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14769. PelleNilsson - 4/30/2005 5:39:30 PM There will be (soon) several large bonfires around here as well. It is Walpurgisnacht. But it is only in east and north of Sweden that the bonfires are lighted up tonight. In the west and in Norway they happen at Easter and in Denmark on St Hans's day which is midsummer eve. 14770. judithathome - 4/30/2005 6:46:20 PM I'd like to make a bonfire of everything in my house. I'm in one of those moods where I'm just sick of everything and tired of looking at it. It will pass, as it always does, but one of these days, I may follow through on the urge and just start over. 14771. arkymalarky - 4/30/2005 6:54:30 PM Oh, don't do that! Your place is great.
And if it doesn't pass, let us know if you have a garage sale! ;-) 14772. robertjayb - 4/30/2005 7:29:16 PM Arky, does the school board know of your pagan practices?
Walpurgis night in Scandinavia...
in Germany...
Fascinating stuff. I love Google. 14773. arkymalarky - 4/30/2005 8:56:21 PM That is great timing. I'll have to inform the company that they're actually part of a ritual. They'll be thrilled, I'm sure.
I was just thinking when I read Pelle's post about my AP English seniors and having read Faust before I left, wishing I could tell them about Walpurgis Night in Sweden. I need to call and ask my Swedish exchange student to tell them about it. 14774. alistairConnor - 5/1/2005 12:38:17 AM Speaking of rituals.
We just underwent "le Mai".
The 19-20 year old boys/men, in villages round here, go around visiting houses in the night of 30 April / 1 May, singing songs. By tradition, you've got to offer them a drink, and give them some eggs. In the morning, those still standing make a big omelette for breakfast.
They were pretty good this year. And I was quite moved to realise that I have known several of these young men as little boys.
14775. Magoseph - 5/1/2005 9:45:07 AM 
Hello, Ali!
14776. resonance - 5/1/2005 4:03:26 PM Woden and I got married last night at 5:30 PM. Walpurgisnacht was fun. 14777. PelleNilsson - 5/1/2005 4:14:06 PM Congratulations! A bit earlier than planned I would have thought. There were "circumstances", were there? 14778. Magoseph - 5/1/2005 4:45:53 PM Woden and Res--what wonderful news! How nice of you to let us know. 14779. resonance - 5/1/2005 4:49:47 PM Pelle:
No circumstances. We just got sick of trying to plan a wedding and went and got married in a simple private ceremony. 14780. PelleNilsson - 5/1/2005 5:06:19 PM Right. Planning is fun but only up to a point. 14781. alistairConnor - 5/1/2005 5:08:58 PM You cheated your vast entourage of their big day?
Shame sir!
Anyway. Congratulations, or something. 14782. arkymalarky - 5/1/2005 5:44:19 PM Beats hopping a bus to New Mexico (for those keeping up with the latest 24/7 news saga in the US).
Congrats to both of you!
I'm a fan of small weddings, which I keep emphasizing to Mose. Not that she's got plans for any time soon. 14783. judithathome - 5/1/2005 9:48:20 PM I congratulated you both over in Religion...ha! 14784. iiibbb - 5/1/2005 10:44:29 PM Today's ammusement 14785. wonkers2 - 5/1/2005 11:31:09 PM Congrats to R & W from W2 & The Cap'n. 14786. Magoseph - 5/2/2005 1:41:46 PM iiibbb--fun game, thanks.
Another week of 50 degrees temperature to live through--I long to see the two apple trees in the backyard in blooms. 14787. Magoseph - 5/2/2005 1:54:21 PM Well, I just checked the weather channel--it is 36 now and we'll have snow showers today and it won't get to be fifty degrees, more like 42 around here all day. 14788. Magoseph - 5/2/2005 4:49:03 PM Just went for a walk, didn't take gloves, so had to come back and run hot water on my frozen fingers.
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