John, Whoooooops! My error. I got the conception part confused with the flying virgin part. Sorry about that. Matt > Matt, > > I think you've made a slight error. > > > August 15th is a Holy Day of Obligation involving Mary but it celebrates > the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin into Heaven. > > The Annunciation of Mary of the Birth of Jesus (the angel appeared to her > and told her she was with child) is March 25th. > > At least it is here in the USA and has always been for my 50 plus years. > Is it possibly different in Newfoundland? > > > John > > > > > > > > > At 14:27 11 15 2006, Matt Mullaly wrote: > QUOTE: > In the 1940's when I was growing up Catholic (I'm recovering, thanks) in > Northern Bay, Conception Bay, August 15, the feast of Mary's Annunciation > was a Holy Day which was similar to a Sunday - obligatory mass, etc. In my > area, the day was known as Lady Day. > > > Here are a few tidbits re Lady Day: > > Normally, RCs didn't fish on Sundays - most Protestants either for that > matter. As August 15 was at the height of the fishing season, the RC > church > allowed fishing provided that the value of half the catch on that day was > donated to the church - sort of a "you win, you lose" deal. As far as I > know, the Protestants didn't have to make this little "donation" to > their > church. > > Northern Bay Sands is a well known beach and fresh water swimming pool > where > we kids spent most of our summer days. However, after August 15, swimming > by > Catholic kids was forbidden by our parents because "the chill was in the > water". I never did find the origin of that stupidity as August 15 is > still > summer - even in Newfoundland. Anyone here know? > > I doubt that this has anything at all to do with your question though > Ron. > > Regards from Florida. > > Matt > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron St.Croix" <[email protected]> > To: "Nfld Lab" <[email protected]>; "Nfld Roots" > <[email protected]>; "NL-ROOTS" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 1:33 PM > Subject: [NFLD-LAB] Holiday: > > >> The following item is from the 19 August 1944 issue of the Western Star >> Newspaper, Corner Brook, Newfoundland under the heading "Codroy Valley": >> "The 15th of August passed by rather uneventfully. However, many sadly >> recalled the big celebrations it occasioned in days gone by, and would >> like to see it return to its former festivity." >> Would anyone know what particular celebrations are being referred to >> here? >> (Napoleon's birthday was/is celebrated in some parts of the world on 15 >> August, but would that have been the case in Newfoundland?) >> Note that Newfoundland was not a part of Canada at that time. >> Thanks. >> Rj > END-QUOTED. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >