimes and lot's of texting). But eventually he started to be abusive, started to shout at me without any reason and then trying to make it up, saying sorry and it was the last time blah blah. Of course it's just got worse and worse. My panic attacks came back with double strength.

It was a time when I had a friend from my hometown. We were talking on the phone every few days. She knew that something's not right and one day just came to visit me. She came all across country just to check if I'm okay.

I clearly wasn't. We talked all night and she help me with making big decisions. First of all: I broke up with the guy. It was a disaster but I knew I needed it. I needed to be calm, to have big calm ocean in my heart instead of a big fucking storm ready to ruin everything.

She stayed few days but finally she had to come back to her place and once again I felt so lonely.

It wasn't easy but I did it. I wasn't proud of myself but somehow I did it (with great help of my fellow students) I graduated to 3rd year and decided to give up at student council. Also I finally moved into another apartment. I was living in big one at the old part of the city where one of the roommates was a son of the owner. He never did anything at the house, not even cleaning his own dishes. Place was cheap but I felt trapped. Luckily I got to rent a really small room in completely different part of town.

I knew I will need extra money so I decided to stay at call center. Unfortunately my panic attacks went really bad and I decided to go home for summer break. I didn't said anything to coworkers, only my boss knew. I just disappeared, I needed a big break for myself.

In the meantime I decided to give a last chance to scouting (I was deeply committed when I was living in my hometown). I went for a jamboree, a meeting for scouts mostly from Europe. One of the workshops was about LGBTQ+ and discovering themselves. It was a really open-minded place when everyone was just helpful, there was always a hot tea, books and brochures about coming out.

And then I realized. I'm a lesbian. Don't get me wrong, I just never thought about it but my whole childhood and everything after that became clear. I always felt little different, I was fascinated by other womens but always felt like I just admired them cause they're super cool. I even thought that they're pretty but you know. I never had anyone who would just open this door in front of me. And at that workshops I met other people with who I could talk. They showed me it's okay (to be gay, nanana) and I don't need to be worried. Until now I'm super grateful to them. They basically changed my whole life with small gestures of kindness.

With the end of summer, I came back to big city and to work. With my new discovered sexuality and panic attacks I was keep saying to myself that all I had to do is stay fucking calm like a big ocean, I had to have a big, calm ocean, nothing more. I didn't expected from myself to be the best. Everything was okay, customers was a little less pain in the ass than usual. University got started and I realized that someone's trying to make friends at work. And by someone I mean a girl.

At first she started to sit near my desk and sometimes asking if I need anything from the nearby shop or kitchen. She was smoking at that time so she often went down for few minutes.

We eventually started talking, beginning from some basic stuff, then sharing some fav songs at night shifts. But beside work we didn't had a contact. We usually tried to pick closest desks and I realized that maybe maybe I'm a little into her. I was charmed by her knowledge, she was impressing me at almost every field. I was considering myself as a person who knows a little about everything - I'm just a curious one. But she knew the answers almost to every question I have.

We became couple and in this year we'll have our 4th anniversary.

TBC.

[brookston]

Holidays 1.26

Holidays

Australia Day

Bald Eagle Appreciation Day

Bessie Coleman Day

Day of Islam (Poland)

Dental Drill Day

Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)

Dungeons & Dragons Day

Engineer’s Day (Panama)

General Douglas MacArthur Day (Arkansas)

International Customs Day

International Environmental Education Day

International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day

International Sous Vide Day

Liberation Day (Uganda)

Lotus 1-2-3 Day

Multicultural Children’s Book Day

National Diane Day

National Heroes Day (Cayman Islands)

National Ranboo Day

National #24 Day

Renewable Energy Day (Indiana)

Republic Day (Canada, India, UK)

Rocky Mountain National Park Day

Rum Rebellion Day (Australia)

Spouse’s Day

Television Day

Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement

World Day for the Abolition of Meat

World Day of the Fisherman

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Green Juice Day

National Irish Soda Bread Day

National Peanut Brittle Day

National Pistachio Day

Spike the Punch Day

Stingray IPA Day

4th & Last Thursday in January

Clashing Clothes Day [4th Thursday]

NASA Day of Remembrance [Last Thursday]

National Cheat Day [4th Thursday]

Independence Days

Michigan Statehood Day (#26; 1837)

Suttornland (Declared; 2021) [unrecognized]

Feast Days

Alberic (Christian; Saint)

Conon (Christian; Saint)

Dévote's Day (Monaco; Saint)

Founders of Cîteaux (Alberic of Cîteaux, Robert of Molesme, Stephen Harding)

Gabriele Allegra (Christian; Blessed)

John the Baptist (Positivist; Saint)

Paula (Christian; Saint)

Pilar (Muppetism)

Powamu begins (a.k.a. Bean Dance Ceremony; Hopi) [8 Days; thru 2.3]

Rum Rebellion Day (Pastafarian)

Sailing of Anubis (Ancient Egypt)

Steve Jackson Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

St. John the Baptist (Positivist; Saint)

String Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Timothy and Titus (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fortunate Day (Pagan) [4 of 53]

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Tycho Brahe Lucky Day (Scandinavia) [1 of 4]

Premieres

Bridge Over Troubled Waters, by Simon & Garfunkel (Album; 1970)

Catch and Release (Film; 2017)

The Clock Watcher (Disney Cartoon; 1945)

Così Fan Tutte, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Opera; 1790)

Der Rosenkavalier, by Richard Staruss (Comic Opera; 1911)

Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player (Album; 1973)

Don’t Stop Me Now, by Queen (Song; 1979)

Eddie the Eagle (Film; 2016)

The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series; 1979)

Hello, I’m Johnny Cash, by Johnny Cash (Album; 1970)

Instant Karma, written and recorded by John Lennon (Song; 1970)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Talk Show; 2003)

Need You Now, by Lady Antebellum (Album; 2010)

Notes on a Scandal (Film; 2007)

The Phantom of the Opera (Broadway Musical; 1988)

Riverdale (TV Series; 2017)

Twelve O’Clock High (Film; 1950)

Volver (Film; 2007)

Today’s Name Days

Paula, Timotheus, Titus (Austria)

Bogoljub, Paula, Timotej, Tit, Tonka (Croatia)

Zora (Czech Republic)

Polycarpus (Denmark)

Ulve, Ulvi (Estonia)

Joonatan (Finland)

Paule, Pauline, Timothé (France)

Paula, Timotheus, Titus (Germany)

Xenofon (Greece)

Paula, Vanda (Hungary)

Paola, Timoteo, Tito (Italy)

Agnis, Ansis (Latvia)

Daugis, Eigilė, Justas, Rimantas (Lithuania)

Esten, Øystein (Norway)

Paula, Paulina, Polikarp, Skarbimir, Wanda (Poland)

Arcadie, Ioan, Iosif, Maria, Xenofont (Romania)

Tamara (Slovakia)

Paula, Timoteo, Tito (Spain)

Bodil, Boel (Sweden)

Arkad, Arkadiy, May, Maya (Ukraine)

Aubrey, Conan, Coner, Conner, Connor, Conor, Gonzalo, Paola, Paula, Paulette, Paulina, Pauline (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 26 of 2023; 339 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 4 of week 4 of 2023

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 5 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Jia-Yin), Day 5 (Jia-Shen)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 4 Shevat 5783

Islamic: 4 Rajab II 1444

J Cal: 26 Aer; Fiveday [26 of 30]

Julian: 13 January 2023

Moon: 30%: Waxing Crescent

Positivist: 26 Moses (1st Month) [St. John the Baptist]

Runic Half Month: Elhaz (Elk) [Day 2 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 37 of 90)

Zodiac: Aquarius (Day 6 of 30)