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Tag: St. Distaff; Frigga; spinning

On the close of St. Distaff Day

January 7, 2019

Settle in with your spindle this evening to mark  St. Distaff Day. Yes, a distaff is an object, not a person, but the English name for today  is, indeed, St. Distaff. Less poetically minded people may refer to this as Roc Day, “roc” being a synonym used mainly in northern Europe for a distaff. This… More On the close of St. Distaff Day

On the close of St. Distaff Day

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