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The Holy Thorn January 5, 1786 On this day, a winter-blooming hawthorn- the iconic Glastonbury Thorn – blossomed. In all previous years, the beautiful Glastonberry Thorn, Crataegus monogyna’ Biflora’ (“Cra-TAY-gus Mon-uhj-EYE-ah”) had flowered on Christmas Day. But by 1786, Britain had adopted the Gregorian calendar, which affected the bloom time, so the tree bloomed eleven days…