Cellar Scribblings

[CellarDweller]

I   like  January too! So relaxing after the hustle and bustle of December. And... ice climbing! And...Chuck's birthday!

See?  Celebrate my birthday! 

And we know you also like the long dark nights of winter.

You're weird, but we love you. Sweetie!     

Jeff, after all this time away, you've made me break out the mariconera!

Jeff>>><<<Chuck

Aw, thank you, friend. I also like being weird.

Here is a poem about the dark.

To Know the Dark by Wendell Berry

To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,
and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings.

oh, I like that.

[serious crayons]

Only here, it happens after the 6th January which is a holiday here.

  Let's just hope Jan. 6 never becomes a holiday here.

(I assume others will understand my specific implication, and you may, too. But let me know if it doesn't pass the Sonja test.)

[Front-Ranger]

  Let's just hope Jan. 6 never becomes a holiday here.

Another day (like today) that will live in infamy. 

[Jeff Wrangler]

Jeff, after all this time away, you've made me break out the mariconera!

OMG, you still have that? 

I wonder if Chrissi still has Ennis' queer case? 

[Jeff Wrangler]

  Let's just hope Jan. 6 never becomes a holiday here.

(I assume others will understand my specific implication, and you may, too. But let me know if it doesn't pass the Sonja test.)

Something sure got "manifested" that day. 

[Sason]

  Let's just hope Jan. 6 never becomes a holiday here.

(I assume others will understand my specific implication, and you may, too. But let me know if it doesn't pass the Sonja test.)

Oh that's right. The day those idiots tried to bring down democracy 

Well, I'm happy to say that's not the reason it's a holiday here. I'm not quite sure why it's a holiday, but as long as I get a day off work I don't care!  (it's called the thirteenth day of xmas, but I have no idea why that is cause for celebration).

[southendmd]

Full Definition of epiphany
1capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ
2: an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being
3a(1): a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something
(2): an intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event) usually simple and striking
(3): an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure
b: a revealing scene or moment

[Jeff Wrangler]

(it's called the thirteenth day of xmas, but I have no idea why that is cause for celebration).

The night before is Twelfth Night (as in the Shakespeare play), once a time of great revelry that closed out the Christmas season.

Full Definition of epiphany
1capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.

The calendar of the Episcopal Church still gives it the tedious name The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.

[CellarDweller]

OMG, you still have that? 

I wonder if Chrissi still has Ennis' queer case? 

Oh yeah, I still have that.  I still have all of my old smilies saved in my PB account. 

[CellarDweller]

Well, I'm happy to say that's not the reason it's a holiday here. I'm not quite sure why it's a holiday, but as long as I get a day off work I don't care!  (it's called the thirteenth day of xmas, but I have no idea why that is cause for celebration).

Full Definition of epiphany
1capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ
2: an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being
3a(1): a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something
(2): an intuitive grasp of reality through something (such as an event) usually simple and striking
(3): an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure
b: a revealing scene or moment

The night before is Twelfth Night (as in the Shakespeare play), once a time of great revelry that closed out the Christmas season.

The calendar of the Episcopal Church still gives it the tedious name The Epiphany, or the Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles.

Hello Sonja, just following up on Paul's and Jeff's posts.   January 6th is called different names.  Some call it The Epiphany, some call it Three Kings Day, and others call it "Little Christmas".  It is the day that the Magi arrived at the Nativity, and presented Jesus with gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh.

This day is considered the end of the Christmas season. 

I've talked with people who misunderstand the timing of the season, specifically the song "The 12 Days of Christmas".  They think the 12th day of Christmas is Dec 25th, and the gift giving in the song starts on Dec 13th.