|
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. 14789. wabbit - 5/2/2005 5:40:58 PM Yeehaw! I'm a big believer in small weddings (eloping is even better) - you can have a big party later. Congratulations, Res and Woden! 14790. thoughtful - 5/2/2005 5:50:42 PM For Res & Woden:
 14791. Ms. No - 5/2/2005 7:06:26 PM Oh, excellent news! Congrats to Res & Woden --- now go take a nice long honeymoon with the money you saved by having a small wedding!
|
