If so, folklore predicts that these same surfaces may be blanketed by snow this winter. Not only the acorn, but its connoisseur -- the squirrel -- is also linked to winter weather. If squirrels are more active than usual, it's considered an indication that a severe winter is on its way. And its no wonder why.
Ex-voto. An ex-voto is a votive offering to a saint or to a divinity. It is given in fulfillment of a vow or in gratitude or devotion. Ex-votos are placed in a church or chapel where the worshiper seeks grace or wishes to give thanks.
âExodusâ is a Latin word derived from Greek Exodos, the name given to the book by those who translated it into Greek. The word means âexit,â âdepartureâ (see Lk 9:31; Heb 11:22). The name was retained by the Latin Vulgate, by the Jewish author Philo (a contemporary of Christ) and by the Syriac version.