SC - OT - 12th night
Maddie Teller-Kook
meadhbh at io.com
Thu Jan 8 15:34:15 PST 1998
It is also part of the Jewish tradition for the day to begin at sundown.
Jews follow a lunar calendar so all the holidays start at that time.
Meadhbh
kappler wrote:
>
> > I dont think this is quite right. I believe that in the Middle Ages
> > and before, the day actually started at what we think of as sundown the
> > day before. I think this gradually changed with the greater use of
> > mechanical clocks.
> >
> Without turning this into a religious discussion (oh no mr bill!!!), I
> believe it stems from Pagan tradition. For Pagans, the 'day' begins at
> dusk and runs to the following dusk. Though Cristianity had ostensibly
> been the major religion of the middle ages (in Europe), my studies lead me
> to believe that this was for public display. The average serf, and many of
> the nobility as well, were Christian in church, but still pagan in belief.
>
> my .02, Puck
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