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	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Michaelmas, September 29, St Michael's Day \| Angel archangel September ...
		Michaelmas also used to be the day in England for choosing magistrates and bailiffs, whereupon the people used to go into the streets and throw cabbage stalks at each other, in a ritual called
		In Ireland, where Michaelmas marked the end of the fishing season, the beginning of the hunting season, the traditional time to pick apples and also the time to make cider, St Michael’s feast was a joyful day of celebration.
		King Louis XI of France instituted an order commemorating St Michael, because an apparition of the saint had been seen on a bridge at Orleans when that city was besieged by the English in 1428.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /michaelmas.html (3387 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		St Michael, one of the principal angelic warriors, was seen as a protector against the dark of night.
		Michaelmas has also delineated time and seasons for secular purposes as well, particularly in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
		During the Middle Ages, Michaelmas was celebrated as a holy day of obligation, but this tradition was abolished in the 18th century.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Michaelmas (246 words)

	St. Michael's Carrots - The Feast of St. Michaels (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It was permissible on this night to appropriate a horse, wherever found and by whatever means, for tomorrow's "oda" or Michaelmas Ridings (races) and to perform "the circuiting" or customary visit to the graves of the dearly departed.
		Michaelmas was also one of the regular quarter-days for settling rents and accounts; often, since this was also the time of the "geese harvest", many a farmer paid off his accounts with a brace or more of plump birds from the flock hatched in the spring.
		Traditionally, a roast goose dinner was served on Michaelmas** and in some parishes on the Isle of Skye, they had a procession on this day and baked a cake called St. Michael's Bannock.
	www.2camels.com /st-michaels-carrots.php (940 words)

	Michaelmas
		It is also used in the extended sense of "autumn", so Michaelmas is also the name of the first term in the Cambridge, Durham and Oxford academic year which starts around this date.
		During the Middle Ages, Michaelmas was a great religious feast and many popular traditions grew up around the day, which coincided with the harvest in much of western Europe.
		In Ireland, finding a ring hidden in a Michaelmas pie meant that one would soon be married.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/mi/michaelmas.html (281 words)

	Michaelmas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the Christian calendar, Michaelmas (pronounced /"mI.k@l.m@s/ SAMPA) is the Feast of St Michael and All Angels (29 September).
		It is also used in the extended sense of " autumn ", so Michaelmas is also the name of the first term in the Cambridge and Oxford academic year which starts around this date.
		Interview with Algis Budrys Algis Budrys is the author of such novels as Rogue Moon, Michaelmas and Hard Landing.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Michaelmas.html (162 words)

	Michaelmas - 29 September (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Michaelmas (pronounced "Mikkelmass") was originally the anniversary of the dedication of the Church of Saint Michael and All Angels on the Salarian Way in Rome in the 6th century.
		Michaelmas is one of the four "quarter days", four Catholic holidays at the beginning of each season of the year, which were communally celebrated during the Age of Faith as great religious feasts.
		Michaelmas was no exception: it was a holy day of obligation and the celebration that day was marked by hospitality, costumes, music and dancing.
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	Michaelmas Daisies Mean Autumn : Autumn Color in the Garden Landscape
		Michaelmas Daisies (Aster novi-belgii), the New York asters, and their cousins the New England asters (Aster novae-anglicae), proclaim autumn landscape color.
		Michaelmas daisies (Aster novi-belgii), the New York asters, and their close cousins the New England asters (Aster novae-anglicae), are indigenous North American plants.
		The word Michaelmas is a combination of Michael and mas a shortened form of Mass, the celebration of the Eucharist.
	landscaping.suite101.com /blog.cfm/michaelmas_daisies_mean_autumn (271 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Roast Goose (Recipe)
		The Michaelmas daisy was named in the saint's honor, and village maidens in other days gathered crab apples on his feast.
		We read that Queen Elizabeth was eating her Michaelmas goose when she received the news of the defeat of the Spanish Armada.
		The Michaelmas goose was eaten in other places besides the British Isles, although in most countries of the Continent this custom was more apt to be connected with the celebration of Saint Martin's Day (November 11th).
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/recipes/view.cfm?id=117 (564 words)

	Goose at Michaelmas — FactMonster.com
		At Christmas a capon, at Michaelmas a goose, And somewhat else at New Yere's tide, for feare the lease flies loose.
		At Michaelmas time stubble-geese are in perfection, and tenants formerly presented their landlords with one to keep in their good graces.
		Goose at Michaelmas - Goose at Michaelmas One legend says that St. Martin was tormented by a goose which he killed and...
	www.factmonster.com /dictionary/brewers/goose-at-michaelmas.html (355 words)

	SF Reviews Michaelmas by Algis J. Budrys
		When world-famous Professor Nils Limberg announces that the supposedly-long-dead Walter Norwood is in fact alive, having been restored from the brink of death by dint of the Professor's magnificent skill and astonishing medical techniques, the world is stunned.
		Moreover, Michaelmas is especially concerned because he believes that it is possible that this bizarre announcement may in some way be directed against him, to expose him, and to topple him.
		Michaelmas believes that he rules the world, controlling it absolutely and guiding it in the path he has chosen.
	www.sfreviews.com /docs/Algis%20J.%20Budrys_1977_Michaelmas.htm (391 words)

	Chapter Good Time <i>to</i> Goose at Michaelmas of G by Brewer's Phrase & Fable
		Goose at Michaelmas One legend says that St. Martin was tormented by a goose which he killed and ate.
		The queen demanded a second bumper, and said, "Henceforth shall a goose commemorate this great victory." This tale is marred by the awkward circumstance that the thanksgiving sermon for the victory was preached at St. Paul's on the 20th August, and the fleet was dispersed by the winds in July.
		At Michaelmas time stubble-geese are in perfection, and tenants formerly presented their landlords with one to keep in their good graces.
	www.bibliomania.com /2/3/255/1172/22843/3.html (310 words)

	St. Michael's Day in Old Ireland -Irish Culture World Cultures European
		Michaelmas was also one of the regular quarter-days for settling rents and accounts; often, since this was also the time of the "geese harvest", many a farmer paid off his accounts with a brace or more of plump birds from the flock hatched in the spring.
		Michaelmas also marked the end of the fishing season, the beginning of the hunting season, the traditional time to pick apples and the time to make cider.
		In England it was the custom to eat a goose on Michaelmas, which was supposed to protect against financial need for the next year.
	www.irishcultureandcustoms.com /ACalend/Michaelmas.html (1291 words)

	On the spot: the best Michaelmas daisies - Telegraph
		The vast majority of those available, and the ones with the widest colour range, are cultivars of Aster novi-belgii, the New York aster - but these have to be sprayed with fungicide in summer to prevent mildew, so I have chosen others less prone to this fungus.
		Old Court Nurseries, of Colwall in Worcestershire, which specialises in Michaelmas daises and holds the National Collection, celebrates its centenary this year (01684 540416; www.autumnasters.co.uk).
		Aster 'Little Carlow' The most fashionable Michaelmas daisy of the moment, and rightly so, is this hybrid between Aster cordifolius and A. novi-belgii.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /gardening/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/gardening/2006/10/14/gspot14.xml (631 words)

	Amazon.com: Michaelmas: Books: Algis Budrys (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The character of Michaelmas felt so real, that I couldn't help but look out at our planet and breathe a sigh of relief that such wonderful people are not beyond our imagination.
		Michaelmas is one of the icons of his time, in a more automated but recognisable future that is a backdrop to events, not a substitute.
		Then a news report starts engaging Michaelmas in paranoia; a swiss Nobel-prize-winner reports an astronaut believed lost in a shuttle explosion is alive, recovered and sitting in his sanatarium.
	www.amazon.com /Michaelmas-Algis-Budrys/dp/0399116532 (924 words)

	The Waldorf School of Cape Cod - About Us (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Michaelmas is not just a day; it is a season that extends from September 29, the Feast of St. Michael, to October 31, All Hallows Eve.
		It is a time for harvest, a time for work, a time for storing away that which we need for the cold dark months to come.
		Our Michaelmas celebration evolves from year to year as we strive to make it a meaningful and living experience for all our students, young and old.
	www.waldorfschoolofcapecod.org /festivals-michaelmas.htm (203 words)

	Facts about September Month - Customs, Events and Traditions
		A famous Michaelmas fair is the Nottingham Goose Fair which is now held on or around October 3.
		One reason for this was said to be that Queen Elizabeth I was eating goose when news of the defeat of the Armada was brought to her.
		After the calendar reform of 1752, some activities traditionally associated with Michaelmas Day (29 September) moved forward eleven days to October 10, which is sometimes called 'Old Michaelmas Day'.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/year/september.htm (1778 words)

	September 29th
		We may suppose that the selection of a goose for a present to the landlord at Michaelmas would be ruled by the bird being then at its perfection, in consequence of the benefit derived from stubble-feeding.
		It is easy to see how a general custom of having a goose for dinner on Michaelmas Day might arise from the multitude of these presents, as land-lords would of course, in most cases, have a few to spare for their friends.
		Michaelmas Day, 1613, is remarkable in the annals of London, as the day when the citizens assembled to witness, and celebrate by a public pageant, the entrance of the New River waters to the metropolis.
	www.thebookofdays.com /months/sept/29.htm (4097 words)

	Michaelmas
		IV.) to render to William Barnaby, Lord of Lastres, in the county of Hereford, for a parcel of the demesne lands, one goose fit for the lord’s dinner on the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.
		Queen Elizabeth is said to have been dining on this dish, no doubt in her time perfectly usual as it is with us, when she received tidings of the destruction of the Armada.
		At Christmasse a capon, at Michaelmas a goose;
	www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com /Text/Brands/michaelmas.htm (918 words)

	Michaelmas Cay - Great Barrier Reef - Cairns (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Some may say that they can take you to “Michaelmas Reef” or they go “near” Michaelmas Cay but if you would like to stand and walk on this special island you will need to travel on one of the permitted vessels.
		Seastar is one of the first vessels to arrive at the Cay, as soon as the boat stops it is at once surrounded by large and friendly Batfish; these inquisitive, harmless fish enjoy swimming with snorkellers.
		With the beach, reef and corals being so easily accessible, Michaelmas truly is the perfect location to practice your snorkelling and diving before heading out to the more adventurous outer edge at Hastings Reef.
	www.seastarcruises.com.au /michaelmas.html (557 words)

	Cherwell District Council - Banbury Michaelmas Fair
		The Banbury Michaelmas Fair is a 'Chartered' street fair held each year in the centre of Banbury usually during the second week in October.
		Banbury Michaelmas Fair, therefore, represents a tradition that dates back over several centuries, although it's main purpose and the date for holding the fair has changed with time.
		The Banbury Michaelmas Fair is held each year in the centre of Banbury usually during the second week in October.
	www.cherwell-dc.gov.uk /leisure/Fairgrounds.cfm (687 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : September 29: Michaelmas Day (Activity)
		In Ireland, Michaelmas was one of the most important feasts of the year, and people prayed especially on this day for protection against sickness.
		A goose or a sheep or a pig was especially killed and eaten at Michaelmas at a feast of thanksgiving, connected by some with a miracle of Saint Patrick performed with the aid of Michael the Archangel.
		And the Irish made a Michaelmas Pie into which a ring was placed — its finder was supposed to have an early marriage.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/activities/view.cfm?id=1156 (1086 words)

	Free Michaelmas Day Ecards, Michaelmas Day Cards, Michaelmas Day Greeting Cards From 123Greetings.com
		Michaelmas Day is celebrated in honor of St. Michael, the protector of holy souls and guardian of mankind.
		Spread blessings to all your near and dear ones.
		A warm wish for all your friends and loved ones.
	www.123greetings.com /events/michaelmas_day (180 words)

	Chiron Communications
		When rightly understood and experienced, the Michaelmas Festival has the potential to point clearly the way from the summer season — when humans make themselves most nearly one with outer nature to the Autumn season, the time when desire nature may be transformed most readily into an exalted self — and world-consciousness.
		Michaelmas occurs each year on September 29th, about a week after the Autumnal Equinox.
		Michaelmas is the festival most neglected by institutionalized commerce and spirituality, perhaps because it is the festival which celebrates individual women and men claiming their full inheritance as children of Great Spirit.
	www.chiron-communications.com /michaelmas.html (1624 words)

	Best Garden on the Web - Michaelmas Daisy or New York Aster (Aster novi-belgii) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Michaelmas Daisy or New York Aster (Aster novi-belgii)
		Michaelmas daisy is a frost hardy, bushy perennial which blooms from late summer to the end of October.
		If you are seeking one of the hardiest fall bloomers, Michaelmas daisy will fit into your garden scheme perfectly.
	www.bestgarden.net /Photo_Album/Pages/Aster_novi-belgii.htm (213 words)

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		Michaelmas is the British term for the feast day of St. Michael — who is actually not a saint at all, he is an archangel.
		The term Michaelmas in Jane Austen literature refers to one of a couple set dates upon which the upper class divided their year into “seasons” — not seasons of weather, seasons of social responsibilities.
		However, there is more to Michaelmas than moving from country home to city town house (or vise versa).
	www.xanga.com /realmommaEGL/532465511/michaelmas-traditions.html (746 words)

	Michaelmas and the Soul-Forces of Man - Rudolf Steiner
		Michaelmas and the Soul-Forces of Man - Rudolf Steiner
		At Michaelmas, 1923 for the last time in his earthly life Rudolf Steiner was able to celebrate fully a Michaelmas festival, and this he did in Vienna, the capital city of his own homeland, where he had spent so many fruitful years in his youth.
		Much of Germany, including Berlin, was cut off from him in that year of uncontrolled inflation, but here in Vienna he could feel himself truly at home, as he re-founded the Anthroposophical Society in Austria and gave these wonderful lectures on the human Gemüt [mind or soul].
	www.skylarkbooks.co.uk /Shop/media/Michaelmas-and-the-Soul-Forces-of-Man-Steiner.htm (542 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Michael the Archangel
		His feast (29 September) in the Middle Ages was celebrated as a holy day of obligation, but along with several other feasts it was gradually abolished since the eighteenth century (see FEASTS).
		Michaelmas Day, in England and other countries, is one of the regular quarter-days for settling rents and accounts; but it is no longer remarkable for the hospitality with which it was formerly celebrated.
		Stubble-geese being esteemed in perfection about this time, most families had one dressed on Michaelmas Day.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10275b.htm (1560 words)

	Michaelmas - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		FEAST AND BE MERRY Few Britons will know that today is Michaelmas Day a time for partying.
		FEAST AND BE MERRY; Few Britons will know that today is Michaelmas Day - a time for partying.
		Cambridgeshire Hearth Tax Returns Michaelmas 1664 & Kent Hearth Tax Assessment Lady Day 1664.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-X-Michaelm.html (465 words)

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