Today In New Zealand History

July 26, 2019

By AHNZ

May

17 May: Rogation Sunday
The counterpart of an English November, and first month of winter,
ushers itself in, not in storms and tempests as in England, but in all
the peaceful stillness, warmth, and sunshine of an English August. The
nights, it is true, are often sharp and cold; but down to the middle
of the month the days generally are bright and beautiful, and it is
only toward its close that the first symptoms of approaching winter
begin to be felt.

Ref. Southern Provinces Almanac, 1868

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