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ISBN 1 904919 20 0 135 x 202 mm Hardback 320pp RRP £7.99 |
The Book of WHEN? Compiled and edited by Rodney Dale A Dictionary of TIMES & SEASONS
Among the treasures you will discover in When?
Canada Day — July I; observed as a public holiday in Canada in commemoration of the proclamation of dominion status in 1867. Fire Festivals — The four ancient Celtic quarter days (Samhain, Imbolc, Beltane and Lughnasadh). Red Letter Day — A lucky day; a day to be recalled with delight. In ecclesiastical calendars important feast days and saints' days were illuminated (now printed) in red (rubrication), other days in black. Yellow River — 'When the Yellow River runs clear' is a Chinese expression for 'never'.
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