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# CalenTool V2.2 - nflag=1 range=3,12 - DO NOT REMOVE THIS LINE
# $Header: ancient,v 1.2 91/03/07 16:21:01 billr Exp $
# Special celebrated in ancient times
# Today in History dates provided by Robert Heckendorn at
# Hewlett-Packard in Fort Collins, Colorado.
# Any corrections or additions may be sent to robert@fc.hp.com
#
# Additional dates provided from ProLine's today file
#
# Converted to calentool format by Larry Virden (lwv27%cas.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.Edu)
# and further edited and merged by Bill Randle (billr@saab.cna.tek.com).
#
** 03 25 99 99 00 New Year's Day in England from the 12c. until 1752 
** 04 13 99 99 00 Roman feast of the Goddess Liberty 
** 04 29 99 99 00 Beginning of the festival of the goddess Flora in ancient Rome which is thought to be the origin of May Day 
** 04 30 99 99 00 Walpurgisnacht, Witch's sabbath is held in the Harz mountains of Germany, a time of great evil 
** 05 04 99 99 00 Last day of the Roman Floralia festival 
** 06 09 99 99 00 Vestalia, ancient Roman feast to the goddess Vesta, the virgin goddess of hearth and home 
** 06 10 99 99 00 Egyptian Day, considered unlucky in the Middle Ages 
** 12 17 99 99 00 Saturnalia revel