Cheshire February 2018

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YourHEALTHandWelbeing CAKESANDHEARTS BY:DomingaDevitt TheRomansnamedthismonthFebruarius–meaning cleansing,namingitforFebrua,theirfestivalofpurication on15thFebruary.TheAngloSaxonnamewasSol-monath, whereastheWelshnamewasYmisbach–orthelitlemonth. MonathistheoldEnglishwordforamonthandSolisold Englishformud,sothetranslationofMudMonthdescribesFebruaryquitewel,asanyonewho dugthegardeninFebruarywiltestify!TheSaxonsalsocaledFebruarythe‘cakemonth’ becausethiswaswhencakeswerebakedandleftintheploughedeldasanofferingtothe godsforaplentifulcrop. 14thFebruaryisofcourseStValentine’sDay,butbeforealthepresentdaycommercialisation, thiswastraditionalybelievedtobewhenthebirdschosetheirmates.Manyoldtraditionsand customsareasociatedwithromanticactivitiesonthisdatesuchastherstmananunmaried girlsawonthisdaywouldbeherfuturehusband. The14thFebruarywasadayspecicalyforthechoosingofaloverinancientRome.Onthis daytheycelebratedaholidaydevotedtoJuno,QueenoftheGodsandpatronesofmariage. Younggirls’nameswouldbewritendownandthrownintojarsandthenpickedoutbyprospectivesuitors.ThepairwouldthenbetogetherfortheLupercaliafestivalwhichstartedon 15thFebruary. Thisloterysystem oflovewasbannedin498ADbyPopeGalesiuswhodecideditwasteribly un-Christian(!)andrenamedthedayaftera3rdcenturyChristianmartyrcaledStValentine. ThelegendgoesthatwhenEmperorClaudiusIdecidedthatsinglemenmadebetersoldiers thanthosewithwives,heoutlawedmariageforyoungmen. Valentine,realisingtheinjusticeofthedecree,deedClaudiusandcontinuedtoperform marriagesforyoungloversinsecret.WhenValentine’sactionswerediscovered,Claudiusputhim todeath.Despitetherebrandingofthedate,thepaganapproachtothematingseasonlingeredoninfolkmemory,andcombinedwithfolklorebeliefsinBritaintoensurethe14thFebruarypersistedasadayoflove. PleasecontactmeforaKarmicPathspersonalconsultation (ChesterorHeswal). Telephone:01516013081.Emaildominga@karmicpaths.co.uk. KarmicPaths www.karmicpaths.co.uk
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