Fog I: Mystery

On being scared by the unseen and unknown

A spectral figure in the fog. Photo by Stefano Pollio / Unsplash
A spectral figure in the fog. Photo by Stefano Pollio / Unsplash

Good morning. Today begins the first décade of Brumaire, Year CCXXXII. It's the month of fog. Our theme this time is mystery.

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Here are the items we celebrate for the next ten days...
Apple on primidi
Celery on duodi
Pear on tridi
Beet on quartidi
Goose on quintidi
Heliotrope on sextidi
Fig on septidi
Scorzonera on octidi
Checker tree on nonidi
Plow on décadi

Why hello there, old friends. It's the week leading up to Halloween, so it's definitely time to explore the world's spookier side. We're now in the month of mist and fog, so let's talk about mystery in all its forms. Sure, it can mean a potboiler in which a detective solves a case, but the most interesting mysteries are the ones that remain unsolved, and there are also religious connotations to unpack. Let's dive in!