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Archive: Good riddance to short, dark, gray, cold and dreary month of February
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By Kevin
E. Dayhoff, March 5, 2013 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0303-20130305,0,4412485.story
T.S. Eliot wrote in the poem, "The Waste Land,"
published in November of 1922, that "April is the cruelest month."
I could not disagree more.
The month of February is a horrible joke foisted upon us.
This, in spite of the fact that Feb. 24, St. Matthias Day, is, by tradition,
understood to be the luckiest day of the year.
According to research by the Historical Society of Carroll
County, "The Jan. 27, 1922, issue of the Union Bridge Pilot newspaper
mentioned St. Matthias Day, saying: 'Another bit of old weather lore comes
February 24, St. Matthias day. According to the old saying: 'If he finds ice,
he'll break it. If he finds none, he'll make it.'" …
Saint Matthias is a pretty mysterious character in the
Bible. He is only mentioned twice — in Acts 1:21-22 and Acts 1: 26. In those
passages, it is noted that following the Ascension of Christ, 120 disciples
were assembled by Peter to choose a replacement for Judas. Two were nominated
for consideration, Joseph Barsabbas, also known as Justus, and Matthias.
The choice between the two was determined by the luck of the
draw. Acts 1: 26 says, "And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell
upon Matthias."
His name is never mentioned again in the New Testament, even
though he was named the twelfth disciple.
Anyway, when it comes to weather in the month of February,
we are not as lucky as Matthias… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/community/ph-ce-eagle-archive-0303-20130305,0,4412485.story
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