Saints Feast Days – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com Newbery award-winning author Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:26:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/www.karencushman.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Saints Feast Days – Karen Cushman https://www.karencushman.com 32 32 197177275 Marking time in the Middle Ages https://www.karencushman.com/marking-time-in-the-middle-ages/ Thu, 09 Apr 2015 12:39:28 +0000 https://www.karencushman.com/blog/?p=1448 Read more]]> Oxford Dictionary of SaintsQuestion: How did it occur to you to use the Saints’ Feast Days as a device in Catherine, Called Birdy?

Answer: I spent 12 years in Catholic schools so I knew all about saints’ days. And I knew it was customary in the Middle Ages to mark time by saints’ days and festivals. When I reached the halfway point of Birdy, I realized she would mark time that way so I went back and added them. It was fun to decide what saints Birdy would pick and what she would say about them.

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