Religion
Related: About this forumA happy and blessed Beltane
to our Wiccan and other Pagan members of DU. May the season be fertile for you in all your undertakings.
niyad
(113,860 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)TM99
(8,352 posts)xfundy
(5,105 posts)I missed another holiday? Oh, hell. Still, if it's a holiday there must be a way to profit from it!
Hope those of you who celebrate or observe it enjoyed it, if that's its purpose, or went into introspection, if it's like that.
I once wished a Jewish friend a "happy holiday" over one that is supposed to be somber and was abruptly put in my place, so I'm cautious.
okasha
(11,573 posts)It's basically a 48-hour party; sacred but joyful. In the old days, an astonishing number of babies were born in February.
bvf
(6,604 posts)to come out with a line of Good Friday greeting cards.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)The minimum wage here is indefensible.
Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)okasha
(11,573 posts)on some heirloom tomato plants. Patriotic, too--Cherokee Purples.
Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)I celebrated by playing silly games and strangling voles with some fellow BritAtheists. They are a hoot.
Now I'm off to see how the Mexicans celebrate it.