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1. A Fast. Aaron, the High-Priest, died. Sca∣liger.
5. On the fifth of Ab, the Jews sit on the ground, read Jeremiah's Lamentations, bewail the loss of Jerusalem, and for ten days live severely, abstaining from all Delights. Dr. Addison.
Ninth day of the fifth Month, was a Fast held in respect of the City and Temple burnt; first by Nebuchadnezzar, secondly, by Titus, on the same day; which the Jews do yet observe with a strict Penance, going bare-foot, sitting naked on the ground, reading some sad History of the Bible, and the Lamentations of Jeremiah three times o∣ver. Sam. Purchas. Also it was decreed, That the Fathers should not enter into the Land of Ju∣dea. The same Author out of Scaliger.
From the first to the tenth Day, they abstain from Flesh, Wine, Shaving, Bathing, Marrying, Pleading, and all Delights. Ross.
18. A Fast. The Evening Light was put out in the Days of Ahaz. Scal.
The same Cardinal, in the procedure of his Dis∣course, goes on.
—Who knows not that Holy-days are after the same manner as Churches, Chalices, and Priest's Garments, Consecrated and Dedicated to GOD, and to be spent in no other than Holy Works? Which of you, if you should see any one enter in∣to the Church with incredible boldness, and use the Consecrated Garments, instead of Prophane, the Temple for a Tavern, the Altar for a Table, the Corporals, or Altar-Clothes, for a Table-Cloth or Napkins, eating in the Sacred Patines, and drink∣ing in the Chailces; which of us would not trem∣ble? Who would not cry out? And now we behold the most Solemn, the most Famous, the most Sacred Holy-days, — which should be spent in Prayers, Meditations, reading holy Things, in Hymns, and Psalms, &c. to be prophaned with Sacrilegious Dances, Morises, Caperings, Feast∣ings, Drinking Matches, Uncleanness, Scurrilities; and yet no Body trembles, no Man is moved, no
Man wonders. O Immortal GOD! What part hath Righteousness with Unrighteousness? What Fellowship hath Light with Darkness? GOD with Belial? What hath the merriment of the Flesh, to do with the gladness of the Spirit? What the Solemnities of GOD with the Feasts of Bacchus and his Crew? What! Those Days wherein we ought to please GOD most; shall we on them more provoke Him to anger with our wickedness! On those days in which the Spi∣rit is to be fed and recreated; shall we in them more overwhelm him with Wine and Unclean∣ness? &c. What a madness is this! What infer∣nal Furies affright us out of our wits? Bellarm. Conc. 6.3.19.
Persian. Temouze, Thirty one Days.
Zoulidge 10. Bairam Adgi, or little Easter, for the Pilgrims of Mecha.
Jul. 25. In this Month, red Dogs were Sacri∣ficed to the Canicula.
Jul. 28. Neptunalia.
Aug. 1. Boedromia.
Aug. 13. Dianae Sacr.
The Servants (Men and Maids) Holiday.