During the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

in Europe, Egyptian days () were certain days of the year held to be unlucky. The Egyptian days were: *January 1, 25 *February 4, 26 *March 1, 28 *April 10, 20 *May 3, 25 *June 10, 16 *July 13, 22 *August 1, 30 *September 3, 21 *October 3, 22 *November 5, 28 *December 7, 22 These were days considered unlucky to begin any enterprise. Physicians were especially discouraged from performing

bloodletting Bloodletting (or blood-letting) was the deliberate withdrawal of blood from a patient to prevent or cure illness and disease. Bloodletting, whether by a physician or by leeches, was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and othe ...

on the Egyptian days.

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* * * * * {{cite journal , first = Robert , last = Steele , title = Dies Aegyptiaci , journal = Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine , year = 1919 , volume = 12 , issue = Suppl , pages = 108–121 , pmid = 19980815 , pmc = 2067117 European folklore Luck Unofficial observances Superstitions nl:Egyptische dagen

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