Lady Sharon | February 14, 2008
Holiday of Love – Part 3 – Final The pastors of the early Christian Church in Rome endeavoured to do away with the pagan element in the Lupercalia feasts. Instead of having a lottery of available maidens for the young men, they chose to substitute the names of saints for those of maidens. During this […]
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Lady Sharon | February 14, 2008
Sainthood – Part 2 As the years passed the Christian Church became more powerful. In the year 496 AD, Pope Gelasius I ( 492-496 ) attempted to abolish Lupercalia, as he did not want the people to believe in Roman gods. The people resisted, so Pope Gelasius I decided to make the holiday into a […]
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Lady Sharon | February 12, 2008
Lupercalia Valentine’s Day began over 2,700 years ago. At this time Rome, Italy, was just a small settlement on the Tiber river. During the night time hungry wolves howled outside the city gates. These wolves would kill sheep and sometimes even people. The people of Rome prayed to Lupercus to keep them safe and drive […]
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Lady Sharon | February 10, 2008
Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen doth sing like a rapturous nightingale that hears only her own melody in thine heart. Gentle like the wind, her voice knows its way and does not need to sound like those who have gone before. With high boots, fringed gently flamed hair and a red surcoat, her petite […]
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Lady Sharon | February 6, 2008
Adele Adkins Adele Adkins listened to Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald growing up in Tottenham, UK. If you listen carefully to her single “Hometown Glory”, one hears an edginess and sultriness that is reminiscent of Etta James. Adele is carving out her own signature in the world of music. Her album “19”, named after her […]
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Lady Sharon | February 1, 2008
Medieval Lesson 102 Herberger In Medieval times, a herberger was the official responsible for the allocation of lodging to members of the Royal household (the Familia Regis ). Herbergage meant lodging or accommodation. The origin of the word is from the Old High German, heriberga which meant “shelter for an army”. It was formed from […]
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