Daily Medieval

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Showing posts with label scissors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label scissors. Show all posts
Saturday, December 17, 2022

Saint Clotilde and Murder

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Clotilde is considered a saint by both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. She was an early supporter of St. Geneviève , she b...
Monday, July 25, 2022

Superstitions about Scissors

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Human cultures can weave anything into a story. Opening an umbrella indoors might knock something over, and walking under a ladder (presumab...
Sunday, July 24, 2022

The Shear Truth

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A reference to sheep-shearing made me wonder about the origin of scissors. Apparently, some have given the credit to Leonardo da Vinci becau...
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