What Is The Best Dive Computer 2010

chronicle the weather and the seasons, festivals and traditions of the sayings

May 2010

"Winter is not over the moon April has not hustled us." This is the moon red moon cycle that began April 14, with fanfare, at least here in Uzes, with a beautiful storm and hail, then three days of fog, and then the beautiful weather, warm, what could we suggest that the good times had finally arrived. But I told you that the full moon of April 28 we could bring some surprises. Disturbances are advertised everywhere with the month of May, with the last ice saints of the series, promises to bad weather and much rain. The most knowledgeable observers and websites accessible to all of us, provide for, rain and falling temperatures. Can already be seen today. While my observations on the lunar cycle are not not always favorably, like last night, with a speaker on the basis of observations of sites such as NASA, tells us, in France, significant rainfall, and our south, something around 100mm of rain, while refusing to recognize a link with the lunar cycle. It accepts only the relationship moon and tide! Nevertheless, the observations of our elders who led them to invent sayings, although based on findings that reach a more scientific analysis. Why these "scientists" they refuse what is the fruit of experience and observation? Surprising while Claude Allegre maligned in his book, writes: " We have too many young scientists who are fascinated by the computer. They neglect the observation, reasoning, common sense. They prefer to speculation, the virtual, rather than observing the real " ... For two days the moon red carpet starts us with a wealth of saints and seems to give me reason!

For St. Philip and Jacques, once the May 1: "When it rains in St. Philip, n'apprête or barrel or pipe" ; Or still : "When it rains on the first day of May, cows lose half of their milk. " Also: " When May 1 rain anointed, there will not be any quince. For St. Jacques le Mineur on the same date: "If the Apostle Jacques cry, little remains of acorns." But a nice sunburn announces a beautiful harvest "The eve of St. Jacques, if you have the Easter sun, expects to harvest, the wheat will be thick and good" . The invention (discovery) by St. Helena, of the Holy Cross May 3: "Rain of the Holy Cross, scarcity of nuts" ; must now hasten to sow if we had not done so for crops this summer: " At the Holy Cross, sowing everywhere " . On May 6, St. John of the Latin Gate. - Ie the martyrdom of St. John the Evangelist before the Latin Gate in Jerusalem -: "If it rains the little St. John, every year it feels, to the great saint John " (June 24). Saint Antonin May 10: "It at St. Antoninus, that sells wine Evil. " And finally, St. Mamert May 11, St. Pancras and St. May 12 May 13 Servais three saints of the most famous ice which I will quote another proverb: "The three saints in blood turnip, Pankration, Mamert and Servais, are well appointed saints of ice! " saying attributed to Rabelais.

In the 5th century, major calamities had befallen the Rhone valley to the point that the bishop of Vienna, Mamert, (420-477) ordered prayers and litanies. These are the famous "Rogation " which were extended to all Christianity in 816, for three days before the feast of the Ascension. Ie this year on 10, 11 and 12 towards the end of the cycle of "red moon". Naturally, Mamert with his buddies and Servais Pankration is at the forefront of those famous "Ice Saints" dreaded!

" Beware Mamert St., St. Pancras and St. Servatius, for they bring a cool, And you would regret bitterly. "You know other sayings on them. Look no further than their names in the calendar, they were replaced by Estelle, Achilles and Roland, after the liturgical reform of Vatican II. Delete has not changed the time and the influences of the moon.

If you look at the history of the weather, or if your grandfather was noted over time, especially in areas where this period was of paramount importance, as with us because of the rearing silkworms, which require heat, but also fresh mulberry leaves, you will find that by the year 1897, for example, from 11 to May 13, he froze, and the damage was especially important as winter was Benin, and the vegetation was well underway! That year, Cher had been devastated. The vines were frozen and the potatoes, beans and strawberries. In Angers, the frost had destroyed crops in the south of the Loire, but spared those who were at the north of the river! In our region of the Gard mulberry leaves were frozen and had failed to feed silk worms ... It was a disaster. In our local history, we find everywhere traces of these gels due to the misdeeds of Saints ice, and the red moon.

Here is another story and further proof that this weather is not so new that in such periods.

On May 1, 1780, on the terraces of the palace of Sans Souci, the air was warm, the sun hot. Frederick the Great was walking and was surprised that the oranges were still locked. He sent his gardener, and ordered him to remove the trees. " But, Sir," objected the gardener, you will not be afraid to point the three ice saints? . The philosopher king laughed and repeated his order. Until May 10, all went well, but the day of St. Mamert, the cold came, the next day of St. Pancras, the temperature dropped further, and it froze sharply at night. The orange trees were severely damaged.

On May 13 it will be the Ascension, where we find the saying: "A Ascension ultimate thrill." Then we can really say: "In May he done what you like! " Oou of my Fai mai ti that playa! And "Who s'alaoujo before my lou May segur Nuon soou what Fai! "

ice or hail or cold, maybe not, but the weather this year, almost certainly, until 14, the day the new moon. Curiously we found for this day, the feast of St. Boniface: "On the Day of St. Boniface, any mud disappears. And for the holy Denise, May 15: "At Saint-Denis, finished the wind" or "In Saint Denis, the cold fact is more to his liking. "

We can then breathe and think about the best time. This morning I listened to a winemaker's corner said his concern for the coming days. Grape buds are hatched. We must eliminate those that do not bear fruit and pump as unnecessarily sap, without bearing fruit. These are "suckers . But we must carry out the hatch and protect others. It will surely be quiet from 25 for St Urban. (Take the link and you will find a link with the month of May and Labor Day!): "That St. Urbain has gone by, The grower is not assured. "

This month of May is eagerly awaited by all, for its festivals, holidays and for its for its bridges, and paid leave that you must use the balance to more earlier.

Many festivals that take place at the beginning of the month, are organized around the flowers and gardens, taking up the old Roman tradition of " floralia , three days when celebrated flowers. Women dressed bright colors. The animals have a reputation for erotic temperament were released into the streets and we had fun chasing them. We launched the seeds of peas, beans and lupins to encourage the blossoming of spring flora. One of our sayings we recommend for May 3: "For the Holy Cross, are sown peas.

We know that the feasts of Flora, suspended for years, were restored in 581 by order of the Roman Senate by the aedile Servilius, because the weather had made them suffer buds of trees and vegetables. Further evidence on the observations of the weather this period. There was no talk yet of the red moon neither saints ice.

the garden, trees should be monitored, because the bad weather and excess moisture promotes disease. It is a good time to treat and to mulch the strawberries to harvest healthy fruit and clean. We can prune the shrubs have flowered, and remove the stems crooked or poorly trained to give them a nice shape. Among other yard work ...!

I will not here the origin of our May 1 because we will hear and rehear it all day tomorrow, or even cause thrush. The media will remind us all that. By cons I would like to speak with an old custom of our ancestors, who wanted as May is the month where they held political meetings. It was first among the Franks, in March, a meeting of the warriors around their leader, in a place called "The Champ de Mars." If the speeches of leaders liked the warriors applauded, striking their shields with their Framee. Otherwise they choked his voice murmurs. The Framee have been replaced by the cries of our elected officials and the banging their desks in the assemblies. They often give us the show, particularly in the sessions live television on Wednesday afternoon. A fine example of behavior! I want to say also that the Franks, there was no question of absenteeism!

Under Charlemagne, the date of such meeting was postponed to May. The bishops, who under Clovis had been admitted to these meetings, soon assumed a leadership role, joining the power of the accounts and lords. The role of the warriors faded gradually. These assemblies disappeared at the end of the Carolingian Empire, "Fields of May" were replaced by "States General". We remember especially those of May 1302 under Philip the Fair and those of May 1789!

May holds the record not only of legal holidays and public holidays but it was in May that there are as many anniversaries, holidays or days devoted to such or such cases or more less important. At least 34 this month alone!

These range from very serious World Asthma Day , May 2 is the allergy season with pollen from plants trees and flowers, the day endangered species on 11, that the fight against homophobia on 17, through the European Day Sea 20, or by that of cultural diversity 21. I note again the noble cause of children missing on 25 or more original Towel Day on 25, Towel Day, which celebrates by wearing a towel mourning for the science fiction author Douglas Adams, or the more fanciful Day without pants on May 5 .. A certain idea of freedom, which dates back to the years 1985/1986, probably invented at the University of Austin, the day wearing the trousers, is banned, but the skirts, dresses and kilts shorts allowed. But yes! There are some very funny pictures on the internet on this subject. We should also mention earlier this month the feast of Beltaine great religious festival of the Celtic year, after which the festival of Samhain marks the end of the dark season (see Halloween in early November). Do not forget Day World Press Freedom May 3, or if serious Memorial Day the last Monday of May in the USA. The beautiful Neighbours Day on the last Tuesday of the month is May 26 this year, is becoming increasingly important. It is due to Atanase Périfan, who launched the idea in the 17th arrondissement of Paris in 1999. There is also the National Sorry Day , who is an Australian event to Arborigènes apology for the harm caused to their families. There is also the Cinco de Mayo in Mexico recalls the sad French expedition from Mexico, Kodomo no hi the Children's Day in Japan. Our Canadian friends have this month their Victoria Day! and I surely forget! Of course the Mother's Day who will be 30 months of this year.

again pleased that this long does not bring too many events that disrupt the flow of work and our lives! because then we could say that good Monsieur de La Fontaine and his cobbler:

"The trouble is that in the year, intermingle days

it must be unemployed. We ruin party.

One wronged the other and Mr. Cure

some new saint always loads his sermon. "

I remind you again that May 31, 1578, we laid the foundation stone of the bridge connecting both banks of the Seine, and builds on the tip of the island of city. It was raining hard that day. Henry III, who presided over the ceremony, was in tears. In the morning he had attended the funeral service given in memory of their favorite cute, and Quelus Maugiron, killed in a duel. Before this show Parisians then proposed to name the book: "Bridge of Tears " our Pont Neuf today. This bridge was designed to accommodate the houses. They were never built. Henri IV who resided at the Louvre, thought that a row of houses with latrines rear facade, disfigured eye. The vogue of this bridge, facilitating the movement was prodigious. Quickly invested by the hawkers, flower, songwriters and the cut-purses, pickpockets and sprightly girls, gave birth to the saying: "On the Pont Neuf encountered at any time: a monk, a white horse and a prostitute ..."

prettier Here again, although I already wrote last year in such chronic. In May 1654, Jacques de Ranchin, nephew of Ranchin Uzes, amazed to see Sylvie Rossel, the daughter of Claude Laudun out of the hotel Aigaliers fell in love immediately. Love at first sight we would say today! He wrote what was called Household "King of the triplets'

The first day of May

Was the happiest of my life.

I saw you I loved you,

The first day of May

The beautiful design that I conceived!

If you like this design Sylvie

The first day of May,

was the most happy with my life.

The next day he went to ask the hand of Madame Sylvie Aubarne Aigaliers, and May 24, 1654, although it is in bad taste to marry in May, the 'married in the temple of Uzes. It was a beautiful wedding that lasted a month.

Adissias!

Jean Mignot April 30, 2010

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World Bank to the rescue of several administrative buildings Lubumbashi!

- (begin text) .- Bank World through the Project for Capacity Building in Governance MDP in acronym of the Ministry of Decentralization and Regional Development is to fund up to 400 thousand U.S. dollars rehabilitation of government buildings and provincial divisions of Katanga in Lubumbashi.

These provincial departments of Finance and Budget Division Finance, Budget, Civil Service, the Interior and the headquarters of the MDP / Katanga.

Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi, Minister of Decentralisation and Territorial Development has personally launched the first phase of the rehabilitation works alongside the Vice-Minister of Finance, Joash Mbitso Ngedza, Vice Governor of the Province of Katanga and some members of the provincial government.

The General Contractor Construction in acronym EGC based in Katanga who won this market after the tender dossier, expects to complete this work 40 days to a few buildings and three months for others.

Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi Minister for Decentralization and Regional Planning, the new clothes to these office buildings will allow ministers and officials under the provincial government to operate in good conditions resulting in good performance Labour .- (End of text) in April 2010 .- .-minidecat/17

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Lubumbashi: Agents and officers of the State National School of Public Finance

(begin text) .- The Minister Decentralization and Regional Planning Antipas Nyamwisi just stay in Lubumbashi, where he had to take more active.

Arriving on Sunday evening in this city, capital of Katanga Province, Monday, April 12 is the Patron of the Decentralization has launched the training seminar in public finance in the presence of Governor Moses Katumbi Tchapwe and of the entire provincial executive at room Banquet Province governorate.

The seminar, held from 12 to 14 April 2010 and which was the basic training of cadres and state officials involved in the system of public expenditure by the National School of Finance is a provincial initiative funded by the World Bank through the Project for Capacity Building in Governance, Ministry of Decentralization and Regional Development.

Erick Lwamba, provincial coordinator of the MDP / Katanga during his speech, said the underlying motive of the seminar. For the latter, the issue was access to executives and state officials to master the fundamentals of public financial management. And to be well equipped to support the provincial institutions in the implementation of actions on land, these officers and executives of the state have benefited a full session of practical training from the top part of the National School of Finance for more visible results to improve the well being of Katanga.

Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi

who was accompanied by Vice Minister of Finance has Ngedza Mbitso Joash in his opening remarks encouraged the participants to take this training for them while stressing that this enhanced public financial management at provincial and local levels is a prerequisite for ensuring the delivery of utilities effectively and efficiently population. Nyamwisi urged participants to more diligently to be ready to assume the responsibilities related to the exclusive jurisdiction and even competing in accordance with the constitution must be sent to them.

Please find below the exclusive addresses by the Minister Mbusa Nyamwisi and the Provincial Coordinator of the MDP / Katanga, delivered at the opening of the seminar.

- Mr Vice-Minister of Finance

- The Governor of the Province of Katanga

- Honorable President of the Provincial Assembly

- Honorable Members Provincial

- Ladies and gentlemen Members of the Provincial Government

- Distinguished Heads of Agencies of the United Nations system

- Mr. Katanga Provincial Coordinator of MDP

- Distinguished Heads of provincial divisions

- Distinguished guests

- Ladies and Gentlemen

- Dear participants, let

- first of all I greet you and thank you for your presence enhanced the event despite your many occupations.

My thanks go first to the Provincial Government for hosting how warm we booked and then all the development partners and especially the Project for Capacity Building in Governance (MDP) and the International Development Association IDA for their material and financial support in organizing this seminar.

I can not end this without paying a thank-deserved tribute to his Excellency the President of the Republic, Joseph Kabila Kabange and his government led by Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito for their determination to bring to the act decentralization as enshrined in the constitution of 18 February 2006.

- Ladies and Gentlemen

- Distinguished guests

- Dear participants

I need not remind you that this seminar on capacity building is part of the implementation of decentralization. It reflects the willingness of all actors in the decentralization of power provide the provinces and ETD capabilities necessary to enable them to discharge their responsibilities effectively.

The ultimate goal of these meetings is to strengthen the capacity of the Provincial Government, decentralized services and the Committee of the ECOFIN Meeting Provincial in the management and control of public funds by providing basic training in public finance for the benefit of stakeholders in the system of expenditure at the province of Katanga.

Indeed, by its Constitution of 18 February 2006, the Democratic Republic of Congo has adopted decentralization as a way of managing their territory by providing the provinces and decentralized territorial entities, not only its own legal personality but also Finance distinct from that of the central government.

Several laws are being developed to enable the implementation of effective transfer of skills and responsibilities.

In the meantime, he observed a dysfunctional provincial institutions across the country. This is due partly to the lack of financial law adopted and secondly the lack of basic training in the development and budget monitoring on the part of leaders of provincial structures and Entities Decentralized Territorial.


Thus His Excellency the Prime Minister had proposed transitional management of public finance until all the legal architecture of decentralization including the financial law and the code on public procurement are available.

These measures should be taken as orders:

- determining the functions of provincial departments;
- establishing the Provincial Council award of public provincial nature;
- setting the expenditure chain at the province.

- Excellencies,
- Honourable,
- Distinguished guests,
- Ladies and Gentlemen,

The Democratic Republic of Congo, our country has begun this important reform that affects many sectors of national life in a difficult moment in its history and its implementation is indeed facing many challenges that we are called to overcome. Among these challenges, it should be mentioned:

- Safeguarding national unity

- the political will of central government to become involved in the implementation of decentralization emotional;

- the ability sound management of resources on the one hand and the conflicts that may arise between the various actors on the other;

- respect provincial autonomy and the decentralized territorial entities so that they can act freely in areas recognized their skills;

- the participation of the population in the process of decentralization;

- increasing the internal capacity to finance the process;

- the constitutional constraint on the boundaries of the Provinces.

The implementation of this reform requires everyone of us a sense of selflessness and patriotism so that the objective of decentralization is reached. That is to say, the promotion and development at the base. Thus, a rational management of public finances is needed to meet basic social needs and promote development. Hence the idea of organizing this seminar to equip provincial institutions and ETD out their responsibilities.

- Dear participants

I urge you to follow with attendance at work and sacrifices throughout this seminar, the modules will enable you to enrich your knowledge for effective and efficient management of public finance your Province

that, I declare open the Training Seminar in Public Finance to stakeholders in the expenditure in Katanga.

Long live Long live DRC

Decentralization

God bless Province Katanga

Thank you.

ADDRESS OF PROVINCIAL COORDINATOR MDP KATANGA OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE TRAINING OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THE CIRCUIT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE BY THE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINANCE
The
shi, April 12, 2010

Excellency the Minister of Local Government & Planning,
Excellency the Vice Minister of Finance,
Excellency the Governor of the Province and Chairman of the Steering Committee of the MDP,
Honorable President of the Provincial Assembly, Honourable Members
Office
Excellence Mr Deputy Provincial Governor and Vice President of the steering committee of MDP,
Honourable Members, Ladies and Gentlemen
Provincial Ministers, Distinguished Guests
any protocol observed

It is with pleasure that I wish you on behalf of the Project for capacity building in governance (MDP in short) a cordial welcome to this training seminar in public finance.

Indeed, dated October 17, the steering committee has validated the project governance initiative in relation to basic training in public finance stakeholders in the system of public expenditure. Motivation deep was to get executives and state officials to master the fundamentals of public financial management.

Since in our country's competence in the practical training in public finance is not widespread, the National School of Finance has been identified as the best structure of the country able to achieve this mission.

It is in this context that no objection has been sought and obtained from the World Bank to finance this activity.

A collaboration agreement was thus signed with the National School of Finance for technical assistance to the Provincial Government.

Taking advantage of this assistance, the officers and State officials working in Katanga will benefit from a full semester of practical training from the top part of the National School of Finance to be equipped and support provincial institutions for the realization of actions on the ground for more visible results to improve the well being of the people of Katanga.

Is it necessary to recall that our country is engaged in the HIPC process to reach completion point and transparency in the management of public finances is a trigger point of completion?

This course is taught concurrently with:

- The launch of the first phase of rehabilitation of government buildings and provincial divisions,
- The recruitment of a firm of tax training for agents and managers Directorate of Revenue Katanga (DRKAT)

-The training of the administration of sectoral ministries (agriculture, health, education in developing sectoral expenditure framework (MTEF in abbreviation),
-Training the development of macro economic framework to develop the provincial aggregates.

In addition, as part of the implementation of the expenditure chain automation, studies have already been validated and the record of international tender was launched for the recruitment of international firm to provide software and equipment needed for networking.
This bouquet of activities pipe line provides sufficient evidence of MDP's commitment to turn to the more visible results and impact.

Here it should rightly thank His Excellency Mr. Antipas Mbusa Nyamwisi, Minister of Local Government for their support all these activities and its involvement in the implementation of the decentralization process.

I'm ungrateful if I finish without mentioning the Governor Moses Katumbi Chapwe and Vice Governor, who are respectively President and Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee of this project for their commitment to the achievement of project activities, their availability and their meaning listening.

Finally, we thank all the provincial government to support the project activities.
In conclusion, I would like a again reaffirm the commitment of project governance through this project the Ministry of Decentralization, World Bank to support the Katanga in its efforts to move from emergency to sustainable development to give hope to the people of Katanga.

Excellency the Minister of Local Government and Regional Planning,
Excellency the Governor of the Province,
Honorable President of the Provincial Assembly, Honourable Members
Office of the Provincial Assembly, Distinguished Guests
in your titles and respective qualities,
Thank you for your attention.


Erick Lwamba
Coordinator .- (End of text) in April 2010 .- .-minidecat/16

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chronicle the weather and the seasons, festivals and traditions

the month of April 2010

Until the order or decree in 1564 in Roussillon - Roussillon en Isère-April began the year with hence its name from the Latin verb "Nero StartSmart" . April shares with particularity in February to take its name from a verb and not a duty to a god or a place in the calendar as the other ten months of the year. The Edict of Roussillon becomes applicable only very gradually, first because it took time for it to be communicated to the provinces but also because the habit was taken here and there to start the year, according to local customs and festivals on dates different. Sometimes Christmas, Easter now, or March 25 as in Vienna, or March 1.

The Christmas bonus that was accustomed to exchange earlier this year, were transformed into false messages, false gifts. This is the origin of our "April Fools . There are other interpretations I already had the opportunity to develop in previous years. This time I'll stick to it.

April while new is not really quite beautiful. It is a month versatile and despite the schedule is still largely the winter cold and whose passengers often pursing, are particularly unwelcome as we hoped to have finished with them, especially after the last days of March, the famous " vaqueirieu " which this year have been marked by falls in temperature and weather, as I have them advertised. Hence the saying: " It is so nice in April, which has its coat of sleet. "Sometimes the snow added to the pellets," It is not so beautiful in April, which has snow on his hat . "We in the region we had sleet and snow on our mountains, hail and thunderstorms in the lowlands.

This refill of winter, it is difficult to accept without recrimination, we must urge caution: " In April, do not discover a wire . "Or:" the one who lightens before the month of May, certainly do not know what he did. "

Easter is usually in April. We must remember the original because I heard yet this week and many well-meaning adults ignore completely respectable, not the significance of this day but the reason for the date variable. Christian Easter come from the Jewish holiday commemorating the exodus from Egypt and crossing the Red Sea or more precisely to the 10th of wounds received from Jehovah on Egypt: the extermination of all newborns. Every Jewish family following divine instructions, had to sacrifice a lamb and mark the doorposts of the houses with the blood of the lamb for the exterminating angel saves the chosen people, and marked with the seal of the Lamb. It is the feast of Passover.

We note, in the Cevennes, as it is in reference to this sign, that the fire marshal Montrevel, unable to overcome the insurgency Camisards, was forced to mark Cévenols the entrance to their home a cross in order to signify their adherence to Catholicism to avoid that their home is destroyed, demolished or burnt and the population deported. Look above the doors of houses Cevennes. We still see these crosses, often whitewashed.

It was during this Jewish holiday there took place the Passion and death of Christ. Passover begins on the 15th day of Nisan, and lasts eight days, according to the Hebrew calendar which is based on a lunar base. This year is March 29 to April 5. Hence the discrepancy with our schedule. Very often in April Easter can also be in March. During For centuries the date of Easter was very uncertain and even at different times in different regions or countries. At the eleventh century they were going to start the year at Easter, giving years of variable duration because Easter is a movable feast. After three centuries of controversies, including questions related to fluctuations in the timing and the difficulty to match the lunar cycle, solar cycle and seasons, the date of Easter was set by the Council of Nicaea in 325 " the first Sunday following the fourteenth day (the only moon) reaching that age to 21 March (day of the equinox) or immediately after . So Easter is celebrated between March 22 and April 25. This year so it Sunday, April 4.

The mobility of this festival, relative is determined by a very long and learned calculation called " the computation. It determines the dates of feasts of Ascension and Pentecost, synonymous for many people outside their religious significance of holidays. What complicates our various organizations. The debate is still relevant. It must be said here, even if only to shed some light on the question, Easter Monday, nor on Whit Monday, has any religious basis, otherwise they are just after major holidays.

These modulations of the date, linked to the cycle of the moon and sun, may explain the weather is an almost immutable Holy Week, or beautiful and windy Monday we arrive at Thursday and Friday, often rainy or stormy, followed by Sunday and Monday almost always disturbed and sometimes cold. That is what will happen to the first week of April, with a fall pronounced temperatures but still rather nice cool weather on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. At least for us in the afternoon. Has not done bad time for Christmas? " warm Christmas, Easter at the embers " This saying is there truth in the other direction? We will be soon!

April 14 will begin the new moon which is called Red Moon . The name of this lunation, which begins in April and became full either before the end of this month or in early May. This year April 14 to May 14 It was during this period that are the saints of ice and their influence is all the more reason to fear that it will coincide with the lunar cycle. Because if we speak of influence, it is that of the moon and not brave saints who are in no way for any sayings that we predict as misfortune or happiness ... as I have already written .

Consider: "Red Moon empty purse " " red moon, nothing grows " " jelly red moon vine ruin the shoot "" Harvest is not satisfied that the red moon is gone " . And much more!

But why red? Because it scorches ups by an explanation that I draw from this historical anecdote. The scientist Laplace that led a delegation of scientists from Louis XVIII, had been stung by a question from the King on this subject: "I am glad to see you gathered around me , told the King members who compose a deputation from the Board of Longitude that went to present the "Knowledge of time and directory, because you will explain clearly what is that red moon and its mode of action on crops . Laplace, who specifically addressed the sovereign, stood aghast as, while he who had written on the moon, had in fact never thought about the red moon. He consulted his neighbors look but, seeing no one willing to speak, he determined to answer himself: "Sire , the red moon has no place in astronomical theories, and we are therefore unable satisfy the curiosity of Your Majesty. "

the evening in the salons during the game, King pokes fun at a lot of embarrassment in which he had put members of its Board of Longitude. Laplace learned and came to ask if he could enlighten Arago on the famous red moon that was the subject of so unpleasant time. Arago went to information from the gardeners of the Botanical Gardens and other farmers, and this is the result of his investigations that the great scientist was then drafted and have been published by Flammarion in the book "Popular Astronomy":

" In the nights of April and May, the temperature of the atmosphere is often only 4, 5 or 6 degrees Celsius above zero. When this happens, the temperature of plants exposed to light of the moon, that is to say to a clear sky may fall below zero, notwithstanding the indication of the thermometer. If the moon, in contrast, does not shine, if the sky is overcast, the temperature of the plants do not fall below that of the atmosphere, there will be no frost, unless the thermometer does has scored zero for other reasons. It is true, as the gardeners say, with all such circumstances thermometer, a plant may be frozen or will not be, depending on whether the moon is visible or hidden by clouds, so gardeners are wrong it is only in the conclusions: it is in giving effect to the light of the star. The moonlight is here that the index of a serene atmosphere, is due to the purity of the sky that night freezing plant occurs, the moon only unhelpful, it is lying or on the horizon The phenomenon also occurs. The observation of the gardeners was incomplete, it wrongly assumed that the false . "

scholars come here to rescue the popular wisdom that had made similar comments in a long time! Without the show by statistics!

On April 28 we will observe the full moon on April 28 and I bet he will then have to be vigilant at least on our plants and fruit trees because there is a lunar node 20 and that our beautiful girlfriend will be very close to us perigee 24, ... I remember, despite those who do not find a scientific explanation, that the lunar node is when the curve of the moon intersects the ecliptic plane, that is to say transverse plane on which the sun moves. These moments are often times of disturbances to which the plants are particularly susceptible. Plantings made during these moments give sterile seeds. We also find that the sky is often white "soft". It is these effects that are feared when the saints of ice at the point of having created much of sayings and proverbs. Of course the method of observation not based on data recorded in beautiful statistical tables on our computers. Yet I am sure that if we consistently noted the weather was the same periods, noting the good positioning of the lunar cycle, we easily verify that the observations of our ancestors who brought them to "invent" sayings have a real statistical value, even scientific, just as valid as the more serious studies. Complexity of a study to .. .. ! especially as the cycle of the moon, as the Metonic cycle no longer occurs under the same conditions as all nineteen years. So there for years where these sayings can not be verified.

" frosts of the red moon, burn the plant grows " or " Harvest is not satisfied that the red moon has passed "And the sayings like everything and its opposite, which can be explained by the fact that the cycle of the moon is up roughly every nine years:" the red moon gives all, or it removes all. What she gives birth she will feed him, she finds she strangle "

I hope that with these explanations, friends' Paris" or elsewhere, you will do more confusion between the red moon of April and the beautiful moon-colored red orange you see rising to the fine summer evenings. De Lune Rousse there can be only that which is after Easter as I try to explain, because of the effects that occur at this time, effects that have nothing to do with " radiation "of the moon, because" radiation "of the moon there is no.

With Red Moon here Saints ice. The first list is Saint Georges, April 23. This saint is indeed accompanied by a litany of proverbs and sayings about rain. "Rain of St. George, cutting the cherries in the throat! "" If it rains in St. George, a hundred cherries, remain four. "or:" If it rains the holy Georgeau, there will be cherries or cherries.

Anyway, come rain or shine, for St. George should put the "seed " ie eggs of silkworm, is called "the blind " because they don ' have no eyes, in incubators, and not as previously in a small bag hung under the petticoats of the ladies or in their bra ... small bag that slipped under the duvet at night from the conjugal bed. An old proverb Occitan, well known in the Cevennes, tells us that for the St. Mark will be too late. Oldest familiar with it, especially in Uzes, country of rearing silkworms, silkworm factories and mills, and where the inhabitants are called " débassaïres ", " makers of low " nickname justified by the number of these mills on the town! We need to raise silkworms, "the magnans ," especially when they are very small, very tender leaves. One can imagine then how easily these days frosts were dramatic for the "silkworm breeders" when the leaf of the mulberry trees, young and frail was scorched during this lunation. (It should be noted in passing that in the local vocabulary, we speak often of "the" leaf and non leaf ...)

St. Mark April 25, the four evangelists as concrete and more visual, with stories full of freshness, is always represented by a lion or a lion. It is the patron saint of notaries. " If it rains the day of St. Mark, the park will cover the cherries " or " At St. Mark if he falls of water, there will be no fruit knife" , Ie fruit whose skin is removed with a knife to eat ...

With his friends he completed the battalion of saints ice also called the holy Riders: " Marquet (Marc), Georget (Georges), and Philippet (Philippe) are three cups of thugs. . Saint Philip was formerly celebrated on May 1. Why thugs cup? Because the cold and hail these days is bad for the vine, so the wine, so the pitchers and goblets. It is still " Three saints whose beware ... And it will not be finished! It still takes on Saint Robert April 29: "jelly St. George, St. Mark, St. Robert, harvest in reverse. "It also says:" The rain of St. Robert, good wine will fill your glass. . So if it rains that day, all will not be negative cons ... By then it rains for the Saints following it will be different. April 30 to St. Eutropius (or too much And) " Saint Eutropius wet cherries crippled. "

And the litany of saints Ice will continue until May 14 in May, with the three most famous saints of this rimbambelle, Mamert, and Pankration Servais, from 11 May: "Three saint whose beware " because " Mamert, Servais and Pancras are the three ice saints . . Hence also the origin of Rogation prayers taking place three days before the feast of the Ascension, May 13 this year. From all that I have with you in my next column. Meanwhile, "Do not leave wool to take over " as they say in Gascony. Let's be careful!

A Diou SIAS!

Jean Mignot

On March 31, 2010