Monþs and Holidays

This is a somewhat silly article about the months and their holidays. It is supposed to be reminiscent of the writings of medieval authors who felt the need to impose regularity and order where it did not actually exist.

Anglisc Geretides
🌷 LENT

Lide

Þis monþ's holiday is Patrick's Day. Þis holiday is linked to þe Irisc folk. On it folks drink ale.

Eastermonþ

Þis monþ's holiday is Easter. Þis holiday is linked to hares and. On it eys are, and often sƿeets are hidden for cildren to find. Cristens tie þis holiday to Crist rising from þe grafe. Bede said þat þis day ƿas named after a heaþen.

Þrimilk

Þis monþ's holiday is May Day, hƿic sum tie to Beltane. On it folk abute maypoles. In georedays it ƿas on þis day among sum of þe Englisc to put þemselfs into  as þoug þey ƿere Robin Hood.

☀️ SUMMER

Ereliþe

Þis monþ's holiday is Midsummer. On it bonfires are lit.

Afterliþe

In America þis monþ's holiday is Canada Day or Independence Day. On þese days Canadians and Americans þeir.

Ƿeedmonþ

Þis monþ's holiday is Lammas, hƿic means ‘loaf mass’. On þis day Cristens bring loafs of bread to circ.

🍂 HARFEST

Holimonþ

Þis monþ's holiday is. In georedays þe Englisc ƿere ƿont to eating goosflesc on þis day. In Ireland if one finds a ring hidden in a Mickelmas pie þen it is said þey ƿill be ƿed before long.

Ƿinterfulþ

Þis monþ's holiday is Halloƿeen, hƿic is linked to ‘Samhain’. On þis day cildren get into ƿeed as, goasts, ƿices, and þings like þat and go huse to huse to gaþer sƿeets. In late times, groƿn folk haf taken to also putting on holiday ƿeed, þoug þey drink ale more so þan eat sƿeets.

Blootmonþ

In þe Oned States, þis monþ's holiday is Þanksgeefing. On it a is had.

❄️ ǷINTER

Eregeƿl

Þis monþ's holiday is Geƿl, but its better knoƿn name is ‘Cristmas’. On it gifts are geefen, and are had. Cristens tie þis day to þe of.

Aftergeƿl

Þis monþ's holiday is Neƿ Gere's Efe. Fireƿorks are set off on it.

Soalmonþ

Þis monþ's holiday is Valentine's Day. Þis day is linked to luf. Sumtimes chocolate is geefen to lufed ones.