Prevent blood-sugar trouble. Premenopausal women who drink one or two glasses of wine a day are 40 percent less likely than women who dont drink to develop type 2 diabetes, according to a 10-year study by Harvard Medical School. While the reasons arent clear, wine seems to reduce insulin resistance in diabetic patients.
The story of the jack-o'-lantern comes in many variants and is similar to the story of Will-o'-the-wisp retold in different forms across Western Europe, with variations being present in the folklore of Scotland, England, Wales, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden.
In general, the Wiccan Beltane is more akin to the Germanic/English May Day festival, both in its significance (focusing on fertility) and its rituals (such as maypole dancing). Some Wiccans enact a ritual union of the May Lord and May Lady.n Irish Gaelic, the festival is usually called La LÃ¡ (bealtaine day Of) beltane while the month Of may Is Mi (mÃ­ bhealtaine Month). Of Beltane In, scottish gaelic the month (Is) Called an ceitean' CÃ¨itean, or a mhaigh mhÃ igh And The. festival is latha bealltainn