Today is the day when ...
The Celtic winter goddess Cailleach (kal-yach, koll-yak) (hag, witch, wise crone), arrives at Samhain, from the evening of October 31 thru the evening of November 1, and reigns over winter until spring arrives at Imbolc.
The start of National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, or more simply NaNo. The entire month is devoted to writing the first draft of a novel, or at least 50,000 words.
All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar on which all saints are celebrated, particularly those without their own special feast day.
In Mexico, today is The Day of the Dead (Dio De Los Muertos), celebrated over two days. On November 1, the spirits of deceased children come down from heaven to reunite with their families for one day, and November 2 is reserved for honouring deceased adults.
Today is National Author’s Day, first celebrated in 1928. The best way to celebrate, in my opinion, is to buy a book!
On this day in 1896, the first bare-breasted females (Zulu tribe) appeared in the National Geographic magazine. Coincidentally, on another November 1, this time in 1914, The Bra was patented.
the Globe Theatre
The first performance of William Shakespeare’s Othello was at Whitehall Palace in London in 1604.
Now excuse me while I eat leftover Hallowe’en candy.
P.S. While researching the remarkable highlights and lowlights about this day, I discovered that apples float because over 25% of their volume is air. And now that we’re talking about apples, and because apples are in abundance this time of year (in my neck of the woods), here’s the link to the most delicious apple cake EVER.
P.P.S. I used two 9x5 loaf pans – worked great.
P.P.P.S. My holiday novella is available for pre-order! Only $1.99 for a limited time. Launch day is November 8.
A blizzard … Krista Rhodes has seen a few in her lifetime.
Snowed in for days … once, when she was a kid.
Trapped in a house with Dr. Dreamboat … never saw that one coming. Not only cute, he’s also funny and kind and strong and how can she resist?
Eric Monroe has it all mapped out – drive cross-country to a new job with a brief stop to celebrate a buddy’s engagement. A giant detour with a beautiful, witty, no-nonsense woman makes the journey more fun than he ever thought possible. And bonus – he’s moving to her town.
Except she’s got something she has to do. Maybe. And he can’t ask her to change her plans. Can he?
Luanna Stewart has been creating adventures for her imaginary friends since childhood. She spends her days writing contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and historical romance. When not torturing her characters, she’s in her kitchen baking something delicious. She lives in Nova Scotia with her patient husband and five hens.
2 comments:
Fun facts and a recipe! The holiday novella sounds like a fun read. Thanks!
Wow! Love the information in this post as well as the great pictures. I didn't know about the Celtic Goddess Cailleach (and thanks for the pronunciation guide) reigning over winter until Imbolc.
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