celebrations

Here in the U.S. today is the secular holiday called “Thanksgiving” which originated as a harvest festival amongst the Christian pilgrims who came to the “New World,” at times even including some indigenous pagans in the proceedings. As such, it was a celebration of the hard work done towards preparing for survival of the frigid Winter months to come, demonstrating the wisdom of harmony with the cycling of Nature. Similar holidays abound in pre- and non-Christian societies, always enjoyed as opportunities for earned excess. In practice, it has evolved over time into an occasion for gathering with family and friends and […]