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Best Rochdale & Todmorden related photos. : I,ve been going to Rochdale since 1985. CLICK HERE to visit a website charting the History of Turkish Baths in Britain. click for Rochdale's (crap!) Website! also. here is some background info on saunas in general. In old times, the sauna was known as the Finnish cure or the poor man's pharmacy. It was also the hospital where folk healers practised their art. They administered baths and massage, and drew blood; cupping was another method to suck bad blood away. The healer woman who went from house to house was a very important person; the darkness of the sauna helped her to develop a power of suggestion over her patient. The sauna was also a place for performing magic, mostly to do with healing or love affairs. At Whitsuntide and Midsummer the marriageability of young women was improved by special sauna baths; the smell of herbs and birch-leaves hung in the air and the wise woman recited her spells. Sauna baths were also believed to be useful for improving virility. In the countryside women usually gave birth in the sauna. For example, our long time president Urho Kaleva Kekkonen was born in a smoke sauna in 1900. After a birth the sauna was assigned to the mother as her resting place for several weeks. There were strict rules, strongly influenced by the magic tradition, for the baby's first bath. This was administered by the woman who attended to bathers and also served as a midwife, and it was believed to determine the basic features of the child's future personality. The sauna was also the place where the dead were prepared for their last journey. The sauna was part of Finnish people's lives literally from cradle to grave................... FROM: http://www.sauna.fi/englanti/englanti.html Also click to Read:Irish Sweathouses & The Great Forgetting ".............One of the Ottoman inventions was to “parboil” thousands of Greeks in Turkish baths and then send them, barely clothed, on death marches in the snow, to die of pneumonia and other related sicknesses. Parboiling avoided spilling blood (whereas using axes and spades to slaughter the victims was bloody), nor bullets, which were too expensive. ..........."from: Clean: An Unsanitised History of Washing by Katherine Ashenburg

Best Rochdale & Todmorden related photos.

I,ve been going to Rochdale since 1985. CLICK HERE to visit a website ...

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 8:22am PST

The Rochdale ḥammām : I,ve been going to Rochdale since 1985. CLICK HERE to visit a website charting the History of Turkish Baths in Britain. click for Rochdale's (crap!) Website! also. here is some background info on saunas in general. In old times, the sauna was known as the Finnish cure or the poor man's pharmacy. It was also the hospital where folk healers practised their art. They administered baths and massage, and drew blood; cupping was another method to suck bad blood away. The healer woman who went from house to house was a very important person; the darkness of the sauna helped her to develop a power of suggestion over her patient. The sauna was also a place for performing magic, mostly to do with healing or love affairs. At Whitsuntide and Midsummer the marriageability of young women was improved by special sauna baths; the smell of herbs and birch-leaves hung in the air and the wise woman recited her spells. Sauna baths were also believed to be useful for improving virility. In the countryside women usually gave birth in the sauna. For example, our long time president Urho Kaleva Kekkonen was born in a smoke sauna in 1900. After a birth the sauna was assigned to the mother as her resting place for several weeks. There were strict rules, strongly influenced by the magic tradition, for the baby's first bath. This was administered by the woman who attended to bathers and also served as a midwife, and it was believed to determine the basic features of the child's future personality. The sauna was also the place where the dead were prepared for their last journey. The sauna was part of Finnish people's lives literally from cradle to grave................... FROM: http://www.sauna.fi/englanti/englanti.html Also click to Read:Irish Sweathouses & The Great Forgetting ".............One of the Ottoman inventions was to “parboil” thousands of Greeks in Turkish baths and then send them, barely clothed, on death marches in the snow, to die of pneumonia and other related sicknesses. Parboiling avoided spilling blood (whereas using axes and spades to slaughter the victims was bloody), nor bullets, which were too expensive. ..........."from: Clean: An Unsanitised History of Washing by Katherine Ashenburg

The Rochdale ḥammām

I,ve been going to Rochdale since 1985. CLICK HERE to visit a website ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2009 11:24pm PST

DON&MARGARET:USA;2008 :

DON&MARGARET:USA;2008

Updated: Oct 13, 2009 12:36pm PST

2009 GRAND FINAL:OLD TRAFFORD :

2009 GRAND FINAL:OLD TRAFFORD

Haydn's 62th Birthday:20th March 2009 :

Haydn's 62th Birthday:20th March 2009

Updated: Sep 23, 2009 12:33pm PST

25th may 2007 :

25th may 2007

Updated: Sep 22, 2009 12:50pm PST

Tony T's Birthday 8th May 2009 :

Tony T's Birthday 8th May 2009

Updated: May 08, 2009 4:33pm PST

14th April 2009:Transpennine Real Ale Trail :

14th April 2009:Transpennine Real Ale Trail

Updated: Apr 15, 2009 4:30am PST

Poles Apart:Bury Met:Thursday 12th March 2009 :

Poles Apart:Bury Met:Thursday 12th March 2009

Updated: Mar 13, 2009 2:42pm PST

Phil from Tod May 2008 :

Phil from Tod May 2008

Updated: Jan 25, 2009 3:18pm PST

ḥammām Xmas Curry 2008 :

ḥammām Xmas Curry 2008

Updated: Dec 20, 2008 5:43am PST

Mark+Mick in Italy December 2008 :

Mark+Mick in Italy December 2008

Updated: Dec 17, 2008 1:16pm PST

MARBLE ARCH 11th December 2008 :

MARBLE ARCH 11th December 2008

Updated: Dec 11, 2008 3:43pm PST

Grant & Helen's Wedding Reception.:Royton; August 16th 2008 :

Grant & Helen's Wedding Reception.:Royton; August 16th 2008

Updated: Dec 08, 2008 1:51pm PST

October 10th 2008 :

October 10th 2008

Updated: Oct 11, 2008 3:08am PST

Super League Grand Final: 4th October 2008:Old Trafford. :

Super League Grand Final: 4th October 2008:Old Trafford.

Updated: Oct 05, 2008 11:15am PST

Terry's bench:Sunday August 2008 :

Terry's bench:Sunday August 2008

Updated: Sep 18, 2008 4:44am PST

Don Richards:Retirement GiG:29th August 2008.Worsley Court House,Salford. :

Don Richards:Retirement GiG:29th August 2008.Worsley Court House,Salford.

Jim's 50th Birthday Indian @ Raj's August 15th 2008 :

Jim's 50th Birthday Indian @ Raj's August 15th 2008

Updated: Aug 16, 2008 5:37am PST

the olive branch:hebden Bridge:july 2008 :

the olive branch:hebden Bridge:july 2008

Updated: Jul 30, 2008 3:26pm PST

JOHNs 40th WEEKEND JULY25/26 JULY 2008 :

JOHNs 40th WEEKEND JULY25/26 JULY 2008

Updated: Jul 27, 2008 9:43am PST

MARTIN & JIM MANCHESTER RUN MAY 2008 :

MARTIN & JIM MANCHESTER RUN MAY 2008

Updated: Jul 15, 2008 4:17pm PST

Mark's Bus: June 2008 :

Mark's Bus: June 2008

Updated: Jun 04, 2008 2:22pm PST

Todmorden Hearse May 18th 2008 :

Todmorden Hearse May 18th 2008

Updated: May 18, 2008 11:43am PST

Rochdale Tony's 50th birthday meal may 10th 2008 :

Rochdale Tony's 50th birthday meal may 10th 2008

Updated: May 10, 2008 4:47am PST

Rochdale ḥammām Xmas Do:December 14th 2007 :

Rochdale ḥammām Xmas Do:December 14th 2007

Updated: Dec 27, 2007 9:41am PST

Super League Grand Final:Old Trafford:13th Oct.2007:Leeds Vs St.Helens. :

Super League Grand Final:Old Trafford:13th Oct.2007:Leeds Vs St.Helens.

Updated: Oct 14, 2007 6:23am PST

Steve's 60th Birthday.Royton.Sept 15th 2007 :

Steve's 60th Birthday.Royton.Sept 15th 2007

Updated: Sep 16, 2007 5:19am PST

John,s Photos 15th June 2007 :

John,s Photos 15th June 2007

Updated: Aug 13, 2007 1:48pm PST

John+my birthday meal 27th july 2007 :

John+my birthday meal 27th july 2007

Updated: Jul 27, 2007 5:58pm PST

Aiden's 60th Birthday Curry :March 9th 2007 :

Aiden's 60th Birthday Curry :March 9th 2007

Updated: Mar 10, 2007 5:29am PST

THE PRODUCERS.Peter Kay.March 3rd 2007 Palace Theatre,Manchester :

THE PRODUCERS.Peter Kay.March 3rd 2007 Palace Theatre,Manchester

Updated: Mar 04, 2007 6:50am PST

CARDIFF 2003 : Rugby League cup final weekend with The Jolly Boys

CARDIFF 2003

Rugby League cup final weekend with The Jolly Boys

Updated: Jan 08, 2007 12:46pm PST

ḥammām Xmas Meal 2006 :

ḥammām Xmas Meal 2006

Updated: Dec 16, 2006 4:26am PST

BOB's 50th Birthday ,Rochdale 24th November 2006 :

BOB's 50th Birthday ,Rochdale 24th November 2006

Updated: Nov 25, 2006 5:51am PST

Old Trafford 14th October 2006 Hull FC Vs Saint Helens :

Old Trafford 14th October 2006 Hull FC Vs Saint Helens

Updated: Oct 15, 2006 5:32am PST

Rugby League Challenge Cup Final~Twickenham 26th August 2006 :

Rugby League Challenge Cup Final~Twickenham 26th August 2006

Updated: Aug 28, 2006 3:06am PST

Andy's 40th Birthday.Todmorden Hipperdrome. March 25th 2006 :

Andy's 40th Birthday.Todmorden Hipperdrome. March 25th 2006

Updated: Mar 25, 2006 4:59pm PST

JONGLEURS:MANCHESTER 22may 2004 : Several Groups.Cherry&The Chinese Mafia:Steve & family & The Work's Crew.Not really an "hamam-thing" but hard to catagories this bunch of photos.

JONGLEURS:MANCHESTER 22may 2004

Several Groups.Cherry&The Chinese Mafia:Steve & family & The Work's Cr ...

Updated: Dec 27, 2005 11:49am PST

Rugby Grand Final.Old Trafford.Manchester. 15th October 2005 :

Rugby Grand Final.Old Trafford.Manchester. 15th October 2005

Updated: Oct 16, 2005 5:30am PST