August 24th
Bartholomew, one of the twelve Apostles of Christ, is the patron saint of Armenia, bookbinders, butchers, cobblers, Florentine cheese merchants, Florentine salt merchants, leather workers, nervous diseases, neurological diseases, plasterers, shoemakers, tanners, and trappers.
The poor man didn't have a pleasant end, but I won't go into that.
Another observance; August 22nd is the first day of the month-long Muslim festival of Ramadan.
Thanks to the Old Farmer's Almanac for these reminders!
Ali, I thought I might find an email address for you but couldn't. I hope you don't mind my using this to ask a question. I registered for "Talk Christmas" a couple of days ago as I got the link through your blog and saw that you were there as well. I received an email from the group to activate my account. I'm registered as Holly Berry. They say that I'm suppose to wait for another email to allow me to post but I haven't received that one yet. Does it take a long time for this to happen. Just wondering as it's been two or three days. You can email me at oldcrow@personainternet.com
ReplyDeleteHiya chicka. I'll look into that for you, no problem. You can email me any time at merrysage@gmail.com. Or use the link under the post box, lower right hand side of this blog.
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And thank you for giving us these reminders from The almanac!
ReplyDeletePlease stop by The Old Parsonge anytime, I love company!
Enjoy!
Leann
Hi Leann! Thank you for coming by. I'll be sure to drop into the Parsonage!
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