The Pagan Book of Days for Monday, April 25th
Robigalia/St. Mark/Cuckoo Day
St. Mark’s Day is the old Roman festival of Robigalia, the ovservance of which was magically intended to avert the spirit of mildew, which threstens crops around this time. For many years, the Litania Major of the Catholic church for St. Mark’s Day at Rome followed the earlier festival. Its purpose, like the Robigalia, was to gain the blessing of heaven for the growing crops. In traditional English folklore, this is Cuckoo Day. The cuckoo, “St. Mark’s gowk,” heralds the arrival of migratory birds from the south, indicating the return of summer.
Source
The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick
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