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   SammyM to Mannix O'Coonassa   
   Re: Beltane..   
   01 May 09 22:48:52   
   
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   XPost: soc.culture.irish   
   From: SammyM@world.com   
      
   On 01/05/2009 22:12, Mannix O'Coonassa wrote:   
      
   > On May 1, 7:55 pm, sidheseeker  wrote:   
   >> The beginning of the light half of the year..   
   >>   
   >> Seems to have come and gone with nary a whisper in these NG'S.. :-(   
   >   
   > I marked it with a brief interpretative dance in my front room while   
   > wearing genuine celtic headress complete with Bustard feathers and   
   > Kyte hackles woven into a simple tartan motif and wearing genuine   
   > mountain ash bark under breeches all the while using my next door   
   > neighbour (Mrs. Docherty) to chant invocations to the gods of Beltane   
   > (pronounced Bell Tayne) calling on them to induce great fertility in   
   > our livestock (1 cat, 2 south american degus and my wife) in the   
   > coming season.  A completely uplifting spiritual occasion.  There is   
   > great scope for these occasions to become tacky or fake or plain silly   
   > so I am happy to maintain these great tradiotions passed on to me from   
   > my great ancestors from the northern plains of Mathríno and   
   > Dúnícathairní.   
   >   
      
      
      
   L.O.L. !!   
   I'm glad I lurked in tonight.   
      
             SammyM   
      
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