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Happy New Year!
Front-Ranger:
So many holidays coming up for Brokies to celebrate! There's Yule next week (including the Brokie Longerdays celebration) and Christmas the week after. Hanukkah came early this year. Then, the solar New Year the week after that, when we'll sing the Robbie Burns song again (see below). Lastly the Lunar New Year begins with the first New Moon on February 10. It will be the Year of the Dragon!
--- Quote from: southendmd on December 31, 2019, 09:28:53 am ---Happy New Year, Brokies! I'm reposting my favorite version of Auld Lang Syne, by Daniel Cartier. Filmed on Cape Cod!
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serious crayons:
At a building party last night, I told a neighbor about Longerdays. She proposed having a party on Friday, starting on the roof so we could see the sky -- fairly briefly, probably, because I think the fire pit is turned off for the season, although my phone says it will be in the 40s (thanks, global warming!). Then we'll go inside and have snacks and drinks. Excited to spread the tradition! Unsurprising that there are so many holidays this time of year associated with, or celebrated, with light.
Jeff Wrangler:
What? No Saturnalia?
serious crayons:
It's on a Monday this year. :laugh:
Christmas and, to a certain extent Easter and Halloween, are the only ancient holidays I observe. And ancient Roman culture is of less importance to me than the length and strength of sunlight. I like Longerdays because Chrissi and I made it up (or so I like to believe). Her latitude is even higher than mine. This winter has been easy so far -- most highs in the 40s, only a few dustings of snow -- but sadly there's no variability in daylight.
Jeff Wrangler:
Yeah, but Saturnalia involves lots of sex. ...
I hope we at least get some weather cold enough for me to wear my biker jacket. I tried it once last winter and then realized how much I had missed it. ;D
But it's a heavy jacket, and the lining isn't removable, so these days for me it requires a certain amount of briskness in the weather.
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