I trust vaguely that it is somehow a renewal thing based on the seasons that are in opposition to the ones we have in our Hemisphere.
Yeah and that is why Australia and the rest of the southern hemisphere should have their own unique set of holidays. Or at least move the Christian ones to the other side of the year. It's not like Jesus was born in December anyway.
What's your growing season? Is there a specific time of renewal that would actually make sense?
Agreed. Seasonal celebrations have been part of cultures with clear seasons for a very long time.
I'm in favour of keeping them, but then I am a rural girl. For people in an inner city area those feasts may mean nothing.
For me Easter was one of the best celebrations. For weeks working on building the best Easter pile and then having a massive bonfire on Easter Monday. Stollen for breakfast, fire in the evening and in the particular area I used to live, the liberty to smear people's faces with soot.
Fire, to becon the sun to grow strong and warm the fields. Rubbish chanched into fertile ashes.
Somehow our chickens always took a break from laying eggs, before Easter.
