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NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS ON: JUNE 30 New edition TODAY’s LENGTH: This day is here in Denmark 5 minutes shorter than June 5. Its length is 17 hours and 29 minutes – from 04.34 to 22.03. See more – also in English – about where you are on:   www.dagenslaengde.dk TODAY’s NAME: Today is called LUCINA’s DAY .   She was a Christian Roman woman, who looked well after other Christians, who were imprisoned, brought food to them, etc. And she took part in the burial of executed martyrs.   She died 95 years old in 365 AC. The name of the day in Belgium is SAINTS PROTOMARTYRS .   This is normally the name of the first Christian martyr in a country – such as Berard of Carbio in Morocco. TODAY’s EVENT: The Frenchman Charles Blondin is as the first person crossing the Niagara Falls on a rope. The distance is 300 m, and he is 90 m above the Falls. About 10.000 people looked at his walk. TODAY’s QUESTION: Peter Principle – what...

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS ON: JUNE 29 New edition TODAY’s LENGTH: This day is here in Denmark 4 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 17 hours and 31 minutes – from 04.33 to 22.04. See more – also in English – about where you are:    www.dagenslaengde.dk TODAY’s NAME: This day’s name is  PETER  AND  PAUL ’s DAY .  It refers to the apostles Peter and Paul. They were both executed in Rome in year 64 AC by  emperor Nero  (37-68). After the  fire of Rome  all Christians were blamed and sentenced to death. The belief is that it was the emperor himself, who had started the fire. The day’s name in Belgium is the same:   SAINTS PIERRE ET PAUL. TODAY’s EVENT: 1149:  In the battle for the city of  Antiochia , occupied by the crusaders, the muslim leader  Nur-ad-Din  succeeded in killing both Christian leaders, Raymond of Poitiers and Ali-ibu-Wafa. TODAY’s QUESTION: Magna ...

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS ON: JUNE 28 New edition TODAY’s LENGTH: This day is here in Denmark 3 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 17 hours and 32 minutes – from 04.32 to 22.04. See more – also in English – about where you are on:  www.dagenslaengde.dk TODAY’s NAME: Today’s name is ELEONORA’s DAY .  Until around 1800 it was called LEO’s DAY (after pope Leo II , who died in 684 AC). Why the Danish almanac changed to Eleonora is not known. Many people think that it comes from Caroline Amalie (Eleonora)   - who lived 1796-1881, princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. She was later married to the Danish king Christian VIII. The day’s name in Belgium is SAINT IRÉNÉE   ( Iréné de Lyon ). He was a Greek Christian, born in Smyrna ( now Izmir in Turkey ) in 130.  He became bishop in Lyon (Lugdunum) in France in the years 177-202.  He had a lot of influence on the development of the early stages of Christiani...

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS ON: JUNE 27 New edition TODAY’s LENGTH: This day is here in Denmark 2 minutes shorter than June 21. Its length is 17 hours and 32 minutes – from 04.32 to 22.04. See more – also in English – about where you are on:   www.dagenslaengde.dk TODAY’s NAME: Today is called SEVEN SLEEPERS’ DAY .   It comes from the legend about seven Christian brothers, who were hiding in a mountain cave to get away from the soldiers of the Roman emperor Decius . When they were discovered the soldier blocked the entrance to the cave to make sure that the brothers would starve to death.   When some shepherds two hundred years later ( 447 AC) found the seven brothers they woke up again due to the fresh air. After that they could happily die (again), when they found out that Christianity in the meantime had won. Old Danish weather warnings for this day say, that rain on seven sleepers’ day will bring a wet harvest – and sunshine on this day is ...