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AUGUST
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Virgo
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"The Month of the End of Summer" | (Aug.21-Sep.20) |
10 Laurence.
Because of the slipping of the calendar, the experiences connected to this day are valid for a later date (September 5)
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15 Feast of the Assumption
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15 Feast of the Assumption. Its fair and warm weather foretells a good bearing of fruits and grapes. The "period between the two Marys" (Aug. 15 - Sep. 8.) is a magical period, they gather herbs, flail wheat for planting seeds, and gather eggs to clock. Those chicken that were hatched in this period will be most fertile. |
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16 Rókus
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16 Rókus. The patron of cattle that are not kept in barns. |
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20 Stephen
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20 Stephen. The feast of St Stephen, King of Hungary. They bake bread from the new harvest for the first time. |
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24 Bartholomew
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24 Bartholomew. In some regions it is considered as the first day of autumn. They try to annihilate rats, worms and other pests. |
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