[Sca-cooks] A Thyme and Place by Cohen and Graves

[Terry Decker]

No confusion.

St. Brigid of Kildare, who may or may not have existed and is believed to be 
a Christianization of the goddess Brigid, is purported to have died in 524 
and was canonized some time in the 6th Century.  Her feast day is Feb. 1 in 
Ireland, Feb. 2 elsewhere (probably an issue between the Celtic Church and 
the Roman Church when they united).  She shows up in writing around 625 and 
there are things in her haigiography that suggest that there is a definite 
link with the goddess.

St. Brigitta of Vadstena (1303-1373, canonized 1391) founder of the 
Brigittine Order is most definitely a real person and her only relation to 
the goddess Brigid is her name.   She to has several feast days, depending 
on religious affiliation, but in Sweden it is celebrated on Oct. 7, and all 
of the others are in the Fall.

Bear


Holy Bridget or Heliga Birgitta is often mixed up with Brigid. But Birgitta
of Sweden canonized much later was an historical person and a noble woman a
widower and the mother of many children.
She is really beloved in Sweden.
Ana

Den 18 sep 2016 18:44 skrev "Terry Decker" <t.d.decker at att.net>:

> Brigid is the pre-Christian Irish variant of a very ancient Indo-European
> diety.  She is associated with spring and is celebrated at Imbolc, the
> major spring festival held halfway between the winter solistice and the
> spring equinox, roughly Feb. 1, although the date shifts because of the
> lunar calendar.  As St. Brigid, she was co-opted by the Catholic church 
> and
> was related to Candlemas because of the Feb. 2 date.
>
> Bear
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Susan Lord
> Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 3:56 PM
> To: sca-cooks at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Sca-cooks] A Thyme and Place by Cohen and Graves
>
> I was very excited about this new publication. Amazon sent it to me in
> record time. I still have my mouth wide open as there is no bibliography 
> or
> footnotes. With time I think I can trace recipes but I am unhappy that the
> original texts are not cited.
> I do find it an interesting and informative to name a feast day and give a
> common recipe used to celebrate it.
> I was surprised to find St. Brigid associated with Candlemas, not that I
> know anything about St. Brigid.
> Now I have a query - why did you, who have names like Brigid, choose them?
>
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