tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post1111247338392007353..comments2024-03-29T03:36:27.656-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Let the Beltane Fires Burn Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24770554569112492342016-05-03T04:36:14.638-04:002016-05-03T04:36:14.638-04:00It's fascinating to learn about the druids and...It's fascinating to learn about the druids and ancient rituals. Yes, more honest and less hypocrisy and no wealth was involved. Just human beings trying to make sense of the world and protect themselves and their families from the dangers.<br /><br />I am interested in these practices and those of the Indigenous people in the U.S., Latin America, Africa and elsewhere.<br /><br />Any religion that teaches people to respect the planet and all living beings needs to be studied.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-35998270920982181472016-05-03T01:25:29.472-04:002016-05-03T01:25:29.472-04:00I find rituals fascinating, across the board, but ...I find rituals fascinating, across the board, but I have to admit I'm drawn to the ancient ones--regardless of origin. I think most rituals (and most religions) were more honest--or at least more honestly and deeply believed and trusted--before the modern age.<br /><br />Also, I love what ritual tells us about our origins and our relationship to one another and to the world. It's fascinating.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-26657124079342737512016-05-03T01:23:52.040-04:002016-05-03T01:23:52.040-04:00LOL. At least, with the bonfires burning, nobody w...LOL. At least, with the bonfires burning, nobody would be looking at our dancing.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-40292077275475115482016-05-03T01:23:17.301-04:002016-05-03T01:23:17.301-04:00Thanks Everett! I know the Maypole dance was Germa...Thanks Everett! I know the Maypole dance was Germanic in origin, as opposed to Celtic/Gaelic, but who knows if they didn't have some kind of common "ancestor" farther back, before the medieval era. The idea of celebrating the arrival of warmer weather was certainly a common theme - and I get it, too. Back when you shivered your rear off all winter, with only smoky fires to keep you minimally not frozen...anything that thawed the world was something to celebrate!Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-57302808329383350882016-05-02T19:30:33.335-04:002016-05-02T19:30:33.335-04:00Susan, I love to learn about pagan rituals. It'...Susan, I love to learn about pagan rituals. It's the only religion that really appeals to me these days. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-67173443444102297042016-05-02T01:01:34.549-04:002016-05-02T01:01:34.549-04:00Well, at least I've got the hair cut. As for ...Well, at least I've got the hair cut. As for the dancing... I'll leave that part up to you.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-50997137871476636472016-05-01T23:07:49.302-04:002016-05-01T23:07:49.302-04:00I sense EvKa may be auditioning for a Yul Brynner ...I sense EvKa may be auditioning for a Yul Brynner role in a Druid version of a "Shall we dance" tete-a-tete.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28778050464049661272016-05-01T11:45:49.688-04:002016-05-01T11:45:49.688-04:00I wonder if Beltane and Maypole dancing are relate...I wonder if Beltane and Maypole dancing are related, or merely two separate celebrations of the same seasonal turning.<br /><br />Thanks for the travels, Susan!Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com