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The Halcyon
is a bird of Greek legend and the name is now commonly given to the European
Kingfisher. The ancients believed that the bird made a floating nest in the
Aegean Sea and had the power to calm the waves while brooding her eggs.
Fourteen days of calm weather were to be expected when the Halcyon was nesting
- around the winter solstice, usually 21st or 22nd of December. The Halcyon
days are generally regarded as beginning on the 14th or 15th of December.
The
kingfisher is associated with other powers relating to the weather. In medieval
times it was thought that if the dried carcass of a kingfisher was hung up it
would always point its beak in the direction of the wind [don't try this at home].
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