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Folkestone, Hastings, England : 'Blessing Sea and Fisheries'.

The 'Rain Ceremony' is commenced in Guatemala.

Irving Berlin, composer and song writer born this day in 1988.

Celtic feast day of 'Tudy', monk, Abbot, one of the seven saints of Brittany.

Celtic feast day of 'Comgall', instructed Moluag (25 June). Associated with Blane (11 August), Fintan Munnu (21 October), Columbanus (21 November) and Mirin (15 September). Established a church and oversaw the spiritual development of the thirty-thousand strong community, in 559, at Bangor, Ireland. Only one meal a day was permitted in the evening according to the doctrine. Instructed Columbanus (21 November) who travelled with Gall (16 October) to France, Italy and Switzerland, and Moluag (25 June) who founded the Lismore monastery in Scotland. Disciple of Fintan of Cluain-Edrech (17 February). A great advocate of spiritual counsel and of the need and importance of friendship.

Traditional date for Celtic feast of 'May Day'.

Christian festival dedicated to 'St. Matthias'.

Celtic feast day of 'Carantoc', monk, Irish, sixth century, uncle of David (1 March), travelled to Wales after missionary work in Cornwall. He is said to have been greeted by the young King Arthur (See Mystical WWW Glastonbury for more on Arthur). It was said that God had given Carantoc an altar which he cast into the River Severn, the legend telling that where it landed was to be his place of work as directed by God's divine will. At the spot it came ashore he was met by Arthur who agreed to lead him to the altar only if he would quell the dragon that was marauding the country. Carantoc is said to have found the dragon and tamed it, enticing it to the royal hall at Dunster where its threat was diminished.

Celtic feast day of 'Madron', sixth century. There is a sacred well at Madron near Penzance, Cornwall where the tradition is to hang ribbons or rags upon the trees during services to maintain the healing properties of the waters which are said to cure rickets. To effect a cure the child it had to be dipped into the well on the first three Sundays of the month of May whilst the parents had to remain silent facing the sun until the ceremony was over.

Bertrand Russell, philosopher, born this day in 1872.