[Stones] OT: The Tears of St Lawrence

[Ric]

the belief that tears fall from the sky is
(originally) also from pagan lore - amber was believed
to be the tears of the Baltic sun goddess Saule, in
the form of petrified sunlight ...

:)

Ric

--- littlestone <littlestone at supanet.com> wrote:

> >From today's Guardian -
> 
> "The Perseids are the most famous and observed
> meteors. Chinese astronomers recorded them almost
> 1,000 ago: in 36AD it is said  "more than 100
> meteors flew thither in the morning". They were
> noted again on 10 August 258, just before the
> execution of St Lawrence of Rome, and became known
> as "the tears of St Lawrence". Ever since, they have
> been associated with the saints day. The Perseids
> should be visible, if the skies are clear, in the
> north-east, from about 11pm tomorrow night until
> dawn: a perfect excuse for a nocturnal excursion.">