Water traditions

‘Tis the Season for … Water Traditions

The holiday season is upon us, and because we’re always thinking about water here at LCA, we were wondering how it’s used in winter celebrations around the world. We asked our Elf on the Shelf to do a little research for us. Here’s what she turned up: In Serbia, there’s a tradition called “strong water.”…

On Father’s Day, thank the man responsible for the first known water-supply system

As we celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, we thought it a fitting time to celebrate a 13th-century inventor who’s been called the “father of modern day engineering”: Ismail al-Jazari. Al-Jazari, born in 1136, was the chief engineer at Turkey’s Artuklu Palace. Some of his greatest contributions to history revolved — literally — around water: He…

Some Easter traditions involve water, not eggs

Over the weekend, we found an interesting article about Easter and its connection to (you guessed it!) water, which led us to even more Easter traditions involving water. According to a 2010 Bangor Daily News story,  some Fort Kent, Maine, residents, get up before dawn to collect “l’eau de Paques,” or “Easter water.” The article…