On the Seventh Day of Christmas

There is much to be said of this day, much more than we can or shall say. It is not for the faint of heart and never has been.

Giotto - Web Gallery of Art:   Image  Info about artwork

Is there anything you should add to history before midnight?

Wikipedia says of this day:

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. 

Happy St. Sylvester's Day!

Pope Sylvester I served as Pope of the Western Church from 314 to 335. Medieval legend made him responsible for the conversion of emperor Constantine and to have been instrumental in a healing in his life.

During his papacy, the Nicene Creed was formulated:

"We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all the world. Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made: who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man."

Saint Silvester's Day liturgically marks the seventh day of Christmastide.

So, we still say, "Merry Christmas!"

And we say, "Down with dragons!"

Pope Sylvester I portrayed slaying a dragon and resurrecting its victims, a fresco by Maso di Banco

It is also Old Year Day, so we say, "Good riddance" to 2020.

It is also New Year's Eve. So, we will greet each other with prayers and good wishes for a bright new year.

On this day in 1225 – The Lý dynasty of Vietnam ends after 216 years by the enthronement of the boy emperor Trần Thái Tông, husband of the last Lý monarch, Lý Chiêu Hoàng, starting the Trần dynasty.

On this day in 1600, the British East India Company was chartered. It was a joint-stock company that was dissolved in 1874, chartered to trade in the Indian Ocean region, eventually reaching to East Asia. Beyond commerce, taht took control of large parts of the Indian subcontinent, colonized parts of Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. At one point, they were the world's largest company and a major factor in world economic and geo-political influence. They eventually took up rule over large portions of India/ Their influence is still felt today for good and for bad.

 

The East offering its riches to Britannia - Roma Spiridone, 1778 - BL Foster 245

 

On this day in 1687 – The first Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape of Good Hope.

 

13 years later another shipload of these Protestants would land up river on the James from Richmond carrying some members of the Guerrant family who were among my ancestors.

 

Huguenot Cross

 

 

We were pretty good at scattering ourselves.

 

On this day in 1879,ThomasEdison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time.

 

First Bulb

 

Shine On!

 

 

Again, I ask:
Is there anything you should add to history before midnight?