Wheel of the Year the last month of the old year and the first month of the new year and is followed by eleven days of extended celebration. In Roman traditions additional festivities take place during the six days leading up to Midwinter. As the first cross-quarter day following Midwinter this day falls on the first of February and traditionally marks the first stirrings of spring. It aligns with the contemporary observance of Groundhog Day. It is time for purification and spring cleaning in anticipation of the year's new life. In Rome, it was historically a shepherd's holiday, while the Celts associated it with
HMS Valentine (L69) Second Battle of Heligoland Bight. An attempt by "Valentine" and the destroyer to carry out a torpedo attack on German cruisers proved unsuccessful. In 1919, "Valentine" was deployed to the Baltic Sea as part of the British intervention in the Russian Civil War, which helped to ensure the independence of the Baltic states. Post-war, "Valentine" formed part of the 2nd Destroyer Flotilla, first as part of the Atlantic Fleet and later as part of the Mediterranean Fleet. In the 1920s, "Valentine"s twin torpedo tubes were replaced by triple tubes, giving a torpedo armament of six 21 inch torpedoes, and the