[FairfieldLife] Re: May Day

2013-05-01 Thread Jason
--- turquoiseb no_reply@... wrote: Today is a holiday in France and, to tell the truth, most of the Northern Hemisphere. The only exception seems to be the United States, which abandoned the holiday during the Cold War. They were fearful that if they celebrated it they'd be called Commies

[FairfieldLife] Re: May Day

2013-05-01 Thread Ann
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb wrote: Today is a holiday in France and, to tell the truth, most of the Northern Hemisphere. The only exception seems to be the United States, which abandoned the holiday during the Cold War. They were fearful that if they celebrated it

[FairfieldLife] Re: May Day

2013-05-01 Thread Richard J. Williams
turquoiseb: Today is a holiday in France Well, happy religious day to you too! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maypole and, to tell the truth, most of the Northern Hemisphere. The only exception seems to be the United States, which abandoned the holiday during the Cold War. They were fearful

[FairfieldLife] Re: May Day

2008-05-01 Thread TurquoiseB
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And that sexual union? Brings us right back to the Maypole, essentially an enormous phallus, thrust deep into the earth, around which young men and women dance, weaving colored ribbons in encouragement of theearth's (and

[FairfieldLife] Re: May Day

2008-05-01 Thread hugheshugo
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Robert babajii_99@ wrote: And that sexual union? Brings us right back to the Maypole, essentially an enormous phallus, thrust deep into the earth, around which young men and

[FairfieldLife] Re: May Day

2008-05-01 Thread lurkernomore20002000
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And a happy May Day to you. Sounds like a good party. I'm making it a holiday, I'm off on my bike to an ancient burial mound to watch the clouds go by. But first, this here clip is Morris dancing: Sounds like you're going to have a 600 calorie burn day. Maybe only

[FairfieldLife] Re: May Day

2008-05-01 Thread ispiritkin
My babies love their May Mugs, my adaptation of May baskets, filled with treats and prizes. Last year was the only year we did the chase because they were finally big enough to give and get a good chase. The treater sets the basket by the door and knocks/rings the doorbell, then runs. The