Roodmas

Helena finding the cross

Roodmas (from Old English rood "rod", "cross" and mas, Mass; similar to the etymology of Christmas), is a name for the celebration of the Feast of the Cross. It has been applied to both historical commemoration on May 3 and September 14. It commemorates the finding by Saint Helena of the True Cross in Jerusalem in 326.


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