Ratcatcher's Day 2020
When I was a kid we read the Pied Piper of Hamelin in primary school. It was a brief interlude of wonder as to how a town could give up it's children and those mechanisms of wonder causing the phenomenon.At that time I operated in a state of totally suspended disbelief and reality would sometimes intersperse itself with fantasy at the drop of a hat.
I was years getting past all the hubub and misunderstanding created during this phase of my life ... not to mention my own disconnects and interactivity with peers and such.
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It was a confusing time.
Today is Ratcatcher's Day and it may be observed on either June 26 or July 22 depending on your location.
It is held to celebrate the myth of the Pied Piper of Hamelin which has enjoyed great popularity over the years.
The town of Hamelin in Germany celebrates the day on June 26 under the name "Pied Piper Day".
The date confusion is said to arise from the the Brothers Grimm, who cited June 26, 1284 as the date the Pied Piper led the children out of the town.
Then the poem by Robert Browning states that it all went down on July 22, 1376.
Personally, I choose the Brother's Grimm over Robert Browning.
This holiday is said to be dedicated to remembering rat catchers and is supposedly in the same vein as Secretary's and/or President's Days.
So Vasily Fet, today is your day !