Re: Religion and Holidays, were Socialism (WAS: Re: Why Can't We Just Not Tal...
| From: | Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, January 3, 2004, 10:40 |
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At 03:43 2.1.2004, John L. Leland wrote:
>had a long service on New Year's Eve evening which was jointly celebrating
>the feast of the Circumcision of Christ (which should be 8 days after his
>birth) and the Feast of Saint Basil. Aside from some special hymns in the
>liturgy
>referring to the two feasts, the main celebration after the liturgy was
>cutting
>and sharing the "St.Basil's Bread" --one piece has money in it, and the
>person receiving that piece is supposed to have the benefit of the prayers
>of St.
>Basil for the coming year.
Which Basil is that? The great Cappadocian?
/BP 8^)
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B.Philip Jonsson mailto:melrochX@melroch.se (delete X)
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