TODAY - February 25

 

NIELS’ MORNING GREETINGS

ON: FEBRUARY 25

New 2021 edition

TODAY’s LENGTH:

This day is in Belgium 2 hours and 44 minutes longer than December 21. Its length is 10 hours and 38 minutes – from 07.35 to 18.16.

See more – also in English – about where you are on www.dagenslaengde.dk

TODAY’s NAME:

This day’s name is VICTORINUS DAY.  He was a pious Christian in Egypt. When he due to his faith refuse to take part in a sacrifice to the god Jupiter he was killed by emperor Decius’ soldiers in 285.

In Belgium it is called SAINT WALBRUGE. It comes from an English princess and missionary ( Walpurgis), who lived in the years 710-79 – and who in particular worked in Germany.

 

TODAY’s EVENT:

1956:  Nikita Krushjov makes his famous secret speech in Moscow about the crimes of Stalin.  See his photo below.

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TODAY’s QUESTION:

Charity begins at home  - where does that expression come from? And what does it mean?

‘Charity begins at home’ isn’t from the bible but it is so near to being so that it is reasonable to describe it as biblical. The notion that a man’s family should be his foremost concern is expressed in 1 Timothy 5:8, King James Bible, 1611:

But if any prouide not for his owne, & specially for those of his owne house, hee hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

John Wyclif had expressed the same idea as early as 1382, in Of Prelates, reprinted in English Works, 1880:

Charite schuld bigyne at hem-self.

John Fletcher came very close to using the phrase in the comedy Wit without Money, circa 1625:

Charity and beating begins at home.

Sir Thomas Browne was the first to put the expression into print in the form we now use, in Religio Medici, 1642:

Charity begins at home, is the voice of the world: yet is every man his greatest enemy.

The meaning of this English proverb expresses the overriding demands of taking care of one's family, before caring for others.

 

QUESTION FOR TOMORROW:

Faith will move mountains – Origin? Meaning today?

 

47 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT EUROPE:

EUROPE AT WORK     www.europe-at-work.be

 

TODAY’s QUOTE & FAMOUS PEOPLE :

1.  Yesterday’s quote:

Why do we still have to do concerts? Stravinsky is not present either, when his music is played.

            This was once said by George Harrison from The Beatles.

2.  Today’s quote:

A minister’s political colour is of no more importance than his hair colour.

Who has said that?

3.  Famous people born on this day:

1841:  Pierre-Auguste Renoir  ( died 1919 )

1873:  Enrico Caruso  ( died 1921 )

1888:  John Foster Dulles  ( died 1959 )

1917:  Erhard Jakobsen  ( died 2002 )

1917:  Anthony Burgess  ( died 1993 )

1943:  George Harrison  ( died 2001 )

 

4.  Famous people died on this day:

1634:  Albrecht von Wallenstein  ( 51 years )

1723:  Christopher Wren  ( 91 years )

1983:  Tennessee Williams  ( 72 years )

2006:  Thomas Koppel  ( 62 years )

 

Niels Jørgen Thøgersen

niels4europe@gmail.com  

www.simplesite.com/kimbrer   +  EUROPE AT WORK   www.europe-at-work.be



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