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Thread #143219   Message #3305157
Posted By: GUEST,BigDaddy
10-Feb-12 - 12:39 AM
Thread Name: Wassailing and other weird folk rituals
Subject: RE: Wassailing and other weird folk rituals
Nothing weird. Except by the standards of people who have no clue about country rituals, folklife/folkways, cultural heritage, etc. One person's weird is another's daily normal fare. My idea of weird is allowing oneself to be bombarded constantly by media or all kinds, not knowing the current phase of the moon, not knowing the usual time of year to expect the first hard frost, not knowing (without cheating) when the sun rises and sets in your part of the world. Weird is always walking on pavement or flooring and never on the earth herself (particularly without shoes). Weird is not being able to spend a weekend in the country without cell phone, lap top, TV, etc. Weird is not being able to identify trees and foliage in your own part of the world. Weird is not being able to name your ancestors three or four generations back without joining "ancestrydotcom." Weird is not knowing the best time for planting, or even how to plant a decent garden. I could go on, but you get the idea.